Following this week’s murder of conservative firebrand Charlie Kirk, Senior Editor Billy Ball gives his take on political violence in the United States.
This week, right-wing firebrand Charlie Kirk was murdered while speaking on a college campus in Utah. It comes weeks after Minnesota Democrats were targeted by a political extremist.
Here’s some advice from Senior Editor Billy Ball, in this dark moment for American politics. 🇺🇸
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