The Right doesn't really care about free speech, and their reaction to the murder of Charlie Kirk proves it.
As people denounce political violence, a singular characterization has permeated all mainstream perspectives regarding Charlie Kirk: that he was killed for having an opinion.
Whether you agree with him or not is completely, utterly, totally beside the point. Je suis Charlie.
According to liberal columnist Ezra Klein in the New York Times, Kirk was practicing politics in exactly the right way.
The Right's response to the murder of Charlie Kirk reveals just how disingenuous its advocacy of free speech really is.
Author's summary: Reaction to Charlie Kirk's murder exposes the Right's hypocrisy on free speech.