Ron Paul: Who killed Charlie Kirk?

I do not believe we have anything near the real story about the horrific murder of Charlie Kirk last week.  The narrative presented by the FBI and other government agencies is wildly contradictory, with an ever-changing plotline that makes little sense. 

Some individuals close to Kirk have reported that his foreign policy position was shifting away from the standard neoconservative militarism in favor of a more non-interventionist approach.  Tucker Carlson recently recounted that Kirk had even gone personally to the White House to urge President Trump to refuse to take military action against Iran.  He was rebuffed by President Trump, Carlson informed us.

 Likewise, conservative podcaster Candace Owens, who was a close friend of Charlie Kirk, has stated on her program that Kirk was undergoing a “spiritual crisis” and was turning away from his past embrace of militarism and in favor of America-first non-interventionism, particularly regarding the current unrest in the Middle East.

Was Charlie Kirk murdered – directly or indirectly – by powerful forces who could not tolerate such a shift in views in such an influential leader?  We don’t know.

~ Ron Paul, "Who Killed Charlie Kirk?," Power & Market, September 16, 2025

 

 

Ron Unz on the Charlie Kirk assassination

Maybe it was a a professional assassination, maybe it was just a random nut, but it seemed much closer to being a professional assassination than any of the recent assassination attempts I can think of in American society over the last 20 to 30 years.

~ Ron Unz, "Is Charlie Kirk's Assassination the Most Shocking Since JFK?," Coffee and a Mike, 31:05 mark, September 13, 2025

 

Ron Unz on the message Charlie Kirk's killing sends to high-profile influential people in America

Probably 99.9% of wealthy, powerful, prominent people in America - Hollywood stars, top elected officials, billionaires and multibillionaires - don't have anything like the security that Charlie Kirk had, and he was still killed.  So if he was killed by an organization rather than a random nut, that's a very very powerful message to send to all of the wealthy, powerful, influential people in American society.  If you're a content creator and spend your time home doing videos, you're relatively safe, but if you're somebody who goes out on a daily basis, who speaks before audiences, who is an elected official, holds public meetings, who's a corporate executive who goes to your office every day, you're much much vulnerable, I think, than someone like Charlie Kirk is.  And if he can be killed, you can be killed.  And that's a very dangerous message to send to people.

~ Ron Unz, "Is Charlie Kirk's Assassination the Most Shocking Since JFK?," Coffee and a Mike, 38:00 mark, September 13, 2025

 

Matthew McConaughey on purpose

Your purpose in life is to create something that outlasts you.

~ Matthew McConaughey

 

Tho Bishop on the assassination of Charlie Kirk

Modern America has been one of constant shock: decades of war, economic turmoil, covid lockdowns, contested elections, rising political escalation, and resulting political violence. Despite this contemporary backdrop, the assassination of Charlie Kirk is a moment that stands apart in the way that singular death—with a face, a family, a story, a particular context—is always easier to process than a broader event, no matter how horrible. 

Kirk was a 31-year-old husband, a young father, and perhaps America’s leading “political influencer” of an age defined by the craft. His traditional calling card, the one that brought him to the Grand Valley State University campus, was characterized by debate and dialogue that was dismissed by enemies on the left as cheap stunts and criticized by some on the right for being corny. Regardless of one’s opinions on Kirk’s individual views, it was a throwback to the romantic notions of persuasion and conversation still holding value when so many voices advocated for political domination and conquest.

It was precisely Kirk’s desire to engage with those he disagreed with that put him in the path of a killer bullet. This event will forever shape how generations of Americans view our politicized society.

~ Tho Bishop, "The Dehumanization of Charlie Kirk Came from the Establishment," Mises Wire, September 11, 2025

 

Kevin Duffy on wars in the Middle East

Wars are the embodiment of collective delusions.  The same laws that govern bubbles apply: the madness of crowds, intolerance for dissent, promotion of false and simple narratives and a rush of euphoria that brings about an orgy of poor decisions.  The good news is that all bubbles eventually burst, reversing a long, ruinous trend and exposing the false belief that supports them.  

In the Middle East there are multiple delusions taking place.  The first is that Israel has a history of acting in self-defense.  The second is that the U.S. has long been a “global force for good.”  The third is that Donald Trump is opposed to “forever wars” and a threat to the military industrial complex.

~ Kevin Duffy, "The End of the Innocence: American Foreign Policy in the Middle East," The Coffee Can Portfolio, August 27, 2025

 

Doug McMillon on the delayed impact of tariffs

We're keeping our prices as low as we can for as long as we can. As we replenish inventory at post-tariff price levels, we've continued to see our costs increase each week, which we expect will continue into the third and fourth quarters. 

~ Doug McMillon, Walmart CEO, August 21, 2025