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On September the 10th 2025, right-wing political activist and media personality Charlie Kirk was assassinated while speaking at an event in Utah. In the aftermath, his friend JD Vance, the US Vice President, hosted a special memorial edition of ‘The Charlie Kirk Show’, live from the White House, during which he called for unity, but said that could only be found by “climbing the mountain of truth”.
“While our side of the aisle certainly has its crazies, it is a statistical fact that most of the lunatics in American politics today are proud members of the far left,” he said. We investigate the statistical evidence around political violence – both in people’s attitudes and the crimes themselves.
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Cato Podcast - Free Speech and Domestic Tranquility
Are Americans becoming dangerously tolerant of political violence? After Charlie Kirk’s assassination, our Cato panel looks at trends in public opinion, past episodes of political terrorism, and new risks to free expression. Plus, Milei’s electoral setback in Buenos Aires province—what now for Argentina's libertarian experiment?
Alex Nowrasteh, "Politically Motivated Violence Is Rare in the United States," September 11, 2025.
Emily Ekins, "The State of Free Speech and Tolerance in America," October 2017 Survey Report.
YouGov, "What Americans really think about political violence," September 12, 2025.
Ian Vasquez, "Deregulation in Argentina." Spring 2025.
Lorenzo Bernaldo de Quirós, "Argentine President Milei Should Let the Peso Float," September 17, 2025.
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