As might be expected, several of the articles I’m recommending from this past week deal with 1) the assassination of Charlie Kirk and 2) the murder of Iryna Zarutska, the abhorrent absurdities involved in the murderer’s being anywhere other than prison, and the subsequent media treatment (more to the point, the lack thereof) of the horror.
1) 4 Reflections on Charlie Kirk’s Assassination (Joshua Arnold, Washington Stand)
Also note: “Charlie Kirk’s assassination is latest evidence that US is suffering an epidemic of leftist violence” (Miranda Devine, New York Post)…”The Left Has Never Been Held Accountable For Political Violence — And That Must Change” (Mark Hemingway, Federalist)…”European Parliament snubs request for Charlie Kirk minute of silence after assassination” (Emma Bussey, Fox News)…”Charlie Kirk’s Assassination Is a Turning Point for America” (Rob Wasinger, American Greatness)…”After Charlie Kirk’s Murder, There Can Be No More Both-Sides-ism” (Elle Purnell, Federalist)…”House Democrats Object to Prayer for Charlie Kirk’s Family” (Joshua Arnold, Washington Stand)
2)“The Unspeakable Evil Progressives Have Unleashed Strikes in Charlotte” (Beege Welborn, Hot Air)
Also on this critical matter, see: “From Rabble-Rousing to Rabble Snoozing: Journalists do whatever the narrative requires at the moment, but does it still work?” (Glenn Harlan Reynolds, Substack)…“The Image That Killed the Democrats in 2026 and Beyond” (Athena Thorne, PJ Media)…“The Charlotte Stabbing Didn’t Fit The Media’s Preferred Narrative, So They Buried It” (M.D. Kittle, Federalist)…“A Woman Is Murdered, And The Media Rush To Defend Democrats By Calling It ‘Political’” (Eddie Scarry, Federalist)
3) “Trump-Era Task Force Exposes Widespread Anti-Christian Bias Under Biden Administration” (Sarah Arnold, Town Hall)
From the article — Among the most glaring examples are the Department of Defense and other agencies’ routine denials of religious exemptions to Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate, despite constitutional protections and federal law allowing such requests. These denials continued until the U.S. Supreme Court halted the mandate following a legal challenge from The Daily Wire.
Other incidents include the Department of Education’s aggressive actions against Christian universities, including steep fines against Liberty University and Grand Canyon University. The Department of the Treasury, meanwhile, has been accused of “de-banking” Christian and conservative non-profits, raising red flags about financial discrimination based on ideology.
The report also blasts the Biden Justice Department for its lopsided enforcement of the FACE Act, a law intended to protect both abortion clinics and religious institutions. Under Biden, the law was used almost exclusively to prosecute pro-life activists—some of whom were non-violent and elderly—while dozens of churches and pregnancy centers were vandalized or firebombed with little federal response.
4) “As Persecution of Free Speech Widens in the West, Believers Must Stand Firm” (Kathy Athearn, Washington Stand)
From the article — Finally, Farage brought to light two famous cases which reveal the devasting effects that the so-called Online Safety Act has had on individuals and families in the United Kingdom: Linehan’s case and that of Lucy Connelly. “[Connelly] put out an intemperate tweet after the savage murder of … three beautiful young girls: she, herself, a mother who had lost a child. It was intemperate. It was wrong, but she removed it three and a half hours later. Sentenced to 31 months in prison, she’s now out, having served 40% of the time.”
Farage pointed out that the comedian who was arrested last week, Linehan, isn’t even a British citizen — he’s Irish. Therefore, what happened to him could happen to any American who goes to England and has posted things online that the British government doesn’t like. He cautioned, “This legislation we’ve got will damage trade between our countries, threaten free speech across the West. … So I’ve come today as well to be a claxon to say to you: don’t allow piece by piece this to happen here in America. And you would be doing us and yourselves and all freedom-loving people a favor if your politicians and your businesses said to the British government, ‘You’ve simply got this wrong.’”
5) “Girls Are Getting More Credentialed But Less Educated” (Meg Marie Johnson, Federalist)
From the article — Much of the media marketed to women is morally and intellectually depraved. While the most popular podcasts for men, such as The Joe Rogan Experience and The Art of Manliness, delve into philosophical and cultural issues, the most popular podcasts for women, such as Call Her Daddy and My Favorite Murder, focus on debased gossip and gnarly true crime. Dating shows are incredibly vacuous, and rom-coms tend to be vapid and crass. Self-proclaimed smut is the reigning genre in women’s literature. Instagram and TikTok are often mediums for women to seek attention for their bodies rather than their hearts and minds.
It brings to mind Mary Wollstonecraft’s lamentations that women in 18th-century Europe were raised to be brainless ornaments. Yes, women are more credentialed than they have ever been, but are they being truly educated? Oddly enough, women have more schooling opportunities than ever before, but many girls are still raised to be empty-headed and vain.
While women are more secularly educated than they ever have been, sadly, the education of the heart and mind has widely been neglected. Women are trained for careers but not intellectually or morally nourished. We live in a day when “many are schooled but few are [truly] educated.” Women’s minds are not being cultivated for holier and higher things.
Other recommended reads from this week?
* “When The Education System Denigrates Faith, Morality, And Families, They Reap What They Sow” (Tom Gilbreath, Harbinger’s Daily)
* “Agnostic Cofounder of Wikipedia Converts to Traditional Anglicanism” (Jules Gomes, The Stream)
* “Three More Examples of Why You Don’t Hate Media Nearly Enough” (Duane Patterson, Hot Air)
* “12th Grade Reading and Math Scores Hit 20-Year Low” (John Nolte, Breitbart)
* “After Facing Backlash, ‘Christian’ TV Personalities Double Down On LGBT Promotion With New Game Show” (Addison Smith, Harbinger’s Daily)