Charles James Kirk

Charles James Kirk (October 14, 1993 – September 10, 2025) was an American right-wing political activist, author, and media personality. He co-founded the Turning Point USA in 2012 and was its executive director. He published a range of books and hosted The Charlie Kirk Show, a talk radio program. In his later years, he became recognized as one of the most prominent voices of the Republican Party.

He was also a 31-year-old man, a husband, and a father. His death has seemingly galvanized a portion of the population who agreed with his philosophy and worldview. The response to his death by left wing radicals has also shown more about that moral depravity and irrational thinking of those liberal-minded activists who would celebrate his assassination because of his differing viewpoints.

He was a martyr and his I believe the death of this soldier will raise up in army of those who have been idle in this battle. To honor him, I would like to share some of his words on the issues that intersect with our mission in Treign Up.

Kirk’s organization, Turning Point USA, hosted a Men’s Summit designed to push young men out of what he calls “prolonged adolescence”. It challenged young men to get outside and figure it out.

On Fox, in an interview with Will Cain, Kirk said that a growing number of men (especially younger men) are disengaging — “checking out” — from work, education, societal engagement. He blames part of this on what he sees as society being hostile to masculinity. He goes on to say, “They are checking out largely because the entire society has become hostile to them. They’ve been told that they were toxically masculine.”

“Their psychology is broken … their mindset is broken. We have economics problems, but it’s something more than that.” Kirk has expressed that he sees a positive trend of young men returning to church (especially more traditional or ancient forms like Catholic or Orthodox). He frames this return as tied to a search for something stable, beautiful, tested by time, as opposed to what he views as unstable modern cultural trends

In a debate at Oxford (and coverage by Blaze Media), Kirk argues that Western education and culture have increasingly feminized males. He claims there is an “infantilization of the young male” under current societal norms.

He opposes the teaching of “toxic masculinity” in schools, seeing it as part of problem.

He praised Donald Trump’s tariff threats (specifically against Colombia) as “masculine,” contrasting them with what he sees as soft or “feminine” approaches by Biden administration. In that same discussion he urges young men to avoid pornography, excessive drinking, and marijuana — things he sees as morally weakening or detrimental.

He says there is “an entire dismissal of men and masculinity in society today.” He uses phrases like “masculine bulwark,” says that some forces want men to become “metrosexual betas … androgynous consumers … that have no muscle mass, no desire, no purpose.”

He spoke at AmericaFest, making remarks on toxic masculinity vs. toxic femininity:

“We’re sick and tired of hearing about toxic masculinity, when we are drowning in toxic femininity! When we become a feelings-based culture, ‘you can’t say that, you can’t do that, you’re going to offend somebody.’”

Implicit in this is that he believes the pendulum has swung too far: that in the effort to critique masculinity, Western culture has elevated what he sees as softness, over-sensitivity, feelings over strength.

During an appearance on an episode called “Is Society Making Men the Enemy?” on his podcast, he argues that culture increasingly treats men and masculine identity as problems. “Men, if you’ve been following me for any amount of time, you know that I believe there is a real dismissal of men and masculinity in society today.”

Though more a reference to religion and civic identity, Kirk links the idea of a godless nation to male/female roles and moral structure which are part of masculine identity. “One of the reasons we’re living through a constitutional crisis is that we no longer have a Christian nation, but we have a Christian form of government, and they’re incompatible. You cannot have liberty if you do not have a Christian population.”

Here’s another on toxic masculinity and societal critique: “New images have been leaked … It all ties to this idea of the left trying to attack masculinity … pushing forward this idea that we must destroy toxic masculinity … That masculinity itself is something that we must deconstruct.” In that same context, he criticized men who “call themselves men” but (in his words) “acted like chickens, cowards,” etc.

“They want men to become metrosexual betas of low testosterone that are androgynous consumers … They want you depressed, they want you weak, and they want you easily controlled.”

Turning Point USA also hosted a Young Woman’s Leadership Summit for woman of faith, femininity, as foundational aspects of womanhood.

Lastly, he was a devout Christian. Franklin Graham wrote this about Charlie Kirk shortly after his assassination:

Charlie Kirk said, “I want to be remembered for courage for my faith … the most important thing is my faith in my life.” A single bullet silenced his voice on that platform yesterday, but it can’t erase his influence, his legacy, and his testimony for Jesus Christ. Just a few days before his death, he posted, “Jesus defeated death so you can live.” He wasn’t afraid or ashamed to talk about his faith. Watching him makes me want to be even more bold! I think the devil has overplayed his hand. I pray that tens of thousands of young people will pick up Charlie’s banner and courageously speak truth in a culture that tries to deny God‘s truth. This week Charlie posted, “Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life … Tell someone about Jesus this weekend.” What a challenge for us all! Will you?

He was truly a man; a man of faith; a courageous man. He was a good husband and good father. Ezekiel 22:30 says, “I looked for someone among them who would build up the wall and stand before me in the gap on behalf of the land so I would not have to destroy it, but I found no one.” These are the words of God regarding his search to find someone in Israel who would stand for truth during the disobedience of the Israelites. Charlie Kirk is an example we can point our children towards and say “Be like him.”