‘Fascism’ has degenerated into the political ‘f-word’—a lazy person’s insult meant to damn someone with whom he disagrees.
Commentator Charlie Kirk throws hats to the crowd shortly before he was shot at a Utah Valley University speaking event in Orem, Utah, on Sept. 10, 2025. Trent Nelson/The Salt Lake Tribune via Reuters
In the aftermath of the assassination of Charlie Kirk, perhaps the most common plea has been for there to be more civility in the political realm henceforth. Amen; may it be so. But how does that “civility” look in practice? What actual changes can be envisioned and hoped for?
Mark Hendrickson
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Mark Hendrickson is an economist who retired from the faculty of Grove City College in Pennsylvania, where he remains fellow for economic and social policy at the Institute for Faith and Freedom. He is the author of several books on topics as varied as American economic history, anonymous characters in the Bible, the wealth inequality issue, and climate change, among others.
