SHOT HEARD ACROSS THE BALLROOM—The third attempt on Donald Trump’s life

By Philip C. Johnson—April 27, 2026 Saturday Night at the Hilton The White House Correspondents’ Dinner is supposed to be Washington’s annual truce — journalists and power sharing a meal, a few laughs, and the polite fiction that they don’t despise each other. On Saturday night, April 25, at the Washington Hilton, that fiction died … Continue reading SHOT HEARD ACROSS THE BALLROOM—The third attempt on Donald Trump’s life

Kirk’s Assassination Aftermath: Hunt for the Killer, Online Hate, and Conspiracy Chaos

By Philip C. Johnson - September 12, 2025 (posted at 2:23 AM) On September 10, conservative firebrand Charlie Kirk, 31, was fatally shot in the neck by a sniper during a Turning Point USA event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah. The shot, fired at 12:20 p.m. from roughly 200 yards, silenced Kirk mid-debate … Continue reading Kirk’s Assassination Aftermath: Hunt for the Killer, Online Hate, and Conspiracy Chaos

The Assassination of Charlie Kirk: A Tragic Blow to Free Speech

By Philip C. Johnson - September 10, 2025 On September 10, 2025, the conservative movement was rocked by the assassination of Charlie Kirk, the 31-year-old founder and CEO of Turning Point USA, during a speaking event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah. Kirk was fatally shot in the neck from a distance of 100–200 … Continue reading The Assassination of Charlie Kirk: A Tragic Blow to Free Speech