The Murder of Kirk—Trump's Reichstag Fire? by Ronald A. Lindsay

Ronald A. Lindsay condemns Charlie Kirk's murder but warns that Trump is exploiting it as a pretext to erode civil liberties, silence dissent, and target liberal institutions. Drawing a parallel to the Reichstag fire, he cautions that creeping authoritarianism in the U.S. may escalate further than many expect. Read this article and find accompanying references at: https://secularhumanism.org/exclusive/the-murder-of-kirk-trumps-reichstag-fire/ About the Author: Ronald A. Lindsay is the former president and CEO of the Center for Inquiry, recent interim general counsel for CFI, and editor of Free Inquiry magazine. Subscribe to Free Inquiry: https://secularhumanism.org/subscribe/ Free Inquiry Audio Edition is a production of The Council for Secular Humanism and the Center for Inquiry.