# The Assassination of Charlie Kirk: Shermer Reflects on Political Violence

An episode of [The Michael Shermer Show](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1352860989), 17 Sep 2025, 28 min.

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In this solo commentary, Michael Shermer reflects on the assassination of Charlie Kirk and places it in the larger context of political violence, the psychology of radicalization, the dangers of false beliefs, and the role of free speech in intellectual discourse.

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