Dave Rubin did what real journalists on the right have to do now: he pulled back the curtain and shared a direct message clip of his roundtable with Isabel Brown and Andy Ngo, centering on Glenn Beck’s raw, public tribute to Charlie Kirk. Rubin’s segment framed Beck’s words not as showbiz sentiment but as a sober reminder of what conservative leadership looks like when it matters most.
Glenn Beck’s tribute was unmistakably personal and heartbreaking — he even aired a new song performed by his daughter, who stood mere feet from the scene when Kirk was shot, underscoring how close this violence hit our community and families. Beck’s grief was grounded in faith and friendship, and he used the platform to remind Americans that the human cost of our rancor is real.
The backdrop to all of this is the shocking assassination of Charlie Kirk at a speaking event on September 10, 2025, a moment that shattered the complacency of anyone who thought political violence belonged only to the pages of dystopian fiction. The facts are grim and undeniable: Kirk was fatally shot while addressing students at Utah Valley University, and the nation is still reeling from the brazenness of an attack on public discourse.
Washington reacted, as it must, with a rare moment of bipartisan clarity: the House passed a resolution condemning political violence and honoring Kirk’s work, a procedural nod that still carries moral weight in a country desperate for law and order over chaos. That vote exposed where leaders actually stand when rhetoric becomes real-world harm, and conservatives should be relentless in demanding both accountability and protection for free speech on campus and beyond.
Rubin’s DM clip wasn’t just about sympathy; it was an interrogation of how media and public figures spoke about Kirk after his death and whether their words helped create the poisonous atmosphere that made this tragedy possible. Conservatives must keep pressing this point: when platforms and pundits normalize dehumanization, they do more than offend — they lower the bar for hate to turn into action.
The aftermath has shown the predictable, cruel double standard — while some on the left hurried to politicize and even sneer at a man who is dead, others in media and on campuses faced consequences for tasteless posts, proving that the culture is both combustible and hypocritical. The righteous outrage from conservatives is not about silencing dissent; it’s about demanding that decency and accountability apply equally to everyone, and that mocking a murdered man has consequences in a society that claims to value human dignity.
Let’s be clear and unapologetic: grief for Charlie Kirk is also resolve. Patriotic Americans must honor his memory by rebuilding civil discourse, defending colleges as marketplaces of ideas rather than hunting grounds for political hatred, and standing by leaders like Glenn Beck and Dave Rubin who refuse to let this moment be swept under the rug. We mourn, yes, but we also organize — for faith, for family, and for a public square where courage is rewarded, not targeted.
