Violence against campus conservatives has reached new heights 

Published September 10, 2025 7:21pm ET



Campus conservatives have suffered violence from their ideologically opposing peers for years, but recent events, such as findings from a campus speech survey, an academic study, and the murder of Charlie Kirk, have shown that the violent opposition has escalated to new heights.

A day before Charlie Kirk, a conservative influencer and leader of the nation’s largest conservative youth movement, was murdered at Utah Valley State University, The College Fix reported on the overwhelming student support for violence to stop campus speech. 

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