What Kirk's assassination means for future of campus speeches

The killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk while he was speaking at Utah Valley University has spurred widespread concerns about whether his assassination will have a chilling effect on politically charged campus debates and the appearance of provocative speakers.

Some observers on the political Right have hope that colleges will continue to facilitate such on-campus conversations in the wake of Kirk’s death. Others fear that schools, where liberalism is the prevailing ideology, may be apprehensive toward providing a platform for disfavored speech, unwilling to contend with security challenges, or cave to pressure campaigns from far-left mobs.