Politics

By John Daniel Davidson, The Federalist - In the days since Charlie Kirk’s assassination by a radical Antifa terrorist, a refrain has arisen in the corporate press and the political establishment that we must come together, lower the temperature, tone down the rhetoric, and condemn political violence on both sides. In order to have peace, they say, we have to have unity... But there can be no peace or unity without first telling the truth, and the truth is that both-sidesism, the polite fiction that the American left and right have a problem with political violence, is a damnable lie — and everyone peddling it is a moral coward.

By Elise Winland, CatholicVote - Utah prosecutors on Sept. 16 formally charged 22-year-old Tyler Robinson with aggravated murder in the assassination of Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk... At a Sept. 16 press conference announcing the charges, Utah County Attorney Jeff Gray said his office will also seek the death penalty, citing the severity of the crime... “I do not take this decision lightly, and it is a decision I have made independently as county attorney based solely on the available evidence and circumstances and nature of the crime,” Gray said. “Because we are seeking the death penalty, the defendant will continue to be held without bail in the Utah County Jail.”

By Elise Winlandon, Catholic Vote - Israel has launched a long-threatened ground offensive into Gaza City Sept. 16 as part of what it calls “Operation Gideon’s Chariots II,” the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced... The IDF said the campaign aims to push Israeli troops deeper into the city and will “expand in line with the current situational assessment.”... Defense Minister Israel Katz declared on X that Israel would fight until Hamas was defeated and hostages were freed. ...