On September 10, 2025, a political activist was assassinated by a lone gunman. I hadn’t planned to write about it, but a Washington Post article pushed me to speak up. The piece, “In Wisconsin swing district, criticism of Charlie Kirk sparks backlash”, reported that a Wisconsin teacher was placed on paid leave after posting online remarks about Charlie Kirk. Her words angered people in her small rural town—and politicians jumped on it. Kirk had said that having a Second Amendment means accepting some lives will be lost. The teacher called his words “hate” and said people “can’t be upset.” Were…