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The Origins of the Assassination Culture

By Andy Caldwell

Oct 12, 2025
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I recently wrote about a phenomenon among the youth in America known as the “assassination culture.” In addition to Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old who allegedly killed Charlie Kirk, we have Luigi Mangione, a 26-year-old Ivy League graduate accused of killing Brian Thompson, the CEO of United Healthcare, and finally, Thomas Matthew Crooks, the 20-year-o…

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