{"id":2628193,"date":"2026-07-10T19:44:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T23:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/as-the-hearing-wraps-lets-remember-charlie-kirk-for-the-modern-day-thomas-paine-that-he-was\/"},"modified":"2026-07-10T19:47:37","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T23:47:37","slug":"as-the-hearing-wraps-lets-remember-charlie-kirk-for-the-modern-day-thomas-paine-that-he-was","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/as-the-hearing-wraps-lets-remember-charlie-kirk-for-the-modern-day-thomas-paine-that-he-was\/","title":{"rendered":"As the Hearing Wraps, Let&#8217;s Remember Charlie Kirk for the Modern-Day Thomas Paine That He Was"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fas-the-hearing-wraps-lets-remember-charlie-kirk-for-the-modern-day-thomas-paine-that-he-was%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2628193&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>On the 10-month anniversary of Charlie Kirk\u2019s assassination, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >recent preliminary hearings examined<\/a> whether his accused killer, Tyler Robinson, will face trial, with evidence appearing compelling. Charlie Kirk was a notable cultural leader advocating for liberty and faith in America, akin to Thomas Paine, emphasizing the importance of god, freedom, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/indigenous-tribe-sues-nyt-for-defaming-the-character-morality-and-social-standing-of-an-entire-people\/\" title=\"Indigenous Tribe Sues NYT for Defaming the &#039;Character, Morality, And Social Standing of an Entire ...&#039;\">customary values<\/a>.His impact was evident at events like turning Point USA\u2019s Chapter Leadership Summit, drawing thousands of young people committed to his ideals.Kirk was known for his courageous stance on faith, freedom, and American principles, often referencing ancient figures and documents like the Declaration of Independence and Thomas Paine\u2019s &#8220;Common Sense&#8221; to inspire patriotic and religious devotion. His advocacy included engaging with youth on issues like socialism, using simple questions to challenge misconceptions, and promoting the idea of law and divine authority as foundational to American governance. Kirk&#8217;s legacy continues through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media<\/a>, public speeches, and his influence on a new generation of conservatives dedicated to maintaining traditional values and America\u2019s founding principles.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Friday marked the 10-month anniversary of Charlie Kirk\u2019s assassination, and it was also the end of a series of preliminary hearings, at least for now, which will determine if the accused killer\u2019s case will go to trial.<\/p>\n<p>The evidence against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/judge-charlie-kirk-murder-trial-rules-twiggs-damning-testimony-robinson-shown-court\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tyler Robinson<\/a> appeared overwhelming, but while Erika Kirk and the rest of Kirk\u2019s family and friends want justice served, they also want to see his legacy carried on.<\/p>\n<p>Kirk was a Thomas Paine for our time \u2014 in other words, a cultural leader outside of government who truly shifted American society back toward liberty, and in the case of Charlie, back toward God.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This week, as the preliminary hearing rolls on and we\u2019re all forced to relive his tragic murder, I find myself wanting to remember Charlie\u2019s incredible life. Our team put this CK tribute together, and they did a great job. I hope you\u2019ll watch it. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Z7EOJ9PZpT\">pic.twitter.com\/Z7EOJ9PZpT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Andrew Kolvet (@AndrewKolvet) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AndrewKolvet\/status\/2074889301549093065?\">July 8, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>As I chronicle in the new edition of my book, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0H6GH4VPN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">We Hold These Truths<\/a>: The Two Beliefs That Still Hold the Power to Transform the Nation and the World,\u201d Kirk <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reels\/DOltKv7jw88\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> just months before he died, \u201cIf I\u2019m to be known for anything, I want to be known for being courageous for my faith.\u201d I argue that he, like Paine and other cultural leaders I wrote about, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/frederick-douglass-republican\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Frederick Douglass<\/a>, Julia Ward Howe, and Frank Capra, helped shape the political dialogue of his time.<\/p>\n<p>Evidence of Kirk\u2019s enduring impact on culture could be seen on Friday at Turning Point USA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tpusastudents.com\/cls\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chapter Leadership Summit, <\/a>happening in Washington, D.C., with <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TPUSA\/status\/2075569985049751911\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">over 2,500<\/a> in attendance, according to the organizers.<\/p>\n<p>TPUSA\u2019s Andrew Kolvet d a video from the summit with footage of Kirk playing to the audience, talking about the early days of the group.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I just arrived at Chapter Leadership Summit 2026 and it\u2019s an amazing sight to take in. Thousands of student leaders from across the country carrying on the mission Charlie started. God bless them.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TjZYcLptBw\">pic.twitter.com\/TjZYcLptBw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Andrew Kolvet (@AndrewKolvet) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AndrewKolvet\/status\/2075577824757342274?\">July 10, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>I was able to witness some of the earlier years of the organization as a reporter for The Western Journal. Turning Point USA always had an exhibit at CPAC, and I arranged to interview Kirk multiple times. During our Live back-and-forths, he was surrounded by college-aged kids wearing swag with messages like \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/warning-charlie-kirk-gave-back-2020-coming-true-now-within-democratic-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Socialism Sucks<\/a>\u201d and \u201cBig Government Sucks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I spoke to him specifically on the subject of socialism for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/millennials-favorable-view-socialism-will-play-prominently-2020-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news story<\/a> that I wrote in early 2020, following the release of a poll showing that seven in 10 millennials would be inclined to vote for a socialist candidate.<\/p>\n<p>Kirk recounted to me that he found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/charlie-kirk-identifies-two-questions-govt-turn-millennials-socialism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">two questions<\/a> to be effective in disabusing younger Americans of their starry-eyed view of socialism.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou ask the question to a student, \u2018Do you trust the government?\u2019 Traditionally, their answer will be, \u2018No, I don\u2019t trust the government. The government\u2019s horrible,\u2019\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou ask the next question, \u2018Then why do you want to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-restored-showerhead-freedom-next-fix-regulation-rules\/\" title=\"Trump Restored Showerhead ..., Next Fix Regulation Rules\">make government bigger<\/a>?\u2019 \u2018Well, I don\u2019t want to make government bigger,\u2019\u201d is the normal response, Kirk explained. \u201cThen you\u2019re not a socialist,\u201d he informed the person. It took him about 15 seconds for the entire back-and-forth.<\/p>\n<p>Also in the book and a recent Western Journal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0PHL8YkayPs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">podcast<\/a>, I made the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tm4PtlmWic8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">direct comparison<\/a> of Charlie Kirk to Thomas Paine.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0PHL8YkayPs?si=QRDuqBpj6K7PpNqC&#038;start=280\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Many people might not realize that Paine in \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/oll.libertyfund.org\/pages\/1776-paine-common-sense-pamphlet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Common Sense<\/a>,\u201d which was published in January 1776, cited the Bible multiple times in his argument about why the American colonies should declare their independence from Great Britain.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding being governed by a king, he wrote, \u201cAs the exalting one man so greatly above the rest cannot be justified on the equal rights of nature, so neither can it be defended on the authority of Scripture for the will of the Almighty, as declared by Gideon and the prophet Samuel, expressly disapproves of government by kings.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Paine had thus appealed to both the \u201claws of nature and Nature\u2019s God,\u201d as Thomas Jefferson would do a few months later in the Declaration of Independence.<\/p>\n<p>The pamphleteer advocated that, instead of being subject to the arbitrary whims of royal decree, the colonists should be subject to God and His eternal laws. \u201cBut where, say some, is the king of America? I tell you, Friend, he reigns above, and doth not make havoc of mankind like the royal brute of Britain.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYet that we may not appear to be defective even in earthly honors, let a day be solemnly set apart for proclaiming the charter [creating a new government for America]; let it be brought forth based on divine law, the Word of God [the Bible]; let a crown be placed thereon, by which the world may know, that so far as we approve of monarchy, that in America THE LAW IS KING. For as in absolute governments the king is law, so in free countries the law ought to be King; and there ought to be no other.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCommon Sense\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/constitutioncenter.org\/blog\/thomas-paine-the-original-publishing-viral-superstar-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sold 125,000 copies<\/a> in the first three months after its release and 500,000 by the end of the Revolutionary War. For a nation of no more than four million at the time, those are some pretty impressive numbers. The pamphlet is still in print to this day.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">My new book, \u201cWe Hold These Truths: The Two Beliefs That Still Hold the Power to Transform the Nation and the World,\u201d is out, and it could not be more timely with <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/America250?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#America250<\/a> and the rise of socialism. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-warning-charlie-kirk-gave-back-in-2020-coming-true-now-within-democratic-party\/\" title=\"A Warning ... ... Gave ... in 2020 Coming True Now Within Democratic Party\">book hits key moments<\/a> in US history from the founding to today!\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ot0pWyKcag\">pic.twitter.com\/Ot0pWyKcag<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Randy DeSoto (@RandyDeSoto) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RandyDeSoto\/status\/2070272117816602675?\">June 25, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In today\u2019s parlance, we would call that going viral, which is what Kirk also did with millions of social media followers and \u201cThe Charlie Kirk Show.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He consistently advanced the kind of God and country arguments Paine made. For example, speaking at a Phoenix-area church over the Fourth of July weekend last year, Kirk <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-charlie-kirks-final-july-4-message-america-christian-nation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>, \u201cMy favorite part of the entire Declaration is the end, because the end shows what type of nation we are.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He contended that the Founders entered into a biblical-style covenant \u2014 meaning not just between themselves, but before God \u2014 by appealing to the \u201cSupreme Judge of the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 56 signers closed, \u201cAnd for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Paine, in the first of his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amrevmuseum.org\/read-the-revolution\/the-american-crisis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American Crisis<\/a> essays, published in December 1776, famously wrote, \u201cThese are the times that try men\u2019s souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands by it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly; it is dearness only that gives every thing its value. Heaven knows how to put a proper price upon its goods; and it would be strange indeed if so celestial an article as FREEDOM should not be highly rated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>TPUSA d a clip on Thursday of Kirk similarly exhorting that we should follow \u201cGod\u2019s commands against the culture, not in consistency with the culture.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo stand, in my opinion, on eternal truths, fight for the country, fight for our civilization, and then also understand that you, especially as men, but women as well, you are obligated to do difficult and hard things.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Build for eternity, not just today. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FWoESunTAU\">pic.twitter.com\/FWoESunTAU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Turning Point USA (@TPUSA) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TPUSA\/status\/2075311542544093417?\">July 9, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Charlie Kirk was definitely a Thomas Paine for our time.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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