Charlie Kirk

Charlie Kirk was the Founder and President of Turning Point USA, a national student movement dedicated to identifying, organizing, and empowering young people to promote the principles of free markets and limited government. With a presence on over 3,000 high school and college campuses nationwide, over 650,000 lifetime student members, and 450 full- and part-time staff all across the country, Turning Point USA is the largest and fastest-growing conservative youth activist organization in the country. At just 30 years old, Charlie has done thousands of media appearances and his writings can be seen on Fox News, The Hill, RealClearPolitics, Newsweek, The Washington Times, Breitbart, American Greatness, Daily Caller, The American Mind, The Washington Post, and Human Events.

Catherine Salgado | November 14, 2025

Author, actor and comedian Rob Schneider emphasized that without free speech, America could not be the center of technological innovation and progress.

Michael Morris | October 28, 2025

The 21st annual Free Speech Week marked a pivotal moment in America’s push toward reinvigorating free speech principles, hailed by the Media Research Center (MRC). The late Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, was posthumously awarded for…

Tom Olohan | October 24, 2025

Americans increasingly support the First Amendment as Big Tech platforms and the U.S. government draw down their censorship efforts. This was evident in a 2025 poll showing that over half of Americans strongly disagree that the First Amendment is…

Tom Olohan | October 24, 2025

Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales couldn’t keep his facts straight while defending the online encyclopedia, admitting it relies on legacy media while downplaying its effective blacklist of right-leaning outlets.

MRC Staff | October 24, 2025

On this 21st annual Free Speech Week, the Media Research Center recognized numerous individuals across the political sphere from the Trump administration to the halls of Congress and from public advocacy to the courts, but none were more…

Iris Miller | October 24, 2025

MRC president David Bozell appeared on Fox & Friends First Friday Morning to honor Charlie Kirk as the sole winner of MRC's annual free speech award. Host Todd Piro asked Bozell what other factors went into choosing Kirk for this award.…

Gabriela Pariseau | October 23, 2025

Global censorship has surged in recent years, but a brave few have steadfastly stood against tyrannical regimes attempting to tighten their grip in America and abroad.

Tom Olohan | October 23, 2025

After years of contending with the Biden White House and its anti-free speech Big Tech collaborators, free speech defenders face an administration far friendlier to their values and, as a result, a wildly different social media landscape. …

Luis Cornelio | October 22, 2025

The Media Research Center announced Wednesday that it is awarding its annual Free Speech Award exclusively to Charlie Kirk, the late founder of Turning Point USA and a fearless defender of the First Amendment. This approach differs from that…

Catherine Salgado | October 14, 2025

Wikipedia added yet more critical language to assassinated Turning Point USA Founder Charlie Kirk’s page days before his posthumous reception of the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Tom Olohan | September 30, 2025

Wikipedia co-founder Larry Sanger denounced the online encyclopedia for its rampant bias, and among other things, an effective media blacklist, which MRC exposed earlier this year.

Catherine Salgado | September 23, 2025

At the memorial for Charlie Kirk, free speech was at the center of speakers’ praise for Kirk and aspirations for the future.

Catherine Salgado | September 18, 2025

Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO) paid tribute to Turning Point USA Founder Charlie Kirk’s free speech dedication while mourning the leftist violence that cost Kirk his life.

Tom Olohan | September 18, 2025

Meta AI went after Turning Point USA Founder Charlie Kirk by relying on none other than Wikipedia, exposing the disturbing influence of the online encyclopedia on artificial intelligence.

Tom Olohan | September 16, 2025

A legacy media host teed up Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr to join the chorus of calls for censorship following the assassination of Turning Point USA Founder Charlie Kirk, but Carr didn’t take the bait. 

Catherine Salgado | September 16, 2025

In a burst of apparent concern and respect for assassinated Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk and his family, Attorney General Pam Bondi went too far in adopting some anti-free speech terminology.

Gabriela Pariseau | September 16, 2025

Great American patriots, including the late Charlie Kirk have long championed the freedom of speech so thoughtfully codified in the U.S. Constitution. Yet, as legacy media evade any responsibility for fueling violent extremism, the words of…

Tom Olohan | September 15, 2025

A former official from the Biden administration is calling for the silencing of online free speech at a time when the country is mourning the senseless murder of Charlie Kirk, the founder of Turning Point USA, who was killed while exercising his…

Catherine Salgado | September 15, 2025

A group of CNN personalities, instead of examining whether the network has fueled violence against conservatives, Christians and Republicans by labeling them Nazis and fascists, appeared to insinuate that a lack of censorship is the reason for…

Luis Cornelio | September 15, 2025

When President Donald Trump announced Charlie Kirk’s death, he vowed to find those responsible for political violence, as well as the “organizations that fund it and support it.” He need look no further than his predecessor and those in the Biden…