The Bigger Man

On extending empathy in the aftermath of political violence

Allison Hemingway-Witty in tears after Charlie Kirk was shot at an event hosted by Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah | photo by Tess Crowley/The Deseret News via AP

With that sickening, conversation-ending rifle shot came a viral conclusion to a viral career and a cascade of voices in commentary on a life spent issuing commentary: Charlie Kirk, if abl…