The Kirk Effect
September 2025 Round-Up
Huge Update: Turning Point USA’s Surge of New Requests for Membership
After the stadium memorial for Charlie, TPUSA received a massive surge of inquiries to start new chapters. Pre-Sunday: We had around 60,000 inquiries. Post-Sunday: We are now at over 120,000 inquiries. Even accounting for attrition and duplicates, we are on the cusp of having a TPUSA or Club America chapter in every high school and college campus in America. Read more here.
Charlie Kirk’s Fight to Rescue a Generation From University Indoctrination
Universities are training generation after generation in seriously dangerous leftist dogma and Charlie Kirk challenged that demented dogma with reason and truth to change hearts and minds. Read more here.
LSU Announces Lecture Series Honoring Charlie Kirk to Promote Free Speech
The LSU Foundation says it 'seeks to be the first university in the country to tangibly reassert its commitment to civil discourse and freedom of speech' with a lecture series in honor of Turning Point USA founder, Charlie Kirk. Read more here.
“Anti-Fascist” Extremist Group Advertises on Georgetown’s Campus
Flyers posted on Georgetown's campus advertise a new extremist group, the same group possibly associated with the assassin who murdered Charlie Kirk. The group, dubbed The John Brown Gun Club, 'Celebrates When Nazis Die.' It is a left-wing and "anti-fascist" extremist group that first formed in Kansas. Read more here.
In Other News
Central Michigan University Will No Longer Require Prospective Students to Read About White Privilege
Central Michigan University has stopped requiring prospective counseling students to read and discuss a paper about “white privilege” as part of its interview process for admissions. Read more here.
Three-quarters of Jewish Students Worldwide Hide Their Religious Identities
According to a survey of 1,727 students in more than 60 countries conducted during the 2024–2025 academic year, “Jewish students across the globe are being forced to hide fundamental aspects of their identity just to feel safe on campus,” said Marina Rosenberg, Anti-Defamation League senior vice president of international affairs. Read more here.
September 2025 Round-Up
Huge Update: Turning Point USA’s Surge of New Requests for Membership
After the stadium memorial for Charlie, TPUSA received a massive surge of inquiries to start new chapters. Pre-Sunday: We had around 60,000 inquiries. Post-Sunday: We are now at over 120,000 inquiries. Even accounting for attrition and duplicates, we are on the cusp of having a TPUSA or Club America chapter in every high school and college campus in America. Read more here.
Charlie Kirk’s Fight to Rescue a Generation From University Indoctrination
Universities are training generation after generation in seriously dangerous leftist dogma and Charlie Kirk challenged that demented dogma with reason and truth to change hearts and minds. Read more here.
LSU Announces Lecture Series Honoring Charlie Kirk to Promote Free Speech
The LSU Foundation says it 'seeks to be the first university in the country to tangibly reassert its commitment to civil discourse and freedom of speech' with a lecture series in honor of Turning Point USA founder, Charlie Kirk. Read more here.
“Anti-Fascist” Extremist Group Advertises on Georgetown’s Campus
Flyers posted on Georgetown's campus advertise a new extremist group, the same group possibly associated with the assassin who murdered Charlie Kirk. The group, dubbed The John Brown Gun Club, 'Celebrates When Nazis Die.' It is a left-wing and "anti-fascist" extremist group that first formed in Kansas. Read more here.
In Other News
Central Michigan University Will No Longer Require Prospective Students to Read About White Privilege
Central Michigan University has stopped requiring prospective counseling students to read and discuss a paper about “white privilege” as part of its interview process for admissions. Read more here.
Three-quarters of Jewish Students Worldwide Hide Their Religious Identities
According to a survey of 1,727 students in more than 60 countries conducted during the 2024–2025 academic year, “Jewish students across the globe are being forced to hide fundamental aspects of their identity just to feel safe on campus,” said Marina Rosenberg, Anti-Defamation League senior vice president of international affairs. Read more here.