Source: Garrison Center
by Thomas L Knapp
“Despite this last week’s fevered comparisons of the killing to the killings of JFK, RFK, MLK, and 3,000-plus people on 9/11, Kirk’s life and death, and his killer’s, are likely destined, within a few short years, to become the material of minor footnotes in dry historical texts. Kirk and his killer are this past week’s, maybe this year’s, Brian Thompson and Luigi Mangione. Yes, their notoriety will persist for more than the usual short news cycle, with bumps during associated court cases, etc., but none of them were so wildly noteworthy before their tragic interactions that they’ll be universally remembered a decade, let alone a century, hence. That thought might comfort you. It shouldn’t.” (09/13/25)