Why The Lost Boys Need More Charlie Kirks And Fewer Jordan Petersons

While other male role models offer boys rules for life and other important motivation, Charlie Kirk gave his listeners something eternal.

BY: PAULA RINEHART

In the grief surrounding the assassination of Charlie Kirk, one underappreciated aspect is the loss for young men of a role model they could enthusiastically follow. Reels of Kirk’s talks on college campuses show crowds of young male faces. Indeed, young men were Kirk’s base of support, and for good reason. 

After two decades of pathologizing masculinity, a young man appeared on the college scene, the belly of the beast, with no apology for being a man. Who in recent memory has so winsomely called on young guys to “man up?” Live a life worthy of respect. Get married. Be a good father. Above all, love Christ. That was Kirk’s consistent message.