The Lost Instinct by Erica Komisar, LCSW

The Lost Instinct by Erica Komisar, LCSW

Reclaiming Compassion in a Polarized Age

What Charlie Kirk's untimely demise and reactions to it reflect about our culture.

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Erica Komisar, LCSW
Sep 14, 2025
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Wisconsin politicians condemn killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk

On September 10th, Charlie Kirk, a political activist and popular conservative influencer, was assassinated while participating in a college debate at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah. In our modern world, when a public individual passes – especially in a way that was as jarring and dehumanizing as this- it exposes the emotional architecture of a cu…

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