After Charlie Kirk’s Death, Professor Criticizes Him and Ezra Klein

Just a day after Charlie Kirk, the founder of Turning Point USA, was killed while speaking at Utah Valley University, a left-wing professor expressed her outrage on social media towards the conservative figure.

Chanda Prescod Weinstein is an associate professor in physics and astronomy at the University of New Hampshire and also a member of the women’s studies faculty.

Prescod Weinstein responded to an opinion piece by Ezra Klein in the New York Times that praised Kirk’s political engagement with those who held opposing views. She took issue with both Klein’s perspective and Kirk’s actions.

In a post on Blue Sky, she stated, “Ezra Klein isn’t theorizing Charlie Kirk. He’s theorizing politics. And he’s saying Charlie Kirk’s brand of white supremacy is a good way to do politics. I hope everyone realizes that Ezra is a total ghoul.”

She further remarked about the challenges of working at the New York Times, suggesting that the lack of effective editorial oversight might lead to more extreme viewpoints being published. “Anyway, Ezra Klein, one of the most ardent white supremacists of the 21st century, is on record as saying that he did politics the right way,” she added.

Prescod Weinstein, continuing her critique, has shown a pattern of expressing her anti-conservative sentiments on Bluesky. Following the news of former Vice President Dick Cheney’s death, she appeared to escalate her remarks, linking her criticism to broader Republican ideologies.

In a previous initiative responding to George Floyd’s killing, she and a fellow professor organized the #StrikeforBlackLives, which aimed to encourage scientists worldwide to pause their work to protest racism.

In their description of the initiative, Prescod Weinstein and her colleague made it clear that their focus was specifically on Black lives and the systemic issues stemming from white supremacy, rather than a generalized call for diversity.

The University of New Hampshire and Prescod Weinstein did not comment when contacted about this issue.