Experts on political violence said the factors shaping the current moment are clear — and similar to those that shaped past periods of political violence.

Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk was shot during an event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday, according to reports.

Political violence is hardly unprecedented in the United States. In fact, the country has “a long, dark history” of violence that has “struck the highest level of American politics,” said Kevin Boyle, a Northwestern University historian.

MAGA Republicans have spent the days since Charlie Kirk's tragic shooting death posting online that the shooter must be a radical leftist. Oops.

A presidential historian compared today's political violence to the 1960s assassinations, warning that social media has created a more dangerous landscape for democracy.

Initial expressions of grief and shock were overtaken by open calls for reckoning and vengeance, as some proclaimed the country was on the brink of civil war.

President Trump has ordered flags to be flown at half-staff across the United States in memory of political activist Charlie Kirk. "As a mark of respect for the memory of Charlie Kirk, [...] I hereby order that the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff," the proclamation reads.

Flags across the United States will be flying at half-staff today and throughout this weekend following the death of conservative political activist Charlie Kirk. Kirk, 31, was shot dead on September 10 while hosting an event at Utah Valley University,