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Culture and the education establishment push students towards the left. Kirk didn’t float along with what was popular. He thought critically about issues and rejected the dominant cultural narratives.

Second, a man should accept responsibility. For decades, conservatives have simply assumed that young adults will start liberal before real life moves them right. Kirk — at 18 — decided to change that, equipped with only his vision, energy and willingness to work tirelessly. The organization he built, Turning Point, moved young people to the right and helped elect President Donald Trump in 2024.

Third, a man should lead courageously. Kirk put his moral courage on display in every college visit. But it wasn’t just professionally. Erika Kirk, his widow, raved about how he led their family spiritually. Kirk wanted men to lead by creating families. “Get married. Have children. Build a legacy,” he wrote on X last year.

Fourth, a man lives for a greater reward. This is why Kirk’s legacy will endure. In his professional and personal life, he worked to build something greater than himself. Even as his fame, power and wealth grew, he kept pointing to the Savior.

“It’s all about Jesus,” he wrote on X in August. Just days before his death, he wrote, “Jesus defeated death so you can live.”

No man is going to replace Charlie Kirk. But every young man would become a better man by following his example.

Victor Joecks is a columnist for the Las Vegas Review-Journal and host of the Sharpening Arrows podcast. Email him at vjoecks@reviewjournal.com or follow @victorjoecks on X. To find out more about Victor Joecks and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators. com. COPYRIGHT 2025 CREATORS. COM