ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Paul Kahn

Paul W. Kahn, the Robert W. Winner Professor of Law and the Humanities at Yale Law School, is the author of more than a dozen books on law and political culture.

POSTS BY Paul Kahn

07 October 2025

Paul Kahn

Violence and Constitutional Faith

Charlie Kirk’s murder has become a rallying symbol for Christian nationalists, merging religious martyrdom with state power. With America’s secular constitutional faith collapsing, a politicized church turns sacrifice from love into a license for violence. Under Trump, faith and force converge, raising the specter of civil war in America’s own streets. Continue reading >>