The American vocation, conceived of as a personal political project, consists primarily in perfecting oneself to live as a self-governing individual, practicing freedom of speech to make famous the truth, the right to bear arms to protect oneself and one’s family, the freedom of religion to search honestly for the True God, and the right to own property to cultivate a wealth that may be passed down to one’s children. The American Vocation belongs exclusively to the right, and in the wake of the assassination of Charlie Kirk, it ought to be understood that in many public spaces, the American vocation cannot be lived out. . . .