Turning Point

Organization

The conservative student organization founded by Charlie Kirk when he was 18, which he used as a platform to engage in debates on college campuses.


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9/20/2025, 2:33:41 AM

Last Updated

9/20/2025, 2:40:00 AM

Research Retrieved

9/20/2025, 2:39:59 AM

Summary

Turning Point is an American conservative, right-wing organization founded by Charlie Kirk in 2012. The organization and its founder have been central to discussions surrounding political violence, online radicalization, and the erosion of public discourse in contemporary American society. These issues were highlighted in an analysis of the murder of Charlie Kirk, which was viewed as a critical inflection point for American society and a manifestation of a rising assassination culture. The conversation surrounding Turning Point and its founder also touches upon broader themes of media consolidation, cancel culture, and the influence of algorithms on public discourse, linking these to concerns about the "Suicide of the West" and the impact of "Woke Ideology."

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Extracted Attributes
  • Type

    Conservative, right-wing non-profit organization

  • Country

    United States

Timeline
  • Turning Point USA was founded by Charlie Kirk and Bill Montgomery. (Source: Web search results)

    2012-01-01

Web Search Results
  • What is the Turning Point of a Story? Definition & Examples

    A turning point is a crucial event in a story that marks a significant shift in the plot, steering the narrative in a new direction and influencing the protagonist’s journey. It’s a defining moment that can take various forms, from escalating an existing conflict to introducing new challenges or unveiling critical information that alters the reader’s understanding of the story. [...] A turning point is a pivotal event or decision that changes the direction of the story, while a plot twist is an unexpected revelation or development that surprises the reader and challenges their assumptions about the story. While plot twists can serve as turning points, not all turning points involve a plot twist. ### Can a Turning Point Be a Character’s Internal Realization Rather Than an External Event? [...] ### How Do You Identify a Turning Point? A turning point can be identified as a significant event or decision that changes the direction of the story, impacts the characters, and raises the stakes. ### Do All Stories Have a Turning Point? While not all stories follow the same structure, most narratives feature at least one critical turn of events that propels the story forward and impacts the protagonist’s journey. ### Can a Story Have Multiple Turning Points?

  • Turning Point - Wikipedia

    A turning point, or climax "Climax (narrative)"), is the point of highest tension in a narrative work. Turning Point or Turning Points may refer to: Film [edit] [...] Turning Point (institute), a training and counseling institute in Ireland Turning Point (charity) "Turning Point (charity)"), a social care organisation in the United Kingdom Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Centre, in Melbourne, Australia Turning Point USA, an American conservative, right-wing organization Turning Point UK, an off-shoot of Turning Point USA Television [edit] [...] Other uses [edit] _Turning Point: Fall of Liberty_, a 2008 first-person shooter video game Turning point, in mathematics: a stationary point at which the derivative changes sign See also [edit] Cursus (classical) "Cursus (classical)") Turning (disambiguation) "Turning (disambiguation)") Topics referred to by the same term Image 5: Disambiguation icon This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Turning Point.

  • A brief history of turning points - MAIZE

    In simple terms, a turning point is one at which motion in one direction ceases and that in another or contrary direction begins. For example, in math, it’s where a graph changes from increasing to decreasing, or vice versa. But things (and definitions) get a little more complicated when it comes to human history. A turning point in history needs context, and that’s why historians have very different takes on what they are, mean and represent. Turning points are all about assigning significance [...] a turning point, the shock to the system of civilization must be profound and measurable. According to sociologist Ted Goertzel, one of the most reliable indicators is the response of the financial markets. They are one of the most sensitive indicators of a country’s mood. When governed by panic, markets move quickly after a shock and can spiral out of control. Political scientists Frank Baumgartner and Bryan Jones use punctuated equilibrium analysis to define turning points. According to them, [...] Therefore, a turning point results from punctuation in the equilibrium of everyday life.

  • turning point - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    1. A decisive point at which a significantchange or historicaleventoccurs, or at which a decision must be made. synonyms▲quotations▼Synonyms:crossroads, watershed 1997, Billie Joe Armstrong, “Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life) "w:Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)")”, performed by Green Day:Another turning point, a fork stuck in the road / Time grabs you by the wrist, directs you where to go [...] 2. (calculus) A maximum or minimum on a graph. 3. A crossroads. 4. A T-junction. 5. A place at which one changes their direction of travel. quotations▼ 1953 July, Allen Rowley, “First Impressions of American Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 493:Chicago was the turning point of my journey and I left there at midnight abroad _[sic_] the "Chicagoan," an express of the New York Central System. #### Translations [edit] show ▼±decisive point [...] Latin: discrīmen(la)n Maori: taihuringa") Norwegian: Bokmål: vendepunkt(no)n Nynorsk: vendepunktn Persian: نقطه‌ی عطف"), دگرگون‌گاه") Polish: punkt zwrotnym Portuguese: virada de mesaf, ponto de inflexão Romanian: punct de cotitură")n Russian: перело́мный моме́нт")m(perelómnyj momént), поворо́тныймоме́нтm(povorótnyj momént), поворо́тныйпунктm(povorótnyj punkt) Spanish: punto de inflexión(es)m Swedish: vändpunkt(sv)c Thai: จุดวิกฤต")(jùt-wí-grʉ̀t)

  • Are we at a turning point in world history? | David Motadel

    More generally, turning points or inflection points are major events in history that profoundly reshape our lives. One central characteristic of them is their irreversibility, as, afterwards, it seems impossible to return to the status quo ante. Unsurprisingly, political leaders, past and present, have also routinely invoked them, with some urgency, as ways to mobilize support for their cause. This has also allowed them to give their own time (and themselves, as actors or witnesses) historical

Location Data

Turning Point, Big Horn County, Wyoming, United States

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Coordinates: 44.3993257, -107.1995473

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