For hopefully the last time, Loyola University- New Orleans has rejected the efforts of Turning Point USA to become a legitimate part of Loyola's Student Government Association (SGA). As I had written in The Loyola Maroon, warning about TPUSA along with another letter writer (my reply following his):
- P
Thanks for your comment, as these are exactly my sentiments as well, having written about Charlie Kirk and his use of TPUSA in several blog posts. We now know TPUSA has been used to enlist the youths of this country into conspiracy thinking as well as misogynistic and white supremacy memes. As you noted “we just want to debate” is a frequently used tactic. But it is merely sophistry disguised as reasoned argument as I pointed out in a Sept. 19 post (‘How Did Charlie Kirk’s Cheerleaders Miss His Use Of Sophistry? And My Own College Debate With A Sophist Colleague’) from my blog Brane Space
The followup SGA denial was then reported in the most recent issue of the Loyola Maroon, e.g.
Loyola’s SGA rejects Turning Point charter for a second time - The Maroon
Noting.
"Loyola University Student Government Association senate voted to deny Turning Point USA official recognition for the second time this semester.
This decision followed an overflow meeting on Dec. 3 that drew more than 60 students and forced some attendees to leave due to fire-safety limits. After additional motions, procedural clarifications and a decision to go into executive session, the Senate held a vote.
Students from a range of majors and classifications gave their input of what has been happening the past few weeks.
Junior sociology major Miu Sims urged senators to reject the charter.
“TPUSA poses a serious security threat to students and faculty,” Sims said.
She added that the chapter has referenced working with a liaison connected to the Campus Victory Project, an initiative that seeks to influence student governments.
“Considering ICE’s recent activity in New Orleans, this could put immigrant and international students at risk,” she said."
The latter, Junior Sociology major (Miu Sims) is spot on correct as ICE has been running amok in New Orleans since arriving almost a week ago, virtually destroying the city's famed dining business in the French Quarter. I also warned about TPUSA in earlier letters, one in response to a TPUSA defender (Paulo) who insisted I "check my sources") which led to my response - also shown below- in which I recommended he go to my blog and check the assorted Kirk outrages I cited. (Not that he will!)
A more recent hardhead screamed in The Maroon, "Where is the free speech at Loyola?" to which I answered in reply (letter not yet published) "There is no loss of free speech, as TPUSA's adherents can still express their opinions in The Maroon, as well as give speeches on campus. They simply will not have the formal acceptance of the Student Government Association in respect of being aligned with Jesuit values."
From the earlier (Nov. 12) Maroon letters section:
Incredibly, the imps pushing for the TPUSA acceptance actually claimed an “alignment with Jesuit values of faith and justice” – which is pure balderdash. Those Jesuit values do not include racism, misogyny and extremist radicalization – all of which were embodied by TPUSA’s founder Charlie Kirk. Whom one UK podcaster who has studied TPUSA had this to say:\:
“”It was essentially a radicalization scheme for the youth. Their big sell was that ‘the Left is ruining your life’ and they essentially framed rebellion as siding with the far right.
Why do this? Because the Right realized they couldn’t get by relying on the votes of the old forever. So they targeted the young with this light-hearted meme warfare, using Tik Tok to spread memes.
This is how the young people know who Charlie Kirk is. And they framed the message as an outsider voice to appeal to young people who might otherwise be disillusioned by having hard right government. The problem with this is it pushes young people directly into the radicalization pipeline.
A 17-year old might watch a Charlie Kirk video and end up deep in the conspiracy pipeline.”
Note: I am a former Loyola student (1964-67) who seemed to have absorbed Jesuit values better than these Gen Z students.
- P
Philip, I think you need to check your sources. I would love to see the racism, misogyny etc. that Charlie Kirk supposedly espoused.
Also, who seems more fascist: a guy who said “let’s talk” and handed his opponent a microphone? Or the people who resort to falsehoods to keep a group off campus?
Moe Quinns • Nov 9, 2025 at 11:10 pm
Turning Point USA’s op-ed at Loyola New Orleans is deeply misleading because it cloaks a hyper-partisan, nationally discredited organization in the language of “dialogue,” “inclusion,” and “Jesuit values.” Their opinion piece that they had written by the TPUSA fuhrer’s also frames Loyola’s rejection as censorship of conservative thought, but ignores TPUSA’s long record of spreading misinformation, vilifying professors through its “Professor Watchlist,” and aligning with white supremacist and anti-LGBTQ rhetoric—all of which directly contradict the Jesuit commitment to truth, justice, and human dignity. Their claim that being denied a charter makes Loyola less inclusive twists the concept of inclusion itself: inclusion doesn’t mean giving a platform to groups whose very mission undermines equity and safety for others. By pretending their agenda is simply about “faith-informed civic engagement,” they erase the fact that TPUSA is a multimillion-dollar political machine designed to radicalize students and attack universities under the guise of free speech. The group’s local founders may be naïve (I’m being gracious) rather than malicious, but the rhetoric of victimhood and false equivalence—“we just want debate”—is a hallmark of TPUSA’s national playbook. Loyola’s student senate didn’t silence anyone; it upheld the university’s moral and educational integrity.