Matthew Boedy is a leading expert on the right-wing political activities of Turning Point USA and its founder Charlie Kirk. Boedy’s first book, Speaking of Evil, explored the evolving rhetoric surrounding evil. Boedy currently teaches rhetoric and composition courses at the University of North Georgia. His latest book, The Seven Mountains Mandate: Exposing the Dangerous Plan to Christianize America and Destroy Democracy comes out in September 2025 from Westminster John Knox Press.