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'''Benjamin Aaron Shapiro''' (born January 15, 1984) is an <!-- Do not add ‘Rapper’ per consensus… see talk page --> American ] political commentator, media host, and attorney. He writes columns for ], '']'', and '']'', and serves as editor ] for '']'', which he co-founded in 2015. Shapiro is the host of '']'', a daily political ] and live radio show. He was ] of '']'' from 2012 until his resignation in 2016. Shapiro has also authored sixteen non-fiction books. | |||
== Early life and education == | |||
'''Benjamin Aaron Shapiro''' ({{IPAc-en|ʃ|ə|ˈ|p|iːr|oʊ}}; born January 15, 1984)<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.dailywire.com/tags/ben-shapiro |title=Spotlight: Ben Shapiro |work=] |access-date=January 12, 2019 }}</ref> is an American ] political commentator, public speaker, author, and lawyer. At age 17, he became the youngest nationally syndicated columnist in the United States.<ref>{{cite web| title=Is this baby-faced blogger the next Andrew Breitbart? |url=https://www.salon.com/2013/04/03/the_next_andrew_breitbart/ |first=Alex |last=Seitz-Wald |date=April 3, 2013|publisher=]}}</ref><ref name="Zman">{{Citation |ref= {{Harvid | Zman | 2012}} |title= Ben Shapiro: Proud Torah-Observant Jew and Rising Star in America's Conservative Movement |url= http://www.zmanmagazine.com/PDF/Shapiro.pdf |work= Zman Magazine |date= March 2012 |format= ] |deadurl= no |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20170201053614/http://www.zmanmagazine.com/PDF/Shapiro.pdf |archivedate= February 1, 2017 |df= mdy-all }}</ref><ref>Spencer Brown (July 11, 2017) {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170917080308/http://www.yaf.org/news/ben-shapiro-partners-yaf-affirm-students-free-speech-rights-berkeley-amid-lawsuit/ |date=September 17, 2017 }}, YAF</ref> He writes columns for ] and '']'', serves as editor-in-chief for '']'', which he founded, and hosts ''The Ben Shapiro Show'', a daily political podcast and radio show. An ] of '']'' between 2012 and 2016, he has written ten books, the first being ''Brainwashed: How Universities Indoctrinate America's Youth'' (2004) and the latest being ''The Right Side of History: How Reason and Moral Purpose Made the West Great'' (2019). | |||
Shapiro was born on January 15, 1984,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.dailywire.com/tags/ben-shapiro |title=Spotlight: Ben Shapiro |work=] |access-date=January 12, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190321112046/https://www.dailywire.com/tags/ben-shapiro |archive-date=March 21, 2019 |url-status=dead}}</ref> in ], California, to a ] family. He is ].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Levitt |first=Tani |date=May 12, 2023 |title=Ben Shapiro called Bernie Sanders a ham sandwich — what kind of sandwich would he be? |url=https://forward.com/culture/546820/ben-shapiro-bernie-sanders-ham-sandwich-what-kind-of-sandwich-would-he-be/ |access-date=September 9, 2023 |website=Forward}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet |user=benshapiro |number=690678513976799232 |access-date=October 14, 2020 |language=en |archive-date=December 30, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201230004328/https://twitter.com/benshapiro/status/690678513976799232 |url-status=live |title=My ancestors were in Russia and Lithuania at the time. Try again.}}</ref><ref name="nyt-gladiator">{{cite news |last1=Tavernise |first1=Sabrina |title=Ben Shapiro, A Provocative 'Gladiator,' Battles to Win Young Conservatives |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/23/us/ben-shapiro-conservative.html |newspaper=The New York Times |date=November 23, 2017 |access-date=February 12, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180208085657/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/23/us/ben-shapiro-conservative.html |archive-date=February 8, 2018}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{cite web|title=Ben Shapiro on Religion|url=https://scholarfactcheck.com/ben-shapiro-on-religion/|access-date=January 20, 2021|website=The Online Scholar Fact Check|language=en-US|archive-date=October 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028202644/https://scholarfactcheck.com/ben-shapiro-on-religion/|url-status=live}}</ref> When he was 9 years old, his family began to observe ].<ref name=":6" /> He started playing violin at a young age<ref>{{cite news |last1=Matt |first1=McDonald |title=Ben Shapiro, the child prodigy gone right |url=https://spectator.us/2018/05/ben-shapiro/ |access-date=September 10, 2018 |publisher=The Spectator |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180927122252/https://spectator.us/2018/05/ben-shapiro/ |archive-date=September 27, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> and performed at the ] Banquet in 1996 at age 12.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Perri |first1=Erin |title=At 12-Years-Old, Ben Shapiro Blew The Crowd Away With His Violin |url=https://www.tmn.today/2018/07/ben-shapiro-violin-schindlers-list/ |access-date=September 10, 2018 |publisher=TellMeNow, LLC |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403021930/https://www.tmn.today/2018/07/ben-shapiro-violin-schindlers-list/ |archive-date=April 3, 2019 |url-status=dead}}</ref> His parents both worked in Hollywood. His mother was a TV company executive, and his father, ], worked as a composer.<ref name="nyt-gladiator" /> | |||
Skipping two grades (third and ninth), Shapiro went from ] in ] to ] in ], where he graduated in 2000 at age 16.<ref name="AP Brainwashed">{{cite news |last=Pope |first=Justin |title=School liberalism blasted |url=https://www.deseret.com/2004/8/10/19844383/school-liberalism-blasted |work=Deseret News |agency=Associated Press |date=August 10, 2004 |access-date=June 27, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150604071152/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/print/595082988/School-liberalism-blasted.html |archive-date=June 4, 2015 }}</ref><ref name="Zman" /> He studied ] at the ], graduating in 2004 at age 20 with a ] (B.A.) degree, '']'', and membership in ]. He then attended ], where he studied under liberal law professors ] and ].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mystal |first=Elie |date=2022-01-12 |title=Lani Guinier Taught Me Almost Everything I Know About Voting Rights |url=https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/lani-guinier-voting-rights/ |access-date=2024-10-27 |work=] |language=en-US |issn=0027-8378}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Fridman |first=Lex |author-link=Lex Fridman |date=2024-01-22 |title=Transcript for Ben Shapiro vs Destiny Debate: Politics, Jan 6, Israel, Ukraine & Wokeism |url=https://lexfridman.com/ben-shapiro-destiny-debate-transcript/ |access-date=2024-10-27 |website= |publisher=] |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2007, Shapiro graduated from Harvard with a ], '']''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2017/09/14/berkeley-braces-for-ben-who-is-ben-shapiro/ |title=Who is Ben Shapiro? |work=] |first=Patrick |last=May |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506174421/https://www.mercurynews.com/2017/09/14/berkeley-braces-for-ben-who-is-ben-shapiro/ |archive-date=May 6, 2021 |date=September 14, 2017 |access-date=June 28, 2021}}</ref> | |||
==Early life== | |||
Shapiro grew up in a Jewish family in ], California.<ref name="nyt-gladiator" /> Shapiro developed a talent for violin at a young age,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Matt |first1=McDonald |title=Ben Shapiro, the child prodigy gone right |url=https://spectator.us/2018/05/ben-shapiro/ |accessdate=September 10, 2018 |publisher=The Spectator}}</ref> having performed at the ] Banquet in 1996 at twelve years of age.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Perri |first1=Erin |title=At 12-Years-Old, Ben Shapiro Blew The Crowd Away With His Violin |url=https://www.tmn.today/2018/07/ben-shapiro-violin-schindlers-list/ |accessdate=September 10, 2018 |publisher=TellMeNow, LLC}}</ref> Shapiro's parents both worked in Hollywood. His mother worked as an executive of a TV company and his father as a composer.<ref name="nyt-gladiator" /> Shapiro's cousin is American writer and former child actress ].<ref name="McNamara">{{cite web |first=Neal |last=McNamara |title=Justin Bieber a symptom of a big problem |url=http://www.ktth.com/2014/01/24/justin-bieber-symptom-big-problem/ |publisher=] |date=January 24, 2014 |accessdate=September 20, 2017 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150703191405/http://www.ktth.com/2014/01/24/justin-bieber-symptom-big-problem/ |archivedate=July 3, 2015}}</ref>{{Conservatism US}}Skipping two grades (third and ninth), Shapiro went from ] to ] where he graduated in 2000 at age 16.<ref name="AP Brainwashed">{{cite web |last= Pope |first= Justin |title= School liberalism blasted |url= http://www.deseretnews.com/article/print/595082988/School-liberalism-blasted.html |work= Deseret News |agency= Associated Press |date= June 10, 2004 |accessdate= June 27, 2011 |deadurl= no |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20150604071152/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/print/595082988/School-liberalism-blasted.html |archivedate= June 4, 2015 |df= mdy-all }}</ref><ref name = Zman/> He graduated '']'' and ] from the ] in 2004, at age 20, with a ] degree in political science and then '']'' from ] in 2007.<ref name=S&S>{{cite web|title = Ben Shapiro|url = http://authors.simonandschuster.com/Ben-Shapiro/407587827|publisher = Simon & Schuster|accessdate = January 3, 2016|deadurl = no|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20160107034254/http://authors.simonandschuster.com/Ben-Shapiro/407587827|archivedate = January 7, 2016|df = mdy-all}}</ref> He then practiced law at ]. {{As of|March 2012}} he ran an independent legal consultancy firm, Benjamin Shapiro Legal Consulting, in Los Angeles.<ref name = Zman /> | |||
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After graduating from law school, Shapiro entered private practice at the law firm ], but left after 10 months.<ref name="ReplyAll">{{cite news |last1=Abrahamowitz |first1=Zach |title=A Conversation with Ben Shapiro |url=https://www.replyall.me/zach-talks/a-conversation-with-ben-shapiro/ |access-date=April 13, 2023 |work=ReplyAll |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201102152806/https://www.replyall.me/zach-talks/a-conversation-with-ben-shapiro/|archive-date=November 2, 2020}}</ref> {{As of|March 2012}}, he ran an independent legal consultancy firm, Benjamin Shapiro Legal Consulting, in Los Angeles.<ref name="Zman" /> | |||
Shapiro became interested in politics at a young age. He started a nationally syndicated column when he was 17 and had written two books by age 21.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Harris |first1=Dan |last2=Torres |first2=Ignacio |last3=Effron |first3=Lauren |title=Conservative commentator on future of free speech on campus |work=ABC News |date=October 21, 2017 |url=http://abcnews.go.com/US/outspoken-conservative-ben-shapiro-free-speech-place-college/story?id=50610394 |accessdate=April 29, 2018 }}</ref> | |||
=== Author === | |||
In his first book ''Brainwashed: How Universities Indoctrinate America's Youth'' (2004), Shapiro argues that students are not exposed to a variety of viewpoints at universities and that those who do not have strong opinions will be overwhelmed by an atmosphere dominated by liberal instructors even if discussion is encouraged in classrooms.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dailybruin.com/2004/05/10/book-misconstrues-facts/|title=Book misconstrues facts|last=Hsu|first=Charlotte|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040604042643/http://dailybruin.ucla.edu/news/articles.asp?id=28928|archivedate=June 4, 2004|work=]|publisher=UCLA|date=May 10, 2004|accessdate=June 10, 2018|dead-url=no}}</ref> | |||
Shapiro became interested in politics at a young age. He started a nationally syndicated column when he was 17, becoming the youngest nationally syndicated columnist in the United States,<ref name="Zman">{{cite magazine |ref={{Harvid | Zman | 2012}} |title=Ben Shapiro: Proud Torah-Observant Jew and Rising Star in America's Conservative Movement |url=http://www.zmanmagazine.com/PDF/Shapiro.pdf |magazine=Zman Magazine |date=March 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170201053614/http://www.zmanmagazine.com/PDF/Shapiro.pdf |archive-date=February 1, 2017 }}</ref> and had written two books by age 21.<ref name="GOP">{{cite web |last1=Harris |first1=Dan |last2=Torres |first2=Ignacio |last3=Effron |first3=Lauren |title=Conservative commentator on future of free speech on campus |work=ABC News |date=October 21, 2017 |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/outspoken-conservative-ben-shapiro-free-speech-place-college/story?id=50610394 |access-date=April 29, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180429222314/http://abcnews.go.com/US/outspoken-conservative-ben-shapiro-free-speech-place-college/story?id=50610394 |archive-date=April 29, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":11">{{cite web |title=Is this baby-faced blogger the next Andrew Breitbart? |url=https://www.salon.com/2013/04/03/the_next_andrew_breitbart/ |first=Alex |last=Seitz-Wald |date=April 3, 2013 |website=] |access-date=July 26, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180727024357/https://www.salon.com/2013/04/03/the_next_andrew_breitbart/ |archive-date=July 27, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
In his first book ''Brainwashed: How Universities Indoctrinate America's Youth'' (2004), Shapiro argues that the ] has ideological dominance over universities and that ] do not tolerate non-left opinions.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Gray|first=Eliza|date=July 16, 2018|title=How Trumpian is the GOP's next generation? I talked to 52 young conservatives to find out.|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/style/wp/2018/07/16/feature/the-next-generation-of-republicans-do-they-stand-with-trump/|access-date=June 29, 2021|newspaper=]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Feiger|first=Leah|date=May 3, 2019|title=A Few Things To Know About Ben Shapiro|url=https://forward.com/news/422141/who-is-ben-shapiro/|url-status=live|access-date=June 29, 2021|newspaper=]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190503175551/https://forward.com/news/422141/who-is-ben-shapiro/ |archive-date=May 3, 2019}}</ref> | |||
In 2011, HarperCollins published Shapiro's fourth book, '']'', in which Shapiro argues that Hollywood has a ] agenda that it actively promotes through prime-time entertainment programming. In the book, the producers of '']'' and '']'' say they pursued a pro-pacifist, anti-Vietnam-War agenda in those series.<ref>{{Cite news|last= Lawson|first= Mark|title= Is US TV too leftwing?|url= https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2011/jun/29/is-us-tv-too-leftwing|newspaper= The Guardian|accessdate= June 29, 2011|date= June 29, 2011|deadurl= no|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20130930113043/http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2011/jun/29/is-us-tv-too-leftwing|archivedate= September 30, 2013|df= mdy-all}}</ref> The same year ''Primetime Propaganda'' came out, Shapiro became a fellow at the ].<ref>{{cite web|last=Glazov|first=Jamie|title=Primetime Propaganda|url=http://frontpagemag.com/2011/jamie-glazov/primetime-propaganda/|work=FrontPage Magazine|date=May 31, 2011|accessdate=February 22, 2013|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://archive.is/20130102170929/http://frontpagemag.com/2011/jamie-glazov/primetime-propaganda/|archivedate=January 2, 2013}}</ref> | |||
In 2011, HarperCollins published Shapiro's fourth book, '']'', in which Shapiro argues that Hollywood has a ] agenda that it actively promotes through prime-time entertainment programming. In the book, the producers of '']'' and '']'' say they pursued a ], ] agenda in those series.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lawson |first=Mark |title=Is US TV too leftwing? |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2011/jun/29/is-us-tv-too-leftwing |newspaper=The Guardian |access-date=June 29, 2011 |date=June 29, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130930113043/http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2011/jun/29/is-us-tv-too-leftwing |archive-date=September 30, 2013 }}</ref> Shapiro also became a fellow at the ].<ref>{{cite web |first=Leily |last=Rezvani |url=https://www.stanforddaily.com/2019/10/18/ben-shapiro-to-speak-on-campus-after-stanford-admin-criticized-his-collaborators-visit-in-may/ |title=Ben Shapiro to speak on campus after Stanford admin criticized his collaborator's visit in May |work=] |date=October 18, 2019 |access-date=June 16, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191019135400/https://www.stanforddaily.com/2019/10/18/ben-shapiro-to-speak-on-campus-after-stanford-admin-criticized-his-collaborators-visit-in-may/|archive-date=October 19, 2019 |quote=Shapiro is a lawyer, author and columnist, as well as fellow at the David Horowitz Freedom Center, a conservative platform for political debates.}}</ref> | |||
In 2013, ] published Shapiro's fifth book, ''Bullies: How the Left's Culture of Fear and Intimidation Silences Americans''.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Bullies: How the Left's Culture of Fear and Intimidation Silences Americans|first=Resultados de|last=búsqueda|date=July 8, 2014|publisher=Threshold ed|id= {{ASIN|1476710007|country=es}}}}</ref> | |||
In 2013, ] published Shapiro's fifth book, ''Bullies: How the Left's Culture of Fear and Intimidation Silences Americans''.<ref>{{cite book |title=Bullies: How the Left's Culture of Fear and Intimidation Silences Americans |date=July 8, 2014 |publisher=Threshold |id={{ASIN|1476710007|country=es}}}}</ref> | |||
In 2019, Shapiro published the book ''The Right Side of History: How Reason and Moral Purpose Made the West Great'' which focuses on the importance of Judeo-Christian values and laments the decline of those values in modern America.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/ben-shapiro-storms-out-of-bbc-interview-2019-5|title=Ben Shapiro, a conservative famous for asking people to debate him, stormed out of an interview he didn't like|last=Haltiwanger|first=John|website=Business Insider|access-date=2019-05-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vox.com/2019/5/9/18410886/ben-shapiro-right-side-of-history|title=What’s wrong with America? A debate with Ben Shapiro.|last=Illing|first=Sean|date=2019-05-09|website=Vox|access-date=2019-05-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2019/may/11/us-pundit-ben-shapiro-apologises-bbc-andrew-neil-interview|title=Ben Shapiro apologises to Andrew Neil after being 'destroyed' in BBC interview|last=Busby|first=Mattha|date=2019-05-11|work=The Guardian|access-date=2019-05-11|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> In a May 2019 interview on BBC where Shapiro was promoting his book, the interviewer ] suggested that Shapiro's history of remarks were inconsistent with the message of the book.<ref name=":0" /> Shapiro took offense to the questioning, accused Neil (a prominent British conservative journalist) of being a leftist, said Neil was trying to make a "quick buck...off of the fact that I'm popular and no one has ever heard of you", and stormed out of the interview.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-politics-48230595/andrew-neil-and-us-commentator-ben-shapiro-on-anger|title=US commentator Shapiro questioned on anger|website=BBC News|language=en|access-date=2019-05-10}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/media/443138-ben-shapiro-ends-bbc-interview-scolds-host-im-popular-and-no-one-has-ever|title=Ben Shapiro ends BBC interview, scolds host: 'I'm popular and no one has ever heard of you'|last=Swanson|first=Ian|date=2019-05-10|website=TheHill|language=en|access-date=2019-05-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ben-shapiro-bbc-andrew-neil_n_5cd58942e4b0796a95daa057|title=Ben Shapiro To Chairman Of Britain's Most-Read Right Wing Magazine: 'You're On The Left'|last=Amatulli|first=Jenna|date=2019-05-10|website=HuffPost|language=en|access-date=2019-05-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/ben-shapiro-storms-out-of-bbc-interview-im-popular-and-no-ones-ever-heard-of-you|title=Ben Shapiro Storms Out of BBC Interview: ‘I’m Popular and No One’s Ever Heard of You’|last=Baragona|first=Justin|date=2019-05-10|access-date=2019-05-10|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenational.scot/news/17632268.watch-ben-shapiro-actually-called-andrew-neil-a-liberal-leftie/|title=WATCH: Ben Shapiro actually called Andrew Neil a liberal leftie|website=The National|language=en|access-date=2019-05-10}}</ref> Shapiro later admitted that he had been "destroyed" by Neil, commenting on Twitter that he " own rule, and wasn't properly prepared".<ref>{{cite web |title=Conservative pundit Ben Shapiro admits he was 'destroyed' after cutting short TV debate |url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/11/us/ben-shapiro-bbc-interview-intl/index.html |publisher=CNN}}</ref> | |||
In 2017, he released his first and to date only fiction novel, ''True Allegiance''.<ref name=":8">{{cite web|title=True Allegiance |url=https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/true-allegiance-ben-shapiro/1123487923|access-date=June 13, 2021|website=Barnes & Noble|language=en}}</ref> | |||
Economist Noah Smith criticized the book, noting that measures of scientific prowess such as the Nobel prize are flawed, as they are awarded by Swedish scientists who are more likely to be aware of ground-breaking research by Western scholars who publish in familiar languages.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-05-30/america-is-forgetting-the-value-of-science|title=Science Was Never Unique to the West|last=Smith|first=Noah|date=2019|website=www.bloomberg.com|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2019-06-02}}</ref> | |||
In 2019, Shapiro published the book ''],'' which focuses on the importance of "] values" and laments the decline of those values in modern America. | |||
===Columnist=== | |||
In 2012, Shapiro became ] of '']'', a conservative website founded by ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2012/03/the_empire_that_andrew_breitbart_built_is_struggling_to_maintain_its_brand_now_that_its_founder_is_dead_.html|title=Meet the Breitbarts|last=Weigel|first=David|date=March 21, 2012|work=Slate|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130526100325/http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2012/03/the_empire_that_andrew_breitbart_built_is_struggling_to_maintain_its_brand_now_that_its_founder_is_dead_.html|archivedate=May 26, 2013|deadurl=no|accessdate=February 22, 2013}}</ref> In March 2016, Shapiro resigned from his position as editor-at-large of ''Breitbart News'' following what he characterized as the website's lack of support for reporter ] in response to her alleged assault by ], ]'s former campaign manager.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/breitbart-s-michelle-fields-ben-shapiro-resign-over-trump-incident-n537711|title=Breitbart's Michelle Fields, Ben Shapiro Resign Over Trump Incident|last=Vinograd|first=Cassandra|work=NBC News|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314085235/http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/breitbart-s-michelle-fields-ben-shapiro-resign-over-trump-incident-n537711|archivedate=March 14, 2016|deadurl=no|accessdate=March 14, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/03/14/breitbart-reporter-editor-resign-over-response-to-alleged-assault-by-trump-campaign-manager.html|title=Breitbart reporter, editor resign over response to alleged assault by Trump campaign manager|publisher=Fox News|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160316020852/http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/03/14/breitbart-reporter-editor-resign-over-response-to-alleged-assault-by-trump-campaign-manager.html|archivedate=March 16, 2016|deadurl=no|accessdate=March 14, 2016|date=March 14, 2016}}</ref> After Shapiro's departure, Breitbart published a piece, falsely attributed to Shapiro's father's pseudonym, saying "Ben Shapiro betrays loyal Breitbart readers in pursuit of Fox News contributorship", which Breitbart later deleted.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/breitbart-s-michelle-fields-ben-shapiro-resign-over-trump-incident-n537711|title=Breitbart Reporter and Quits After Alleged Assault by Trump Staffer|work=NBC News|access-date=August 10, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=messy /> After leaving '']'', Shapiro was a frequent target of anti-Semitic rhetoric from the ].<ref name=messy>{{Cite news|url=http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/05/ben-shapiros-messy-breakup-with-breitbart.html|title=Explaining Ben Shapiro's Messy, Ethnic-Slur-Laden Breakup With Breitbart|work=Daily Intelligencer|access-date=September 25, 2018|language=en}}</ref> According to a 2016 analysis by the ], Shapiro was the most frequent target of anti-Semitic tweets against journalists.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2016/10/19/in-one-year-people-have-read-anti-semitic-tweets-a-staggering-10-billion-times/|title=In 2016, people have read anti-Semitic tweets 10 billion times, many from Trump supporters|last=|first=|date=|website=Washington Post|language=en|access-date=September 25, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/12/opinion/conservative-berkeley-ben-shapiro.html|title=Opinion {{!}} A Political Conservative Goes to Berkeley|access-date=November 1, 2018|language=en}}</ref> | |||
In 2021, Shapiro published the book ''The Authoritarian Moment'', which argues that there is not a pressing ] threat in U.S. politics from the right-wing. Rather, he argues that the authoritarian threat comes from the left's control of academia, Hollywood, journalism, and corporate America.<ref>{{cite web |last=Chait |first=Jonathan |date=August 12, 2021 |title=Ben Shapiro's Book Is a Glib Rationale for Right-Wing Authoritarianism |url=https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/08/ben-shapiro-new-book-authoritarian-moment-left-trump.html |access-date=August 12, 2021 |website=Intelligencer |language=en-us}}</ref> | |||
On February 7, 2013, Shapiro published an article citing unspecified Senate sources who said that a group named "Friends of Hamas" was among foreign contributors to the political campaign of ], a former ] awaiting confirmation as ] as a nominee of President ], but weeks later '']'' reporter ] reported there was no evidence such a group existed.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/weigel/2013/02/14/_friends_of_hamas_the_scary_sounding_pro_hagel_group_that_doesn_t_actually.html|title="Friends of Hamas": The Scary-Sounding Pro-Hagel Group That Doesn't Actually Exist|last=Weigel|first=David|date=February 20, 2013|journal=Slate|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130222024409/http://www.slate.com/blogs/weigel/2013/02/14/_friends_of_hamas_the_scary_sounding_pro_hagel_group_that_doesn_t_actually.html|archivedate=February 22, 2013|deadurl=no|accessdate=February 22, 2013}}</ref> Shapiro told Weigel that the story he published was "the entirety of the information had."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mediaite.com/online/secret-hagel-donor-white-house-ducks-questions-on-fox-and-friends-of-hamas/|title=Secret Hagel Donor?: White House Ducks Questions On 'Fox And Friends of Hamas'|last=Christopher|first=Tommy|date=February 20, 2013|publisher=Mediaite|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130720043742/http://www.mediaite.com/online/secret-hagel-donor-white-house-ducks-questions-on-fox-and-friends-of-hamas/|archivedate=July 20, 2013|deadurl=no|accessdate=February 22, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mediaite.com/tv/the-young-turks-guest-catches-breitbart-news-ben-shapiro-in-friends-of-hamas-lie/|title=The Young Turks Guest Catches Breitbart News'= Ben Shapiro In 'Friends of Hamas' Lie|last=Christopher|first=Tommy|date=February 21, 2013|publisher=Mediaite|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130627233048/http://www.mediaite.com/tv/the-young-turks-guest-catches-breitbart-news-ben-shapiro-in-friends-of-hamas-lie/|archivedate=June 27, 2013|deadurl=no|accessdate=February 22, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theatlanticwire.com/national/2013/02/friends-hamas-rumor-debunked-reporter-who-accidentally-started-it/62325/|title='Friends of Hamas' Rumor Debunked by Reporter Who Accidentally Started It|last=Trotter|first=J.K|date=February 20, 2013|publisher=The Atlantic Wire|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130222012830/http://www.theatlanticwire.com/national/2013/02/friends-hamas-rumor-debunked-reporter-who-accidentally-started-it/62325/|archivedate=February 22, 2013|deadurl=no|accessdate=February 22, 2013}}</ref> | |||
=== ''Breitbart News'' === | |||
On October 7, 2013, Shapiro co-founded ], a U.S. media watchdog and activism website, in association with the David Horowitz Freedom Center. TruthRevolt ceased operations in March 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.truthrevolt.org/news/announcement-truthrevolt-closing-shop|title=Announcement:TruthRevolt Closing up shop|publisher=Truthrevolt.org|date=March 7, 2018|accessdate=March 15, 2018}}</ref> | |||
In 2012, Shapiro became ] of '']'', a website founded by ].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2012/03/the_empire_that_andrew_breitbart_built_is_struggling_to_maintain_its_brand_now_that_its_founder_is_dead_.html |title=Meet the Breitbarts |last=Weigel |first=David |date=March 21, 2012 |work=Slate |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130526100325/http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2012/03/the_empire_that_andrew_breitbart_built_is_struggling_to_maintain_its_brand_now_that_its_founder_is_dead_.html |archive-date=May 26, 2013 |url-status=live |access-date=February 22, 2013}}</ref> After ''Breitbart'' came under the leadership of ], Shapiro attempted to distance himself from him.<ref>{{Cite news |date=August 21, 2016 |title=Stephen Bannon, a Rookie Campaign Chief Who 'Loves the Fight' |work=] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/18/us/politics/stephen-bannon.html |access-date=March 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821141106/https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/18/us/politics/stephen-bannon.html |archive-date=August 21, 2016 |last1=Barbaro |first1=Michael |last2=Grynbaum |first2=Michael M.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite interview |first=Ben |last=Shapiro |title=Ben Shapiro |interviewer-last=Kirk |interviewer-first=Michael |date=2017-03-24 |url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/interview/ben-shapiro/ |access-date=March 8, 2023 |website=FRONTLINE |language=en-US}}</ref> | |||
On February 7, 2013, Shapiro published an article citing unspecified Senate sources who said that a group named "Friends of Hamas" was among foreign contributors to the political campaign of ], a former ] awaiting confirmation as ] as a nominee of President ], but weeks later '']'' reporter ] reported there was no evidence such a group existed.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Weigel |first=David |date=February 20, 2013 |title="Friends of Hamas": The Scary-Sounding Pro-Hagel Group That Doesn't Actually Exist |url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/weigel/2013/02/14/_friends_of_hamas_the_scary_sounding_pro_hagel_group_that_doesn_t_actually.html |url-status=live |journal=Slate |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130222024409/http://www.slate.com/blogs/weigel/2013/02/14/_friends_of_hamas_the_scary_sounding_pro_hagel_group_that_doesn_t_actually.html |archive-date=February 22, 2013 |access-date=February 22, 2013}}</ref> Shapiro told Weigel that the story he published was "the entirety of the information had."<ref>{{cite web |last=Christopher |first=Tommy |date=February 20, 2013 |title=Secret Hagel Donor?: White House Ducks Questions On 'Fox And Friends of Hamas' |url=http://www.mediaite.com/online/secret-hagel-donor-white-house-ducks-questions-on-fox-and-friends-of-hamas/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130720043742/http://www.mediaite.com/online/secret-hagel-donor-white-house-ducks-questions-on-fox-and-friends-of-hamas/ |archive-date=July 20, 2013 |access-date=February 22, 2013 |website=]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Christopher |first=Tommy |date=February 21, 2013 |title=The Young Turks Guest Catches Breitbart News'= Ben Shapiro In 'Friends of Hamas' Lie |url=http://www.mediaite.com/tv/the-young-turks-guest-catches-breitbart-news-ben-shapiro-in-friends-of-hamas-lie/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130627233048/http://www.mediaite.com/tv/the-young-turks-guest-catches-breitbart-news-ben-shapiro-in-friends-of-hamas-lie/ |archive-date=June 27, 2013 |access-date=February 22, 2013 |publisher=Mediaite}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Trotter |first=J.K |date=February 20, 2013 |title='Friends of Hamas' Rumor Debunked by Reporter Who Accidentally Started It |url=http://www.theatlanticwire.com/national/2013/02/friends-hamas-rumor-debunked-reporter-who-accidentally-started-it/62325/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130222012830/http://www.theatlanticwire.com/national/2013/02/friends-hamas-rumor-debunked-reporter-who-accidentally-started-it/62325/ |archive-date=February 22, 2013 |access-date=February 22, 2013 |work=]}}</ref> Shapiro later expressed regret over publishing the story.<ref>{{Cite web |first=Ben |last=Shapiro |date=March 29, 2019 |title=So, Here's A Giant List Of All The Dumb Stuff I've Ever Done (Don't Worry, I'll Keep Updating It) |website=] |url=https://www.dailywire.com/news/33362/so-heres-giant-list-all-dumb-stuff-ive-ever-done-ben-shapiro |access-date=March 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329051813/https://www.dailywire.com/news/33362/so-heres-giant-list-all-dumb-stuff-ive-ever-done-ben-shapiro |archive-date=March 29, 2019}}</ref> | |||
In March 2016, Shapiro resigned from his position as editor-at-large of ''Breitbart News'' following what he characterized as the website's lack of support for reporter ] in response to her alleged assault by ], ]'s former campaign manager,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/breitbart-s-michelle-fields-ben-shapiro-resign-over-trump-incident-n537711 |title=Breitbart's Michelle Fields, Ben Shapiro Resign Over Trump Incident |last=Vinograd |first=Cassandra |work=] |date=March 14, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314085235/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/breitbart-s-michelle-fields-ben-shapiro-resign-over-trump-incident-n537711 |archive-date=March 14, 2016 |url-status=live |access-date=March 14, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=<!--staff byline--> |url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/breitbart-reporter-editor-resign-over-response-to-alleged-assault-by-trump-campaign-manager |title=Breitbart reporter, editor resign over response to alleged assault by Trump campaign manager |website=] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160316020852/http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/03/14/breitbart-reporter-editor-resign-over-response-to-alleged-assault-by-trump-campaign-manager.html |archive-date=March 16, 2016 |url-status=live |access-date=March 14, 2016 |date=March 14, 2016}}</ref> in spite of video and eyewitness evidence of the assault.<ref>{{cite news |title=Video shows Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski grabbing Michelle Fields |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/politics/video-shows-trump-campaign-manager-corey-lewandowski-grabbing-michelle-fields/2016/03/29/8b53c8a4-f5c2-11e5-958d-d038dac6e718_video.html |newspaper=] |access-date=July 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200609191902/https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/politics/video-shows-trump-campaign-manager-corey-lewandowski-grabbing-michelle-fields/2016/03/29/8b53c8a4-f5c2-11e5-958d-d038dac6e718_video.html |archive-date=June 9, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Stevenson |first1=Seth |title=The Many Faces of Ben Shapiro |url=https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/01/is-ben-shapiro-a-conservative-liberals-can-count-on.html |website=Slate |date=January 24, 2018 |access-date=July 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525080449/https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/01/is-ben-shapiro-a-conservative-liberals-can-count-on.html |archive-date=May 25, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> In his resignation statement, Shapiro stated, "Steve Bannon is a bully, and has sold out ] mission in order to back another bully, Donald Trump; he has shaped the company into Trump's personal ]".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gray |first1=Rosie |last2=Coppins |first2=McKay |title=Michelle Fields, Ben Shapiro Resign From Breitbart |url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/rosiegray/michelle-fields-ben-shapiro-resign-from-breitbart |website=] |date=March 14, 2016 |access-date=July 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200630104318/https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/rosiegray/michelle-fields-ben-shapiro-resign-from-breitbart |archive-date=June 30, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> After Shapiro's departure, ''Breitbart'' published a piece, falsely attributed to Shapiro's father's pseudonym, saying, "Ben Shapiro betrays loyal Breitbart readers in pursuit of Fox News contributorship," which ''Breitbart'' later deleted.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/breitbart-s-michelle-fields-ben-shapiro-resign-over-trump-incident-n537711 |title=Breitbart's Michelle Fields and Three Others Resign Over Trump Incident |first=Cassandra |last=Vinograd |work=] |access-date=August 10, 2018 |language=en-US |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190512012151/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/breitbart-s-michelle-fields-ben-shapiro-resign-over-trump-incident-n537711 |archive-date=May 12, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="messy">{{cite news |first= Jesse |last=Singal |title=Explaining Ben Shapiro's Messy, Ethnic-Slur-Laden Breakup With Breitbart |language=en |work=] |url=http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/05/ben-shapiros-messy-breakup-with-breitbart.html |url-status=live |access-date=September 25, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181003121555/http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/05/ben-shapiros-messy-breakup-with-breitbart.html |archive-date=October 3, 2018}}</ref> Despite being critical of Bannon, Shapiro defended Bannon when he was accused of ].<ref>{{cite web |first=Ian|last=Tuttle|date=November 14, 2016 |title=Steve Bannon Is Not a Nazi—But Let's Be Honest about What He Represents |url=https://www.nationalreview.com/2016/11/steve-bannon-trump-administration-alt-right-breitbart-chief-strategist/ |access-date=May 18, 2022 |website=] |language=en-US}}</ref> | |||
=== Host === | === Host === | ||
{{see also|The Ben Shapiro Show}} | |||
In July 2015, Shapiro and ] activist ] were on '']'' to discuss ]'s receipt of the ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ben-shapiro-files-complaint-transgender-reporter-tur-article-1.2298804|title=Ben Shapiro files complaint against transgender reporter Tur|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newsweek.com/conservative-editor-files-police-report-against-transgender-reporter-after-355851|title=Editor Ben Shapiro Files Police Report Against Transgender Reporter After Heated TV Exchange|date=July 21, 2015|publisher=}}</ref> After Shapiro repeatedly referred to Tur with male pronouns, Tur grabbed his neck and threatened on air to "send him home in an ambulance". Shapiro later filed a police report.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-pundit-trans-journalist-in-on-air-spat/|title=Jewish pundit, trans journalist in on-air spat|work=The Times of Israel}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=http://www.haaretz.com/jewish-world/jewish-world-news/1.667098|title=Watch: Trans journalist threatens right-wing Jewish pundit during on-air spat|author=Andrew Tobin|date=July 21, 2015|work=Haaretz.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newsweek.com/conservative-editor-files-police-report-against-transgender-reporter-after-355851?rx=us|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170318225103/http://www.newsweek.com/conservative-editor-files-police-report-against-transgender-reporter-after-355851?rx=us|dead-url=yes|archive-date=March 18, 2017|title=Editor Ben Shapiro Files Police Report Against Transgender Reporter After Heated TV Exchange |author=Lauren Walker|date=July 21, 2015|work=Newsweek}}</ref> | |||
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In 2012, Shapiro joined ]-AM 870 as a host on their morning radio program alongside ] and ].<ref>{{cite web |first=Carl |last=Marcucci |url=https://www.rbr.com/krla-beefs-up-morning-team-in-la/ |title=KRLA beefs up morning team in LA |date=July 11, 2012 |publisher=RBR |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190620183117/https://www.rbr.com/krla-beefs-up-morning-team-in-la/ |archive-date=June 20, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> By 2016, he was one of the hosts for KRLA's ''The Morning Answer'', a conservative radio show. Internal emails showed that Shapiro faced pressure from ] executives, the syndicate that owned the show, to be more supportive of ] during the ]. Shapiro, however, remained highly critical of Trump throughout the election.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://money.cnn.com/2018/05/09/media/salem-radio-executives-trump/index.html |title=Salem executives pressured radio hosts to cover Trump more positively, emails show |last2=Darcy |first1=Hadas |last1=Gold |first2=Oliver |work=CNNMoney |access-date=May 9, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328142106/https://money.cnn.com/2018/05/09/media/salem-radio-executives-trump/index.html |archive-date=March 28, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
Shapiro and ] founded '']'' on September 21, 2015. He serves as editor emeritus as well as the host of his online political podcast ''The Ben Shapiro Show,'' broadcast every weekday.<ref>{{cite web |first=Elliot |last=Kaufman |url=http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/450262/ben-shapiro-show-second-top-podcast-itunes |title=Ben Shapiro's Astonishing Success |work=National Review |date=August 8, 2017 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170812205911/http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/450262/ben-shapiro-show-second-top-podcast-itunes |archive-date=August 12, 2017}}</ref><ref name="vf"/> {{as of|2019|March|}}, the podcast was ranked by Podtrac as the second most popular podcast in the U.S.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--staff byline--> |title=A Bounce For Ben Shapiro In March Says Podtrac |url=http://www.insideradio.com/free/a-bounce-for-ben-shapiro-in-march-says-podtrac/article_7fbca710-66d3-11e9-8954-734748203ec0.html |newspaper=Inside Radio |date=April 24, 2019 |access-date=June 11, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190620181201/http://www.insideradio.com/free/a-bounce-for-ben-shapiro-in-march-says-podtrac/article_7fbca710-66d3-11e9-8954-734748203ec0.html |archive-date=June 20, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> ] began syndicating ''The Ben Shapiro Show'' podcast to radio in April 2018.<ref>{{cite web |last=Schwartz |first=Jason |title=Ben Shapiro to take his podcast to radio |work=POLITICO |date=March 29, 2018 |access-date=April 28, 2018 |url=https://politi.co/2pPq43F |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200407070615/https://www.politico.com/story/2018/03/29/ben-shapiro-radio-podcast-490973 |archive-date=April 7, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2018, '']'' described the podcast as "massively popular".<ref>{{cite news |first= M. Scott |last=Mahaskey |url=https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/04/27/the-new-conservative-media-establishment-218107 |title=The New Conservative Media Establishment |work=POLITICO Magazine |access-date=September 28, 2018 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403051335/https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/04/27/the-new-conservative-media-establishment-218107 |archive-date=April 3, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> In January 2019, Westwood One expanded Shapiro's one-hour podcast-to-radio program, adding a nationally syndicated two-hour live radio show, for three hours of Ben Shapiro programming daily.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--staff byline--> |title=Ben Shapiro Radio Show Expands To Three Hours Over The Air |url=http://www.insideradio.com/free/ben-shapiro-radio-show-expands-to-three-hours-over-the/article_f8a5d07a-c020-11e8-b7ae-a3f6cb9d9b7b.html |newspaper=Inside Radio |date=September 24, 2018 |access-date=June 16, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190622141814/http://www.insideradio.com/free/ben-shapiro-radio-show-expands-to-three-hours-over-the/article_f8a5d07a-c020-11e8-b7ae-a3f6cb9d9b7b.html |archive-date=June 22, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> As of March 2019, according to Westwood One, ''The Ben Shapiro Show'' is being carried by more than 200 stations, including in nine of the top ten markets.<ref>{{cite web |first=Chris |last=Potter |url=https://www.westwoodone.com/2019/03/06/the-ben-shapiro-show-experiences-explosive-station-growth-and-ratings-success-by-drawing-younger-listeners-to-broadcast-radio/ |title=The Ben Shapiro Show Experiences Explosive Station Growth and Ratings Success by Drawing Younger Listeners to Broadcast Radio |date=March 6, 2019 |publisher=Westwood One |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190620181201/https://www.westwoodone.com/2019/03/06/the-ben-shapiro-show-experiences-explosive-station-growth-and-ratings-success-by-drawing-younger-listeners-to-broadcast-radio/ |archive-date=June 20, 2019}}</ref> In June 2020, Shapiro stepped down from his role as ], which he had held since the site's founding, and took on the role of editor emeritus.<ref name="stepsDown">{{cite news |last=Blake |first=Andrew |title=Ben Shapiro stepping down as editor-in-chief of the Daily Wire|url=https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jul/7/ben-shapiro-stepping-down-as-editor-in-chief-of-th/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200918101724/https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jul/7/ben-shapiro-stepping-down-as-editor-in-chief-of-th/|archive-date=September 18, 2020|access-date=July 7, 2020|website=The Washington Times|language=en-US}}</ref> | |||
In September 2018, Shapiro started hosting ''The Ben Shapiro Election Special'' on ]. The ] covered news and issues relating to the ].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pink |first1=Aiden |title=Ben Shapiro Rides Kavanaugh Controversy to Top of U.S. Conservative Media |url=https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/ben-shapiro-rides-kavanaugh-controversy-continues-rise-to-the-top-1.6530775 |newspaper=Haaretz |access-date=October 14, 2018 |language=en |date=October 4, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403021932/https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/ben-shapiro-rides-kavanaugh-controversy-continues-rise-to-the-top-1.6530775 |archive-date=April 3, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
Shapiro has made frequent appearances on ] with talks on ] and ] with 4,900,000 to 8,400,000 views {{as of|2018|December|lc=y}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.prageru.com/presenters/ben-shapiro |title=PragerU {{!}} Ben Shapiro |date=December 22, 2018 |website=prageru.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181222173509/https://www.prageru.com/presenters/ben-shapiro |archive-date=December 22, 2018 |url-status=dead |access-date=December 22, 2018}}</ref><ref name="vf" /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dailywire.com/news/16331/prageru-video-shapiro-explains-why-facts-dont-care-hank-berrien |title=PragerU Video: Shapiro Explains Why Facts Don't Care About Your Feelings |first=Hank |last=Berrien |date=May 11, 2017 |website=Daily Wire |language=en |access-date=December 22, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181222173631/https://www.dailywire.com/news/16331/prageru-video-shapiro-explains-why-facts-dont-care-hank-berrien |archive-date=December 22, 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref> | |||
In 2021, Ben Shapiro's podcast was ranked as the 9th most listened on Apple podcasts.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Winn |first1=Ross |title=Top 100 US Podcasts (Apple Podcasts Top Charts) |url=https://www.podcastinsights.com/top-us-podcasts/ |website=www.podcastinsights.com |date=May 21, 2018 |publisher=Podcast Insights |access-date=November 15, 2021}}</ref> | |||
=== Speaker === | |||
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Shapiro speaks at ] across the United States. In his speeches, he often presents a conservative viewpoint on controversial subjects. He spoke at 37 campuses between early 2016 and late 2017.<ref name="nyt-gladiator" /> | |||
Some students and faculty members at ] objected to a speech that Shapiro, who was then an editor at Breitbart News, was scheduled to hold at the university on February 25, 2016, titled "When Diversity Becomes a Problem". University president William Covino canceled the speech three days before it was to take place, with the intention of rescheduling it so that the event could feature various viewpoints on the subject of campus diversity. Covino ultimately reversed his decision, allowing the speech to go on as planned.<ref>{{cite news |first1=John A. |last1=Moreno |first2=Chris |last2=Wolfe |url=http://ktla.com/2016/02/25/cal-state-l-a-cancels-event-featuring-ben-shapiro-conservative-pundit-insists-he-will-appear-on-campus-anyway/ |title=In Reversal, Cal State LA President Allows Conservative Pundit Ben Shapiro to Speak at Campus Event |date=February 25, 2016 |publisher=KTLA 5 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160226092258/http://ktla.com/2016/02/25/cal-state-l-a-cancels-event-featuring-ben-shapiro-conservative-pundit-insists-he-will-appear-on-campus-anyway/ |archive-date=February 26, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Alex |last=Griswold |url=http://www.mediaite.com/online/university-president-shuts-down-conservative-journalists-speech-citing-free-exchange-of-ideas/ |title=University President Shuts Down Conservative Journalist's Speech, Citing "Free Exchange of Ideas" |date=February 23, 2016 |publisher=Mediaite |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160228024612/http://www.mediaite.com/online/university-president-shuts-down-conservative-journalists-speech-citing-free-exchange-of-ideas/ |archive-date=February 28, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> The day of the speech, student protesters formed human chains, blocking the doors to the event and staging sit-in protests. When Shapiro began his speech, a protester pulled the fire alarm. After the speech ended, Shapiro was escorted out by campus police.<ref>{{cite news |first1=Sid |last1=Garcia |first2=Tim |last2=Rearden |url=http://abc7.com/news/ben-shapiro-escorted-from-csula-due-to-angry-protesters/1219358/ |title=Ben Shapiro escorted by police from CSULA due to angry protesters |date=February 26, 2016 |publisher=ABC 7 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305215912/http://abc7.com/news/ben-shapiro-escorted-from-csula-due-to-angry-protesters/1219358/ |archive-date=March 5, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> Conservative youth organization ] (YAF) announced it was filing a lawsuit against the university (with Shapiro as one of the plaintiffs), claiming that the ] and ] rights of the students were violated by Covino's attempted cancellation of the event as well as by the physical barricading of students from entering or leaving the event.<ref>{{cite news |first=Hillary |last=Jackson |url=http://mynewsla.com/education/2016/05/19/csula-sued-over-conservative-authors-protest-ridden-speech/ |title=CSULA sued over conservative author's protest-ridden speech |date=May 20, 2016 |publisher=MyNewsLA |access-date=May 19, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200407070628/https://mynewsla.com/education/2016/05/19/no-free-speech-at-cal-state-la-conservative-authors-lawsuit/ |archive-date=April 7, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="brown2017">{{cite web |first=Spencer |last=Brown |date=July 11, 2017 |url=http://www.yaf.org/news/ben-shapiro-partners-yaf-affirm-students-free-speech-rights-berkeley-amid-lawsuit |title=Ben Shapiro Partners with YAF to Affirm Students' Free Speech Rights at Berkeley Amid Lawsuit |website=Young Americans Foundation |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170917080308/http://www.yaf.org/news/ben-shapiro-partners-yaf-affirm-students-free-speech-rights-berkeley-amid-lawsuit/ |archive-date=September 17, 2017}}</ref> | |||
Shapiro founded '']'' on September 21, 2015. He is ] as well as the host of his online political podcast ''The Ben Shapiro Show,'' broadcast every weekday.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/450262/ben-shapiro-show-second-top-podcast-itunes|title=Ben Shapiro's Astonishing Success|work=National Review|date=August 8, 2017|language=en|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170812205911/http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/450262/ben-shapiro-show-second-top-podcast-itunes|archivedate=August 12, 2017}}</ref> {{as of|2017|November|}}, the podcast was downloaded 10 million times each month.<ref name="nyt-gladiator">{{Cite news|last1=Tavernise|first1=Sabrina|title=Ben Shapiro, A Provocative 'Gladiator,' Battles to Win Young Conservatives|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/23/us/ben-shapiro-conservative.html|newspaper=The New York Times|date=November 23, 2017|accessdate=February 12, 2018|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180208085657/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/23/us/ben-shapiro-conservative.html|archivedate=February 8, 2018}}</ref> ] began syndicating ''The Ben Shapiro Show'' to radio in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web| last = Schwartz| first = Jason| title = Ben Shapiro to take his podcast to radio| work = POLITICO| accessdate = April 28, 2018| url = https://politi.co/2pPq43F}}</ref> In 2018, '']'' described the podcast as "massively popular".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/04/27/the-new-conservative-media-establishment-218107|title=The New Conservative Media Establishment|work=POLITICO Magazine|access-date=September 28, 2018|language=en}}</ref> Multiple companies dropped their sponsorships from Shapiro's show after he said at the 2019 anti-abortion rally ] that he would not kill "baby Hitler" because he was a baby, as a response to the abortion-rights argument that abortions lower crime rates.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Fisher |first1=Alyssa |title=Ben Shapiro: I Wouldn't Kill Baby Hitler |url=https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/ben-shapiro-i-wouldn-t-kill-baby-hitler-1.6852105 |website=] |accessdate=January 24, 2019 |language=en |date=January 19, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Hod |first1=Itay |title=Ben Shapiro Loses Third Advertiser Over ‘Baby Hitler’ Remarks |url=https://www.thewrap.com/ben-shapiro-loses-third-advertiser-over-baby-hitler-remarks/ |website=] |accessdate=January 24, 2019 |date=January 22, 2019}}</ref> He responded by writing that the media had taken his statement out of context "for purposes of clicks and mockery", and likened the media coverage of his statement to the wide inaccurate reporting of the ] which occurred near the March for Life.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Shapiro |first1=Ben |title=This Weekend, The Media Demonstrated Why Conservatives Can't Trust Them |url=https://www.dailywire.com/news/42466/weekend-media-demonstrated-why-conservatives-cant-ben-shapiro |website=The Daily Wire |accessdate=January 24, 2019 |language=en |date=January 21, 2019}}</ref> | |||
In August 2016, ] revoked an invitation for Shapiro to address students at the school and barred him from entering the campus owing to "security concerns".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/289999-depaul-cancels-conservatives-speech |title=DePaul cancels conservative's speech |last=Concha |first=Joe |date=August 1, 2016 |website=The Hill |language=en |access-date=June 17, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190620183243/https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/289999-depaul-cancels-conservatives-speech |archive-date=June 20, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
By 2016 he was one of the hosts for ]'s ''The Morning Answer'', a conservative radio show. Internal emails showed that Shapiro faced pressure from Salem Media executives, the syndicate that owned the show, to be more supportive of ] during the ]. Shapiro however remained highly critical of Trump throughout the election.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://money.cnn.com/2018/05/09/media/salem-radio-executives-trump/index.html|title=Salem executives pressured radio hosts to cover Trump more positively, emails show|last=Darcy|first=Hadas Gold and Oliver|work=CNNMoney|access-date=May 9, 2018}}</ref> | |||
On September 14, 2017, Shapiro gave a speech at the invitation of the ] student organization Berkeley College Republicans (BCR) in which he criticized ].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.haaretz.com/us-news/.premium-1.812495 |title=Jewish Conservative Ben Shapiro to Antifa Protesters at UC Berkeley: 'Go to Hell, You Lying, Stupid Jackasses' |author=Allison Kaplan Sommer |date=September 15, 2017 |newspaper=Haaretz |access-date=September 16, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170916014833/http://www.haaretz.com/us-news/.premium-1.812495 |archive-date=September 16, 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.berkeley.edu/2017/09/14/shapiro-event-goes-off-with-barely-a-hitch/ |title=Shapiro event goes off with barely a hitch |date=September 14, 2017 |publisher=Berkeley News |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170916001119/http://news.berkeley.edu/2017/09/14/shapiro-event-goes-off-with-barely-a-hitch/ |archive-date=September 16, 2017 |url-status=live |access-date=September 16, 2017}}</ref> The event was supported by the YAF and BCR.<ref name="brown2017" /> It involved a large police presence, which had been promised by Berkeley Chancellor ] in her August letter that supported ]. Together, the university and the ] spent $600,000 ({{inflation|US|600000|2017|fmt=eq}}) on police and security for the event, which transpired with nine arrests but no major incidents.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://time.com/4943027/berkeley-free-speech-ben-shapiro-breitbart/ |title='The University Has Coddled Students Too Long.' Conservative Firebrand Roils Berkeley |last=Steinmetz |first=Katy |date=September 14, 2017 |magazine=Time |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170915223038/http://time.com/4943027/berkeley-free-speech-ben-shapiro-breitbart/ |archive-date=September 15, 2017 |url-status=live |access-date=September 16, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-berkeley-protest-shapiro-20170914-htmlstory.html |title=9 arrested as protesters gather at UC Berkeley for talk by conservative speaker Ben Shapiro |last1=Panzar |first1=Javier |last2=Tchekmedyian |first2=Alene |date=September 15, 2017 |work=Los Angeles Times |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170915185334/http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-berkeley-protest-shapiro-20170914-htmlstory.html |archive-date=September 15, 2017 |url-status=live |access-date=September 16, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.berkeley.edu/2017/08/23/chancellor-christ-free-speech-is-who-we-are/ |title=Chancellor Christ: Free speech is who we are |last=Christ |first=Carol |author-link=Carol T. Christ |date=August 23, 2017 |publisher=] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180701222235/http://news.berkeley.edu/2017/08/23/chancellor-christ-free-speech-is-who-we-are/ |archive-date=July 1, 2018 |url-status=live |access-date=August 25, 2018}}</ref> | |||
In September 2018, Shapiro started hosting ''The Ben Shapiro Election Special'' on ]. The ] covered news and issues relating to the ].<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Pink |first1=Aiden |title=Ben Shapiro Rides Kavanaugh Controversy to Top of U.S. Conservative Media |url=https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/ben-shapiro-rides-kavanaugh-controversy-continues-rise-to-the-top-1.6530775 |newspaper=Haaretz |accessdate=October 14, 2018 |language=en |date=October 4, 2018}}</ref> | |||
=== Other media activities === | |||
Shapiro has made frequent appearances on ] with talks on ] and ] with 4,900,000 to 8,400,000 views {{as of|2018|December|lc=y}}.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.prageru.com/presenters/ben-shapiro|title=PragerU {{!}} Ben Shapiro|last=|first=|date=December 22, 2018|website=www.prageru.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181222173509/https://www.prageru.com/presenters/ben-shapiro|archive-date=December 22, 2018|dead-url=yes|access-date=December 22, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2018/12/how-hollywood-invented-ben-shapiro|title="Let Me Make You Famous": How Hollywood Invented Ben Shapiro|last=Nguyen|first=Tina|website=The Hive|language=en|access-date=December 22, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailywire.com/news/16331/prageru-video-shapiro-explains-why-facts-dont-care-hank-berrien|title=PragerU Video: Shapiro Explains Why Facts Don't Care About Your Feelings|last=May 11|first=ByHank Berrien|last2=2017|date=May 11, 2017|website=Daily Wire|language=en|access-date=December 22, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2018/06/07/prageru%E2%80%99s-influence|title=PragerU's Influence|website=Southern Poverty Law Center|language=en|access-date=December 22, 2018}}</ref> | |||
On October 7, 2013, Shapiro and business partner ] co-founded the U.S. media criticism website TruthRevolt with funding from the ].<ref name="vf">{{cite web |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2018/12/how-hollywood-invented-ben-shapiro |title='Let's Make You Famous': How Hollywood Invented Ben Shapiro |author=Nguyen, Tina |work=] |date=December 9, 2018 |accessdate=April 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181220214130/https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2018/12/how-hollywood-invented-ben-shapiro |archive-date=December 20, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> TruthRevolt ceased operations in March 2018.<ref>{{cite web |date=March 7, 2018 |title=Announcement:TruthRevolt Closing up shop |url=https://www.truthrevolt.org/news/announcement-truthrevolt-closing-shop |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180620180754/https://www.truthrevolt.org/news/announcement-truthrevolt-closing-shop |archive-date=June 20, 2018 |access-date=March 15, 2018 |publisher=Truthrevolt.org}}</ref> | |||
On January 14, 2021, Shapiro was featured as a guest writer for '']''{{'s}} Playbook newsletter, where he defended House Republicans who opposed the ].<ref>{{cite web |last=Williams |first=Jordan |date=January 14, 2021 |title=Ben Shapiro stirs controversy by guest writing Politico newsletter |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/media/534318-ben-shapiro-stirs-controversy-by-guest-writing-newsletter |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125115640/https://thehill.com/homenews/media/534318-ben-shapiro-stirs-controversy-by-guest-writing-newsletter |archive-date=January 25, 2021 |access-date=January 17, 2021 |website=] |language=en}}</ref> The newsletter drew immense backlash from many ''Politico'' staffers, some of whom argued that Shapiro should not have been allowed to write the article. ], editor-in-chief of ''Politico'', refused to apologize and defended the decision to allow Shapiro to write the article, stating that, "We're not going to back away from having published something because some people think it was a mistake to do so."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Tani |first=Maxwell |date=January 14, 2021 |title='Mischief Making': Politico Boss Defends Ben Shapiro Column |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/politico-faces-backlash-for-handing-playbook-over-to-right-wing-bomb-thrower-ben-shapiro |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126150907/https://www.thedailybeast.com/politico-faces-backlash-for-handing-playbook-over-to-right-wing-bomb-thrower-ben-shapiro |archive-date=January 26, 2021 |access-date=January 27, 2021 |work=] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Robertson |first=Katie |date=January 15, 2021 |title=Politico Staff Objects After Right-Wing Star Ben Shapiro Writes Newsletter |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/14/business/media/politico-playbook-ben-shapiro.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127042155/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/14/business/media/politico-playbook-ben-shapiro.html |archive-date=January 27, 2021 |access-date=January 27, 2021 |work=] |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> According to the ], more than 100 ''Politico'' staffers signed on to a letter to publisher ] criticizing both ''Politico's'' decision to feature Shapiro's article and the response from Kaminski.<ref>{{cite web |last=Maxwell |first=Tani |date=January 25, 2021 |title=100+ Politico Staffers Send Letter to CEO Railing Against Publishing Ben Shapiro |url=https://news.yahoo.com/100-politico-staffers-send-letter-223556215.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126184206/https://news.yahoo.com/100-politico-staffers-send-letter-223556215.html |archive-date=January 26, 2021 |access-date=January 27, 2021 |website=] |language=en-US}}</ref> | |||
=== Campus lecturer === | |||
Shapiro frequently speaks at a number of college campuses across the United States, often to present his conservative viewpoint on more controversial subjects. He spoke at 37 campuses between early 2016 and late 2017.<ref name="nyt-gladiator" /> | |||
Shapiro cameoed in '']'' film, '']'', that was released December 1, 2023. He portrayed a referee.<ref>{{Citation |last=Boreing |first=Jeremy |title=Lady Ballers |date=December 1, 2023 |type=Comedy, Sport |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt30216176/ |access-date=December 4, 2023 |others=Jeremy Boreing, Daniel Considine, David Cone |publisher=Bonfire Legend, Jeremy's Chocolate, Jeremy's Razors}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=December 2, 2023 |title=Jeremy Boreing, Ben Shapiro Talk 'Heart' Of 'Lady Ballers,' Detail Raw Emotion On Set |url=https://www.dailywire.com/news/jeremy-boreing-ben-shapiro-talk-heart-of-lady-ballers-detail-raw-emotion-on-set |access-date=December 4, 2023 |website=The Daily Wire |language=en}}</ref> | |||
Some students and faculty members at ] objected to a speech that Shapiro, who was then an editor at ''Breitbart News'', was scheduled to hold at the university on February 25, 2016, titled "When Diversity Becomes a Problem". University president William Covino cancelled the speech three days before it was to take place, with the intention of rescheduling it so that the event could feature various viewpoints on the subject of campus diversity. Covino ultimately reversed his decision, allowing the speech to go on as planned.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ktla.com/2016/02/25/cal-state-l-a-cancels-event-featuring-ben-shapiro-conservative-pundit-insists-he-will-appear-on-campus-anyway/|title=In Reversal, Cal State LA President Allows Conservative Pundit Ben Shapiro to Speak at Campus Event|date=February 25, 2016|publisher=KTLA 5|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160226092258/http://ktla.com/2016/02/25/cal-state-l-a-cancels-event-featuring-ben-shapiro-conservative-pundit-insists-he-will-appear-on-campus-anyway/|archivedate=February 26, 2016|deadurl=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mediaite.com/online/university-president-shuts-down-conservative-journalists-speech-citing-free-exchange-of-ideas/|title=University President Shuts Down Conservative Journalist's Speech, Citing "Free Exchange of Ideas"|publisher=Mediaite|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160228024612/http://www.mediaite.com/online/university-president-shuts-down-conservative-journalists-speech-citing-free-exchange-of-ideas/|archivedate=February 28, 2016|deadurl=no}}</ref> The day of the speech, student protesters formed human chains, blocking the doors to the event, and staging sit-in protests. When Shapiro began his speech, a protester pulled the fire alarm. After the speech ended, Shapiro was escorted out by campus police.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://abc7.com/news/ben-shapiro-escorted-from-csula-due-to-angry-protesters/1219358/|title=Ben Shapiro escorted by police from CSULA due to angry protesters|date=February 26, 2016|publisher=ABC 7|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305215912/http://abc7.com/news/ben-shapiro-escorted-from-csula-due-to-angry-protesters/1219358/|archivedate=March 5, 2016|deadurl=no}}</ref> Young America's Foundation announced it was filing a lawsuit against the university (with Shapiro as one of the plaintiffs), claiming that the ] and ] rights of the students were violated by Covino's attempted cancellation of the event, as well as the physical barricading of students from entering or leaving the event.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mynewsla.com/education/2016/05/19/csula-sued-over-conservative-authors-protest-ridden-speech/|title=CSULA sued over conservative author's protest-ridden speech|date=May 20, 2016|publisher=MyNewsLA|accessdate=May 19, 2016}}</ref> | |||
On January 26, 2024, he appeared alongside artist ] in the music video for MacDonald's rap song "]", which Shapiro is featured on.<ref name=":12">{{Citation |title="Facts" - Tom MacDonald (feat. Ben Shapiro) | date=January 26, 2024 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kGpohEpuTE |access-date=January 26, 2024 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=January 28, 2024 |title=Nicki Minaj congratulates Ben Shapiro on '#1' track: 'not bad' |url=https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/4433801-nicki-minaj-congratulates-ben-shapiro-on-1-track-not-bad/amp/ |newspaper=The Hill}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Culture |first1=Billie Schwab Dunn Pop |last2=Reporter |first2=Entertainment |date=January 29, 2024 |title=Nicki Minaj slammed for supporting Ben Shapiro |url=https://www.newsweek.com/nicki-minaj-supporting-ben-shapiro-slammed-1864795 |access-date=January 30, 2024 |website=Newsweek |language=en}}</ref> The song held the No. 1 spot on iTunes Music in late January & early February 2024.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Scribner |first1=Herb |last2=Branigin |first2=Anne |date=February 1, 2024 |title=Ben Shapiro's new song hit No. 1 on iTunes. How did that happen? |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/2024/01/31/ben-shapiro-song-tom-macdonald/ |access-date=February 1, 2024 |newspaper=Washington Post |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Murray |first=Conor |title=Nicki Minaj And Ben Shapiro Form Unlikely Alliance As 'Big Foot' And 'Facts' Look For Billboard Chart Debuts |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2024/02/01/nicki-minaj-and-ben-shapiro-form-unlikely-alliance-as-big-foot-and-facts-look-for-billboard-chart-debuts/ |access-date=February 3, 2024 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref> On February 5, 2024, the song debuted at No. 16 on the ].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Billboard Charts |url=https://twitter.com/billboardcharts/status/1754635974930256207 }}</ref> | |||
On September 14, 2017, Shapiro gave a speech at the invitation of the ] student organization Berkeley College Republicans where he criticized ].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.haaretz.com/us-news/.premium-1.812495|title=Jewish Conservative Ben Shapiro to Antifa Protesters at UC Berkeley: 'Go to Hell, You Lying, Stupid Jackasses'|author=Allison Kaplan Sommer|date=September 15, 2017|newspaper=Haaretz|accessdate=September 16, 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170916014833/http://www.haaretz.com/us-news/.premium-1.812495|archivedate=September 16, 2017|deadurl=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.berkeley.edu/2017/09/14/shapiro-event-goes-off-with-barely-a-hitch/|title=Shaprio event goes off with barely a hitch|date=September 14, 2017|publisher=Berkeley News|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170916001119/http://news.berkeley.edu/2017/09/14/shapiro-event-goes-off-with-barely-a-hitch/|archivedate=September 16, 2017|deadurl=no|accessdate=September 16, 2017}}</ref> The event involved a large police presence which had been promised by Berkeley Chancellor ] in her August letter that supported free speech. Together, the university and the ] spent $600,000 on police and security for the event, which transpired with nine arrests but no major incidents.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://time.com/4943027/berkeley-free-speech-ben-shapiro-breitbart/|title='The University Has Coddled Students Too Long.' Conservative Firebrand Roils Berkeley|last=Steinmetz|first=Katy|date=September 14, 2017|work=Time|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170915223038/http://time.com/4943027/berkeley-free-speech-ben-shapiro-breitbart/|archivedate=September 15, 2017|deadurl=no|accessdate=September 16, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-berkeley-protest-shapiro-20170914-htmlstory.html|title=9 arrested as protesters gather at UC Berkeley for talk by conservative speaker Ben Shapiro|last1=Panzar|first1=Javier|last2=Tchekmedyian|first2=Alene|date=September 15, 2017|work=Los Angeles Times|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170915185334/http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-berkeley-protest-shapiro-20170914-htmlstory.html|archivedate=September 15, 2017|deadurl=no|accessdate=September 16, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.berkeley.edu/2017/08/23/chancellor-christ-free-speech-is-who-we-are/|title=Chancellor Christ: Free speech is who we are|last=Christ|first=Carol|authorlink=Carol T. Christ|date=August 23, 2017|publisher=]|location=|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180701222235/http://news.berkeley.edu/2017/08/23/chancellor-christ-free-speech-is-who-we-are/|archivedate=July 1, 2018|deadurl=no|accessdate=August 25, 2018}}</ref> | |||
== Views == | == Views == | ||
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=== Political ideology === | |||
In 2012, ''Zman Magazine'' hailed Shapiro as a "rising star in ]".<ref name="Zman"/> In 2016, Shapiro described himself as "basically a ]".<ref name="The Rubin Report">{{cite news |url=http://www.ora.tv/rubinreport/2016/2/19/ben-shapiro-and-dave-rubin-conservatism-vs-leftism-and-free-speech |title=Ben Shapiro and Dave Rubin: Conservatism vs Leftism and Free Speech |work=The Rubin Report |access-date=November 28, 2018 |language=en-US |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403021934/http://www.ora.tv/rubinreport/2016/2/19/ben-shapiro-and-dave-rubin-conservatism-vs-leftism-and-free-speech |archive-date=April 3, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2021, he described himself as "generally libertarian" with regard to the role of the government and as a ] with regard to the role of ]s.<ref name=":7">{{cite web|last=Shapiro|first=Ben|date=April 3, 2021|title=Ben Shapiro Answers Popular Internet Questions About Him!|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRrvoOSJZ-U| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211028/oRrvoOSJZ-U| archive-date=October 28, 2021|url-status=live|access-date=April 18, 2021|via=]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> '']'', '']'' and '']'' have described Shapiro as "]".<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{cite news |title=Harvard's Dishonorable Treatment of Chelsea Manning and Michelle Jones |language=en-US |magazine=The New Yorker |url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/harvards-dishonorable-treatment-of-chelsea-manning-and-michelle-jones |url-status=live |access-date=September 28, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180928200859/https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/harvards-dishonorable-treatment-of-chelsea-manning-and-michelle-jones |archive-date=September 28, 2018}}</ref> Shapiro's views have been described by '']'' as "extremely conservative"<ref name="nyt-gladiator" /> and was described by '']'' as a "radical conservative" and as a "classically religious-conservative".<ref name=":9" /> A 2020 study ''News, Nationalism, and Hegemony: The Formation of Consistent Issue Framing Throughout the U.S. Political Right'' examining issue framing by right-wing podcasts used ''The Ben Shapiro Show'' as an example which "offered a mainstream conservative perspective that favors President Donald Trump and his framing on issues like ']'" in a two-by-two matrix that also examined a ] podcast, an ] podcast, and the Daily Standard podcast; the study argued that Shapiro's rhetoric was similar to that used in the Stormfront podcast, though with a different tone.<ref name=":5">{{cite journal |last1=Speakman |first1=Burton |last2=Funk |first2=Marcus |date=May 5, 2020 |title=News, Nationalism, and Hegemony: The Formation of Consistent Issue Framing Throughout the U.S. Political Right |journal=Mass Communication and Society |volume=23 |issue=5 |pages=656–681 |doi=10.1080/15205436.2020.1764973 |issn=1520-5436 |doi-access=|s2cid=218945496 }}</ref> | |||
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'']'', '']'' and '']'' have described Shapiro as "right-wing".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/harvards-dishonorable-treatment-of-chelsea-manning-and-michelle-jones|title=Harvard's Dishonorable Treatment of Chelsea Manning and Michelle Jones|work=The New Yorker|access-date=September 28, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/7/19/17593174/mark-duplass-ben-shapiro-apology|title=Actor Mark Duplass apologizes for praising conservative pundit Ben Shapiro|work=Vox|access-date=September 28, 2018}}</ref><ref name=":1"/> Shapiro's views have been described by '']'' as "extremely conservative".<ref name="nyt-gladiator"/> In 2016, Shapiro described himself as "basically a libertarian".<ref name="The Rubin Report">{{Cite news|url=http://www.ora.tv/rubinreport/2016/2/19/ben-shapiro-and-dave-rubin-conservatism-vs-leftism-and-free-speech|title=Ben Shapiro and Dave Rubin: Conservatism vs Leftism and Free Speech|work=The Rubin Report|access-date=November 28, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> He accuses the left of believing in an imaginary "hierarchy of victimhood" in which the opinions of members of persecuted groups like the ] community are afforded more credence. He has argued that the left has dominated American culture through popular entertainment, media, and academia in a way that has made conservatives feel disenfranchised, and helped lead to the election of Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election.<ref name="nyt-gladiator"/> | |||
Shapiro has described the political ] as believing in an imaginary "hierarchy of victimhood" in which the opinions of members of persecuted groups like the ] community are afforded more credence. He has argued that the left has dominated American culture through popular entertainment, media, and academia in a way that has made conservatives feel disenfranchised and helped lead to the election of Donald Trump in 2016.<ref name="nyt-gladiator" /> He has stated that "] breeds insanity".<ref name="nightline 0917"/> Shapiro is an outspoken opponent of ]s, especially those on college campuses, arguing that they go against free speech.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bois |first1=Paul |title=WATCH: Ben Shapiro Goes To Berkeley In 'No Safe Spaces' |url=https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-ben-shapiro-goes-to-berkeley-in-no-safe-spaces |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200705202545/https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-ben-shapiro-goes-to-berkeley-in-no-safe-spaces |archive-date=July 5, 2020 |access-date=July 3, 2020 |website=The Daily Wire|date=November 11, 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Ben Shapiro on defending free speech on college campuses | date=April 11, 2018 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHOZMkBFI-8 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200627014121/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHOZMkBFI-8 |archive-date=June 27, 2020 |access-date=July 3, 2020 |publisher=Fox News}}</ref> Shapiro frequently praises ] and Western civilization,<ref name=":5" /> saying "I believe Western civilization is superior to other civilizations."<ref name=":5" /> | |||
Shapiro supported the ], arguing that "China is a ]. North Korea is a dictatorship. Saudi Arabia, Libya, Syria, Pakistan and Egypt are all dictatorships. We can't overthrow all of those regimes simply to free their citizens. We have to focus on those regimes that endanger American security."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Shapiro |first1=Ben |title=Why war in Iraq is right for America |url=https://townhall.com/columnists/benshapiro/2005/08/10/why-war-in-iraq-is-right-for-america-n1216871 |work=Townhall |date=August 10, 2005}}</ref> | |||
=== Abortion === | |||
In 2006, Shapiro called for ] to be reinstated. He cited speeches critical of the ] by Democrats ], ] and ] as "disloyal" and seditious.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/?id=op39ymd2um0C&pg=PA243&dq=%22ben+shapiro%22+%22sedition%22#v=onepage&q=%22ben%20shapiro%22%20%22sedition%22|title=The Road to 9/11: Wealth, Empire, and the Future of America|last=Scott|first=Peter Dale|date=September 4, 2007|publisher=University of California Press|isbn=9780520929944|location=|pages=243|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://static.currentaffairs.org/2017/12/the-cool-kids-philosopher|title=The Cool Kid's Philosopher {{!}} Current Affairs|access-date=October 17, 2018}}</ref> Shapiro subsequently retracted these views in a 2018 column, stating that his column "absolutely blows. It's garbage" and that the idea was "inherently idiotic".<ref>Ben Shapiro, , ''The Daily Wire'', July 20, 2018</ref> Shapiro later described President Barack Obama's ] as "philosophically fascist."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://townhall.com/columnists/benshapiro/2010/02/03/obamas-philosophically-fascist-state-of-the-union-address-n1331445 |title=Obama's Philosophically Fascist State of the Union Address |last= |first= |date=February 3, 2010 |website= |publisher=Townhall |access-date= |quote=}}</ref> | |||
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Shapiro supports a ],<ref name="nyt-gladiator2">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/23/us/ben-shapiro-conservative.html |title=Ben Shapiro, A Provocative 'Gladiator,' Battles to Win Young Conservatives |last1=Tavernise |first1=Sabrina |date=November 23, 2017 |access-date=February 12, 2018 |newspaper=The New York Times |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180208085657/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/23/us/ben-shapiro-conservative.html |archive-date=February 8, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> including in cases of ], with one exception: when competent medical authority determines that the life of the mother is in jeopardy as a result of the pregnancy. He has further clarified that this includes extreme cases of mental illness where the life of the mother is at risk due to suicide. He also believes that doctors who perform abortions should be prosecuted.<ref name=":42">{{cite news |url=https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/01/is-ben-shapiro-a-conservative-liberals-can-count-on.html |title=Whose Side Is Ben Shapiro Really On? |last=Stevenson |first=Seth |work=Slate Magazine |access-date=October 2, 2018 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525080449/https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/01/is-ben-shapiro-a-conservative-liberals-can-count-on.html |archive-date=May 25, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> He has referred to women who have abortions as "baby killers."<ref name="SFGate2">{{cite news |url=https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Ben-Shapiro-takes-stage-at-UC-Berkeley-under-12200541.php |title=Ben Shapiro takes stage at UC Berkeley under extraordinary security |date=September 15, 2017 |work=SFGate |access-date=October 3, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403021931/https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Ben-Shapiro-takes-stage-at-UC-Berkeley-under-12200541.php |archive-date=April 3, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Cordell-Whitney|first=Dionne|date=March 1, 2019|title=School Must Face Free-Speech Suit by Conservative Pundit|url=https://www.courthousenews.com/university-must-face-free-speech-lawsuit-from-pundit/|access-date=March 22, 2021|website=Courthouse News Service|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Asimov|first=Nanette|date=September 14, 2017|title=UC Berkeley free speech in spotlight over super-tight security plans|url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/UC-free-speech-in-spotlight-over-super-tight-12196062.php|access-date=March 22, 2021|website=San Francisco Chronicle|language=en-US}}</ref> In 2019, Shapiro asserted that "the Supreme Court overturning '']''" was "not going to happen", and added that he had "serious doubts" about "whether the Supreme Court, as currently constituted, would vote to overturn ''Roe v. Wade''".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Coaston |first1=Jane |title=Why some anti-abortion conservatives think Alabama's abortion law goes too far |url=https://www.vox.com/2019/5/17/18627968/pro-life-alabama-law-abortion-supreme-court-public-opinion |website=Vox |access-date=June 24, 2019 |date=May 17, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190623144657/https://www.vox.com/2019/5/17/18627968/pro-life-alabama-law-abortion-supreme-court-public-opinion |archive-date=June 23, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
In 2019, Shapiro spoke at the annual ] in Washington, D.C., where he said abortion is a "violent act".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Stanglin |first1=Doug |last2=Miller |first2=Ryan |title=March for Life 2019: Vice President Pence makes surprise visit at DC rally |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2019/01/18/march-life-rally-thousands-washington-say-all-life-matters/2613673002/ |access-date=January 19, 2019 |work=USA Today |date=January 18, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190413031914/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2019/01/18/march-life-rally-thousands-washington-say-all-life-matters/2613673002/ |archive-date=April 13, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
Shapiro is a critic of the ] movement,<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://cup.columbia.edu/book/making-sense-of-the-alt-right/9780231185127|title=Making Sense of the Alt-Right|last=Hawley|first=George|date=2017|publisher=Columbia University Press|year=|isbn=9780231546003|location=|pages=43}}</ref> stating in 2017, "It is a garbage movement composed of garbage ideas. It has nothing to do with Constitutional Conservatism."<ref name="nightline 0917" /> | |||
=== Alt-right === | |||
Shapiro has called for lowering taxes on the very wealthy.<ref name="nyt-gladiator" /> He has also backed privatizing social security, criminalizing abortion, and repealing the ].<ref name="nyt-gladiator" /> | |||
Shapiro is a critic of the ] movement,<ref>{{cite book |url=https://cup.columbia.edu/book/making-sense-of-the-alt-right/9780231185127 |title=Making Sense of the Alt-Right |last=Hawley |first=George |date=2017 |publisher=Columbia University Press |isbn=978-0-231-54600-3 |page=43 |access-date=June 1, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190621232142/https://cup.columbia.edu/book/making-sense-of-the-alt-right/9780231185127 |archive-date=June 21, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":9">{{cite news |title=Inside the mind of Ben Shapiro, a radical conservative |url=https://www.economist.com/open-future/2019/03/28/inside-the-mind-of-ben-shapiro-a-radical-conservative |newspaper=] |date=March 28, 2019 |access-date=August 18, 2020 |archive-date=July 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200725065425/https://www.economist.com/open-future/2019/03/28/inside-the-mind-of-ben-shapiro-a-radical-conservative |url-status=live}}</ref> stating in 2017, "It is a garbage movement composed of garbage ideas. It has nothing to do with constitutional conservatism."<ref name="nightline 0917" /> In 2019, Shapiro criticized weekly newspaper '']'' for describing him as "alt-right" in their interview with him; in response, ''The Economist'' issued an apology and modified the article title to instead describe Shapiro as a "radical conservative".<ref>{{cite news |last=Swanson |first=Ian |date=March 28, 2019|title=Shapiro rips Economist after it labels him alt-right |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/media/436271-shapiro-rips-economist-after-it-labels-him-alt-right |access-date=December 1, 2020|newspaper=] |language=en |archive-date=December 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201212100320/https://thehill.com/homenews/media/436271-shapiro-rips-economist-after-it-labels-him-alt-right |url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
Shapiro has been a target of online harassment and antisemitic threats from the alt-right. After leaving Breitbart News, Shapiro was a frequent target of antisemitic rhetoric from the alt-right.<ref name="messy" /> According to a 2016 analysis by the ], Shapiro was the most frequent target of antisemitic tweets against journalists.<ref>{{cite news |title=In 2016, people have read anti-Semitic tweets 10 billion times, many from Trump supporters |language=en |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2016/10/19/in-one-year-people-have-read-anti-semitic-tweets-a-staggering-10-billion-times/ |url-status=live |access-date=September 25, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161021000801/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2016/10/19/in-one-year-people-have-read-anti-semitic-tweets-a-staggering-10-billion-times/ |archive-date=October 21, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Weiss |first1=Bari |date=September 12, 2017 |title=Opinion {{!}} A Political Conservative Goes to Berkeley |language=en |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/12/opinion/conservative-berkeley-ben-shapiro.html |access-date=November 1, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171007063134/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/12/opinion/conservative-berkeley-ben-shapiro.html |archive-date=October 7, 2017}}</ref> | |||
Shapiro has acknowledged that ] is occurring, but questioned "what percentage of global warming is attributable to human activity."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/lissandravilla/some-republicans-want-their-party-to-change-their-tune-on|title=Some Republicans Want Their Party To Change Their Tune on Climate Change|last=Villa|first=Lissandra|date=April 25, 2017|work=]|accessdate=August 11, 2018}}</ref> Regarding ] as a result of climate change which will result in coastal property getting underwater, Shapiro said, "You think people aren't just going to sell their homes and move?"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gq.com/story/ben-shapiro-climate-change-lol|title=Ben Shapiro's Latest Savage Own Is...Ben Shapiro|last=Nast|first=Condé|website=GQ|language=en|access-date=2019-06-01}}</ref> | |||
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=== Capital punishment === | ||
Shapiro is an advocate of ] and "strongly" supports it remaining legal in the United States.<ref name=":0">{{Citation |title=Ben Shapiro Takes the Political Compass Quiz | date=March 24, 2020 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QB2drJIWI7Y |access-date=March 21, 2023 |language=en}}</ref> Explaining his beliefs, Shapiro has stated that, "You can forfeit the right to life if you take another life, just as you can forfeit your right to liberty (this is called prison) by infringing on the liberty of another".<ref>{{Cite tweet|number=1129038991439859713|user=benshapiro|title=Because you can forfeit the right to life if you take another life, just as you can forfeit your right to liberty (this is called prison) by infringing on the liberty of another.|author=Ben Shapiro|date=May 16, 2019|access-date=March 21, 2023}}</ref> | |||
=== Climate change === | |||
In a 2014 ] video entitled "The Myth of the Tiny Radical Muslim Minority", Shapiro said, "We're above 800 million ] who are radicalized – more than half the Muslims on earth. That's not a minority... the myth of the tiny radical Muslim minority is just that: it's a myth". An analysis of the video by ] and '']'' in the UK rejected his contentions.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ben Shapiro says a majority of Muslims are radicals |url=https://www.politifact.com/punditfact/statements/2014/nov/05/ben-shapiro/shapiro-says-majority-muslims-are-radicals/ |work=@politifact |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=FactCheck: how many of the world’s Muslims are radicalised? |url=https://www.channel4.com/news/factcheck/factcheck-worlds-muslims-radicalised |work=Channel 4 News}}</ref> | |||
Shapiro has acknowledged ] as a legitimate phenomenon, although he has questioned "what percentage of global warming is ]."<ref>{{cite news |last=Villa |first=Lissandra |date=April 25, 2017 |title=Some Republicans Want Their Party To Change Their Tune on Climate Change |work=] |url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/lissandravilla/some-republicans-want-their-party-to-change-their-tune-on |url-status=live |access-date=August 11, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403035111/https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/lissandravilla/some-republicans-want-their-party-to-change-their-tune-on |archive-date=April 3, 2019}}</ref> In relation to concerns over increased flooding of coastal property from ] as a result of climate change, Shapiro stated, "You think people aren't just going to sell their homes and move?"<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Willis |first=Jay |date=November 28, 2018 |title=Ben Shapiro's Latest Savage Own Is...Ben Shapiro |url=https://www.gq.com/story/ben-shapiro-climate-change-lol |url-status=live |magazine=] |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190601150640/https://www.gq.com/story/ben-shapiro-climate-change-lol |archive-date=June 1, 2019 |access-date=June 1, 2019}}</ref> Writing for GQ, in response to that remark, Jay Willis adds, "The possibility that no market will exist for property that is literally underneath the ocean seems not to have occurred to him." In an opinion piece on the ], Shapiro argued that state policies had contributed more to the severity of the fires than climate change. In response, '']'' accused Shapiro of promoting ].<ref>{{cite web |last=Field |first=Rebecca Miller, Katharine Mach, Chris |title=Climate Change Is Central to California's Wildfires |url=https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/climate-change-is-central-to-californias-wildfires/ |access-date=May 9, 2021 |website=Scientific American |language=en}}</ref> In 2021, he stated that a global temperature increase of 4 °C (7.2 °F) did not amount to an emergency, and that describing it as one was "purely a political designation".<ref>{{cite news |date=April 15, 2021 |title=Ben Shapiro mocked for saying 4C of global warming not an 'emergency' |language=en |website=The Independent |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/ben-shapiro-global-warming-4c-b1831951.html |access-date=May 9, 2021}}</ref> | |||
=== Donald Trump === | |||
In a 2002 article, Shapiro wrote, "I am getting really sick of people who whine about 'civilian casualties'... when I see in the newspapers that civilians in ] or the ] were killed by American or Israeli troops, I don't really care". Shapiro declared that "One American soldier is worth far more than an Afghan civilian", accusing Afghan civilians of being "fundamentalist Muslims" who provide cover for terrorists or give them money.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Shapiro |first1=Ben |title=Enemy 'civilian casualties' ok by me |url=https://townhall.com/columnists/benshapiro/2002/07/25/enemy-civilian-casualties-ok-by-me-n1391583 |website=Townhall |language=en}}</ref> Shapiro later apologized for these assertions. He stated that the 2002 article was "just a bad piece, plain and simple, and something I wish I'd never written". He said that while he still partially agreed with his article's main point—"that we must calculate the risk to American services members when we design rules of engagement"—he "expressed in the worst possible way, and simplifie the issue beyond the bounds of morality (particularly by doubting the civilian status of some civilians)".<ref>Ben Shapiro, , ''The Daily Wire'', July 20, 2018</ref> | |||
In the spring of 2016, Shapiro wrote an article for the ''Daily Wire'' in which he stated he would "never vote for ]".<ref>{{cite web |date=March 4, 2016 |title=SHAPIRO: I Will Never Vote For Donald Trump. Here's Why. |url=https://www.dailywire.com/news/shapiro-i-will-never-vote-donald-trump-heres-why-ben-shapiro#pq=u26cXg |accessdate=June 27, 2022 |publisher=The Daily Wire}}</ref> Shapiro supported ] in the ] and opposed Trump's candidacy.<ref>{{cite news |title=How the 'alt-right' checkmated the media |language=en |work=Columbia Journalism Review |url=https://www.cjr.org/analysis/alt_right_media_clinton_trump.php |url-status=live |access-date=September 28, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170814145022/https://www.cjr.org/analysis/alt_right_media_clinton_trump.php |archive-date=August 14, 2017}}</ref> In August 2016, Shapiro wrote an article for the Daily Wire arguing that Trump, if elected, would not ].<ref>{{cite web |last=Shapiro |first=Ben |date=August 10, 2016 |title=No, Trump Isn't Going to Save The Supreme Court |url=https://www.dailywire.com/news/no-trump-isnt-going-save-supreme-court-ben-shapiro |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220624192258/https://www.dailywire.com/news/no-trump-isnt-going-save-supreme-court-ben-shapiro |archive-date=June 24, 2022 |access-date=June 24, 2022 |website=]}}</ref> He described ] as a "bully" who "sold out ] founder ]'s mission in order to back another bully, Donald Trump."<ref>{{cite news |date=September 18, 2017 |title=Ben Shapiro: Who is he and why is he so controversial? |publisher=Fox News |url=https://www.foxnews.com/us/ben-shapiro-who-is-he-and-why-is-he-so-controversial |url-status=live |access-date=May 26, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190526130447/https://www.foxnews.com/us/ben-shapiro-who-is-he-and-why-is-he-so-controversial |archive-date=May 26, 2019}}</ref> Shapiro has stated that Trump's victory in the 2016 election was more of a vote against ] than a vote in favor of Trump.<ref name="nyt-gladiator" /> | |||
Shapiro supported the Trump administration's ordering of the killing of ],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Concha |first=Joe |date=January 3, 2020 |title=Ben Shapiro rips Ben Rhodes on Iran-Trump criticism: 'Failed novelist who openly lied to the American people' |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/media/476660-ben-shapiro-rips-ben-rhodes-on-iran-trump-criticism-failed-novelist-who-openly/ |access-date=October 27, 2022 |website=The Hill |language=en-US}}</ref> ],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Concha |first=Joe |date=December 6, 2017 |title=Ben Shapiro: Trump recognizing Jerusalem as Israeli capital would be 'political bravery' |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/media/363545-ben-shapiro-trump-recognizing-jerusalem-as-israeli-capital-would-be-political/ |access-date=November 2, 2022 |website=The Hill |language=en-US}}</ref> as well as the nominations of ]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Concha |first=Joe |date=September 27, 2018 |title=Ben Shapiro: I thought Kavanaugh was done, 'now he's very much alive' |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/media/408845-ben-shapiro-i-thought-kavanaugh-was-done-now-hes-very-much-alive/ |access-date=October 27, 2022 |website=The Hill |language=en-US}}</ref> and ] to the Supreme Court.<ref name="dailywire.com">{{Cite web |title=YEAR ONE: The Complete Good Trump/Bad Trump List |url=https://www.dailywire.com/news/year-one-complete-good-trumpbad-trump-list-ben-shapiro |access-date=November 11, 2022 |website=The Daily Wire |date=December 19, 2017 |language=en}}</ref> Shapiro also supported Trump withdrawing from the ], cutting regulations, and his nomination of 12 appellate court judges.<ref name="dailywire.com"/> However, Shapiro criticized Trump for firing ], for appointing ] and ], and for endorsing ].<ref name="dailywire.com"/> | |||
In 2016, Shapiro promoted an article written for ''The Daily Wire'', which described the ] as a "disease" and Muslim men as "uncivilized".<ref name="Beinart">{{cite news|last=Beinart|first=Peter|title=Why Doesn’t The New York Times Mention Ben Shapiro’s Islamophobia? |url=https://forward.com/opinion/388621/why-doesnt-the-new-york-times-mention-ben-shapiros-islamophobia/ |work=The Forward|date=November 30, 2017|access-date=May 10, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=The bloody cost of Islamophobia |url=https://theweek.com/articles/829378/bloody-cost-islamophobia |work=theweek.com |date=15 March 2019}}</ref> | |||
On October 19, 2020, Shapiro announced that he would be voting for Trump in the ]: "There are three reasons I'm going to vote for Donald Trump in 2020 when I didn't four years ago: First, I was simply wrong about Donald Trump on policy. Second, I wasn't really wrong about Donald Trump on character, but whatever damage he was going to do has already been done, and it's not going to help if I don't vote for him this time. And third, and most importantly: The ] have lost their fucking minds."<ref>{{cite web |last=Ernst |first=Douglas |date=October 19, 2020 |title=Ben Shapiro to vote for Trump in 2020 after 2016 snub, says Dems 'have lost their f---ing minds' |url=https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/oct/19/ben-shapiro-to-vote-for-trump-in-2020-after-2016-s/ |website=The Washington Times}}</ref> He rebuked Trump on ], November 3, 2020, when Trump prematurely claimed himself the winner when neither he nor his opponent ] had yet reached the 270 electoral votes required to win the presidency. He tweeted: "No, Trump has not already won the election, and it is deeply irresponsible for him to say he has."<ref>{{cite web |last=Axelrod |first=Tal |date=November 4, 2020 |title=Bipartisan lawmakers condemn Trump for declaring victory prematurely |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/524407-bipartisan-lawmakers-condemn-trump-for-declaring-victory-prematurely |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201122024950/https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/524407-bipartisan-lawmakers-condemn-trump-for-declaring-victory-prematurely |archive-date=November 22, 2020 |access-date=December 3, 2020 |work=The Hill}}</ref> Shapiro denounced the ] that Trump was the legitimate winner of the 2020 election.<ref name=":10" /> He criticized the ] whilst also criticizing the Democratic Party's response to it.<ref name=":10" /> In 2024, during ], Shapiro favored Florida Governor ] over Trump but later supported Trump after DeSantis dropped out of the primary. Shapiro also later helped host a fundraiser for Trump.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lindsay |first=Benjamin |date=2024-04-02 |title=Ben Shapiro Reveals What Trump Told Him at Fundraiser |url=https://www.thewrap.com/ben-shapiro-trump-support-megyn-kelly-clip/ |access-date=2024-04-05 |website=TheWrap |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Shapiro |first=Ben |date=2024-03-26 |title=Ben Shapiro: Why I'm co-hosting a Trump fundraiser |url=https://www.marshallnewsmessenger.com/opinion/ben-shapiro-why-im-co-hosting-a-trump-fundraiser/article_281287d6-eaeb-11ee-901b-47b8415d02df.html |access-date=2024-04-05 |website=Marshall News Messenger |language=en}}</ref> In October 2024, Shapiro interviewed Trump on his show.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Reporter |first1=Monica Sager Live News |title=Trump on Shapiro podcast: Use the 25th to remove Harris, Biden from office |url=https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-shapiro-podcast-25th-amendment-harris-biden-1965993 |access-date=9 October 2024 |work=Newsweek |date=8 October 2024 |language=en}}</ref> | |||
In 2019, Shapiro opined that Muslim Congresswoman ], whose ] were accused of evoking ]s, and the white supremacist ], hold "a lot of the same opinions about Jews". The claim was criticized by journalist ], who noted that the shooter also held anti-Muslim views. <ref>{{cite news |title=Ben Shapiro Slammed for Comparing San Diego Synagogue Shooter to Ilhan Omar |url=https://www.haaretz.com/world-news/ben-shapiro-slammed-for-comparing-san-diego-synagogue-shooter-to-ilhan-omar-1.7188495 |work=Haaretz |date=May 2, 2019}}</ref> | |||
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=== Economics and social security === | ||
In March 2024, Shapiro attracted criticism when he stated on his show that "No one in the United States should be ] at 65 years old. Frankly, I think retirement itself is a stupid idea unless you have some sort of health problem."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Conservative pundit says retirement 'is a stupid idea.' I agree. Let us work until we die. |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2024/03/13/ben-shapiro-retirement-trump-social-security-medicare-cuts/72947221007/ |access-date=2024-03-14 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |author=Media Matters Staff |date=2024-03-12 |title=Ben Shapiro: "No one in the United States should be retiring at 65 years old" |url=https://www.mediamatters.org/ben-shapiro/ben-shapiro-no-one-united-states-should-be-retiring-65-years-old |access-date=2024-03-14 |website=Media Matters for America |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-13 |title=Wealthy Vlogger Ben Shapiro Calls Social Security a 'Ponzi Scheme,' Says Retirement Is 'Stupid' |url=https://www.yahoo.com/tech/wealthy-vlogger-ben-shapiro-calls-210500195.html |access-date=2024-03-14 |website=Yahoo Tech |language=en-US}}</ref> | |||
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Shapiro supports a ],<ref name="nyt-gladiator2">{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/23/us/ben-shapiro-conservative.html|title=Ben Shapiro, A Provocative 'Gladiator,' Battles to Win Young Conservatives|last1=Tavernise|first1=Sabrina|date=November 23, 2017|accessdate=February 12, 2018|newspaper=The New York Times}}</ref> including in cases of rape and incest.<ref name=":42">{{Cite news|url=https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/01/is-ben-shapiro-a-conservative-liberals-can-count-on.html|title=Whose Side Is Ben Shapiro Really On?|last=Stevenson|first=Seth|work=Slate Magazine|access-date=October 2, 2018|language=en}}</ref> He has referred to women who have abortions as "baby killers".<ref name="SFGate">{{Cite news|url=https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Ben-Shapiro-takes-stage-at-UC-Berkeley-under-12200541.php|title=Ben Shapiro takes stage at UC Berkeley under extraordinary security|date=September 15, 2017|work=SFGate|access-date=October 3, 2018}}</ref> | |||
Shapiro has backed privatizing ],<ref name="nyt-gladiator" /> and for lowering taxes on the very wealthy.<ref name="nyt-gladiator" /> In August 2022, Shapiro argued that "] can't work in America," saying this was because of "high levels of ]".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Burgis |first=Ben |date=August 2022 |title=Ben Shapiro Thinks "Marxism Can't Work in America." He's Very Confused. |url=https://jacobin.com/2022/08/ben-shapiro-is-wrong-about-socialism |access-date=August 23, 2022 |website=] |language=en-US}}</ref> | |||
In 2019, Shapiro spoke at the annual ] in Washington, D.C., where he said abortion is a "violent act".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Stanglin |first1=Doug |last2=Miller |first2=Ryan |title=March for Life 2019: Vice President Pence makes surprise visit at DC rally |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2019/01/18/march-life-rally-thousands-washington-say-all-life-matters/2613673002/ |accessdate=January 19, 2019 |work=USA Today |date=January 18, 2019}}</ref> | |||
=== Facebook === | |||
In 2018, Shapiro argued that ] was targeting conservative sites after the platform implemented an ] change, limiting their traffic, and that they are not transparent enough.<ref name=":3">{{cite news |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2018/03/29/conservatives-facebook-liberal-bias-490920 |title=Conservative outlets take on Facebook |work=POLITICO |access-date=September 28, 2018 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190409213010/https://www.politico.com/story/2018/03/29/conservatives-facebook-liberal-bias-490920 |archive-date=April 9, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2021{{Inconsistent}}, an article in ] revealed that, under Shapiro's leadership, the ''Daily Wire'' had dominated Facebook news feeds and received more engagement than any other news outlet "by a wide margin".<ref name=":10">{{cite web |title=Outrage As A Business Model: How Ben Shapiro Is Using Facebook To Build An Empire |url=https://www.npr.org/2021/07/19/1013793067/outrage-as-a-business-model-how-ben-shapiro-is-using-facebook-to-build-an-empire |access-date=March 12, 2022 |website=NPR.org |language=en}}</ref> | |||
=== Gender and sexuality === | |||
In 2010, Shapiro argued that ] should not have been removed as a mental illness from the ] because homosexuals have higher rates of depression than heterosexuals and do not reproduce.<ref>{{cite web |last=Shapiro |first=Ben |date=2010 |title=Liberals Take Over Your Brain |url=https://patriotpost.us/opinion/5023-liberals-take-over-your-brain-2010-02-17 |access-date=September 18, 2020 |website=The Patriot Post}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=February 11, 2021 |title=Ben Shapiro - GLAAD Accountability Project |url=https://www.glaad.org/gap/ben-shapiro |access-date=March 30, 2022 |website=GLAAD |language=en}}</ref> In 2014, Shapiro argued that the United States "is not a country that discriminates against homosexuals" and that "there is a vastly minute amount of discrimination against gays in this country."<ref>{{cite news |title=Breitbart Editor Ben Shapiro Says LGBT Community Does Not Really Face Discrimination |language=en |publisher=] |url=https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2014/02/12/breitbart-editor-ben-shapiro-says-lgbt-community-does-not-really-face-discrimination |url-status=live |access-date=October 2, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190416144518/https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2014/02/12/breitbart-editor-ben-shapiro-says-lgbt-community-does-not-really-face-discrimination |archive-date=April 16, 2019}}</ref> | |||
Shapiro opposed the '']'' Supreme Court ruling that deemed bans of ] unconstitutional.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2015/06/26/gay_marriage_ruling_conservative_reaction_is_mixed_and_opponents_quibble.html |title=Conservative Reaction to Marriage Ruling Is Mixed |last=Larimore |first=Rachael |date=June 26, 2015 |work=] |access-date=October 2, 2018 |language=en-US |issn=1091-2339 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180930140911/http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2015/06/26/gay_marriage_ruling_conservative_reaction_is_mixed_and_opponents_quibble.html |archive-date=September 30, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> However, he opposes government involvement in marriage, saying, "I think the government stinks at this," and expressing concern that because of the ruling in ''Obergefell v. Hodges'', at some point the government may try to force religious institutions to perform same-sex weddings against their will.<ref name="The Rubin Report" /><ref>{{cite news |url=https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/01/is-ben-shapiro-a-conservative-liberals-can-count-on.html |title=The Many Faces of Ben Shapiro |work=] |access-date=December 12, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525080449/https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/01/is-ben-shapiro-a-conservative-liberals-can-count-on.html |archive-date=May 25, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> According to '']''{{'}}s Seth Stevenson, Shapiro has described homosexuality as a sin.<ref name=":42" /> Shapiro also opposes ] ].<ref name=":9" /> He has said that "a man and a woman do a better job of raising a child than two men or two women".<ref name="SFGate2" /> | |||
He has stated he does not feel same-sex marriage should be taught to students in schools, saying, "In California, they've already passed laws that you have to teach same-sex marriage in public schools, for example... I went to public school for elementary school and junior high, I don't know why the government is teaching me anything about this stuff. This is for my parents to teach me. This is a values thing." He also states, "I'm very much anti gay-marriage in the social sense. As a religious person, I think homosexuality is a sin, I think that lots of things are sins that people engage in, I think they should be free to engage in them."<ref name="The Rubin Report" /> | |||
Shapiro believes ] people suffer from mental illness.<ref name="nightline 0917">{{cite web |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/video/outspoken-conservative-ben-shapiro-political-correctness-breeds-insanity-50603406 |title=Outspoken conservative Ben Shapiro says political correctness breeds insanity |last=Harris |first=Dan |date=September 2017 |work=] |access-date=August 11, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180705151818/https://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/video/outspoken-conservative-ben-shapiro-political-correctness-breeds-insanity-50603406 |archive-date=July 5, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/outspoken-conservative-ben-shapiro-free-speech-place-college/story?id=50610394 |title=Conservative commentator on future of free speech on campus |date=October 21, 2017 |website=] |language=en |access-date=August 12, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180810173100/https://abcnews.go.com/US/outspoken-conservative-ben-shapiro-free-speech-place-college/story?id=50610394 |archive-date=August 10, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> He has commented, "You can't magically change your gender. You can't magically change your sex," and has compared such changes to the notion of changing one's age or identifying as an animal.<ref name="nyt-gladiator" /> | |||
In July 2015, Shapiro and ] activist ] were on '']'' to discuss ]'s receipt of the ].<ref>{{cite news |first=Sasha |last=Goldstein |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ben-shapiro-files-complaint-transgender-reporter-tur-article-1.2298804 |title=Ben Shapiro files complaint against transgender reporter Tur |newspaper=] |date=July 15, 2015 |access-date=July 30, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150723181303/http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ben-shapiro-files-complaint-transgender-reporter-tur-article-1.2298804 |archive-date=July 23, 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |first=Lauren |last=Walker |url=http://www.newsweek.com/conservative-editor-files-police-report-against-transgender-reporter-after-355851 |title=Editor Ben Shapiro Files Police Report Against Transgender Reporter After Heated TV Exchange |date=July 21, 2015 |magazine=] |access-date=July 30, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170117192059/http://www.newsweek.com/conservative-editor-files-police-report-against-transgender-reporter-after-355851 |archive-date=January 17, 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> After Shapiro referred to Tur, who is a ], as "sir" and questioned her genetics, she placed her hand on the back of his neck and threatened on air to send him "home in an ambulance". Shapiro replied, "That seems mildly inappropriate for a political discussion." Later, Shapiro filed a police report accusing Tur of ] and stated that he intended to press charges to "teach the left a lesson". Tur said the report was Shapiro's attempt to keep the story in the news.<ref>{{cite web |last=Walker |first=Lauren|date=July 21, 2015 |title=Editor Ben Shapiro Files Police Report Against Transgender Reporter After Heated TV Exchange |url=http://www.newsweek.com/conservative-editor-files-police-report-against-transgender-reporter-after-355851 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170117192059/http://www.newsweek.com/conservative-editor-files-police-report-against-transgender-reporter-after-355851 |archive-date=January 17, 2017 |access-date=December 21, 2016 |work=]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Andrew |last=Tobin |url=http://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-pundit-trans-journalist-in-on-air-spat/ |title=Jewish pundit, trans journalist in on-air spat |work=] |date=July 21, 2015 |access-date=July 30, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150801064632/http://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-pundit-trans-journalist-in-on-air-spat/ |archive-date=August 1, 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite news |first=Andrew |last=Tobin |date=July 21, 2015 |title=Watch: Trans journalist threatens right-wing Jewish pundit during on-air spat |work=] |url=http://www.haaretz.com/jewish-world/jewish-world-news/1.667098 |url-status=live |access-date=July 30, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924162533/http://www.haaretz.com/jewish-world/jewish-world-news/1.667098 |archive-date=September 24, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newsweek.com/conservative-editor-files-police-report-against-transgender-reporter-after-355851?rx=us |title=Editor Ben Shapiro Files Police Report Against Transgender Reporter After Heated TV Exchange |first=Lauren |last=Walker |date=July 21, 2015 |work=] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170318225103/http://www.newsweek.com/conservative-editor-files-police-report-against-transgender-reporter-after-355851?rx=us |archive-date=March 18, 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref> | |||
In 2019, in response to 2020 Democratic Party presidential candidate ] calling for the removal of the tax-exempt status of religious institutions opposed to same-sex marriage, Shapiro said that if O'Rourke was going to try to "indoctrinate" his children in religious schools, Shapiro would be forced to either "leave the country" or "pick up a gun."<ref>{{cite news |last=Behrmann |first=Savannah |date=October 11, 2019 |title=Beto O'Rourke criticized by conservatives for comment about tax-exempt status and LGBTQ rights |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2019/10/11/lgbtq-rights-conservatives-criticize-beto-orourke-after-cnn-event/3946859002/ |work=] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191105201241/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2019/10/11/lgbtq-rights-conservatives-criticize-beto-orourke-after-cnn-event/3946859002/ |archive-date=November 5, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
=== Gun ownership === | === Gun ownership === | ||
Following the December 2012 ], Shapiro appeared on CNN's '']'' on January 10, 2013. On the issue of ], Shapiro called ] a "bully" who "tends to demonize people who differ from you politically by standing on the graves of the children of Sandy Hook, saying they don't seem to care enough about the dead kids."<ref>{{cite news |first=Dylan |last=Biers |url=https://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2013/01/breitbart-editor-piers-morgan-a-bully-standing-on-the-graves-of-dead-children-153928 |title=Breitbart editor: Piers Morgan a 'bully' 'standing on the graves' of dead children |work=] |access-date=June 17, 2019 |date=January 11, 2013 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190619224956/https://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2013/01/breitbart-editor-piers-morgan-a-bully-standing-on-the-graves-of-dead-children-153928 |archive-date=June 19, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://nationalpost.com/news/gun-advocate-accuses-british-cnn-host-piers-morgan-of-standing-on-the-graves-of-the-children-of-sandy-hook |title=Gun advocate accuses British CNN host Piers Morgan of 'standing on the graves of the children of Sandy Hook' |work=National Post |access-date=June 17, 2019 |date=January 11, 2013 |language=en |archive-date=August 22, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200822230427/https://nationalpost.com/news/gun-advocate-accuses-british-cnn-host-piers-morgan-of-standing-on-the-graves-of-the-children-of-sandy-hook |url-status=live}}</ref> Videos of the encounter quickly received millions of views and went ].<ref name="vf" /> | |||
Writing in October 2017, in the aftermath of the ], Shapiro argued that "banning all guns would be unwise as well as immoral," but "we must balance the need and right to firearms with public policy concerns, including the risk that a machine gun will be used in public." Shapiro suggested that policy makers "should look at ways of enforcing federal laws banning the sale of guns to the mentally ill."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://jewishjournal.com/opinion/ben-shapiro/225637/good-gun-policy-starts-reality/|title=Good Gun Policy Starts With Reality|first=Ben|last=Shapiro|date=October 11, 2017|work=Jewish Journal|access-date=November 1, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> | |||
Writing in October 2017, in the aftermath of the ], Shapiro argued that "banning all guns would be unwise as well as immoral," additionally Shapiro stated, "...here's the problem: Not a single gun law short of full-scale gun confiscation would have prevented Las Vegas or any of the other mass shootings we've seen. Furthermore, there is no correlation between states with high rates of gun ownership and states with high rates of gun homicide."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://jewishjournal.com/opinion/ben-shapiro/225637/good-gun-policy-starts-reality/ |title=Good Gun Policy Starts With Reality |first=Ben |last=Shapiro |date=October 11, 2017 |work=Jewish Journal |access-date=November 1, 2018 |language=en-US |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403021934/https://jewishjournal.com/opinion/ben-shapiro/225637/good-gun-policy-starts-reality/ |archive-date=April 3, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
=== Healthcare === | |||
Shapiro has backed repealing the ].<ref name="nyt-gladiator"/> In 2021, Shapiro said that he was in favor of the ] and that he was vaccinated,<ref>{{cite web |title=Ben Shapiro Explains Why He's Pro-Vaccine |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NF2P4T3_gPs |website=]| date=September 21, 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Lima-Strong |first=Cristiano |date=2022-02-24 |title=Analysis {{!}} These vaccine skeptics are outperforming news outlets on Facebook, Twitter, study finds |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/02/24/these-vaccine-skeptics-are-outperforming-news-outlets-facebook-twitter-study-finds/ |access-date=2024-03-27 |newspaper=Washington Post |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286}}</ref> but is against ].<ref>{{cite web |last=Ellefson |first=Lindsey |date=September 10, 2021 |title=Conservative Outlet Daily Wire Vows to Defy Biden Vaccine Order |url=https://www.thewrap.com/conservative-outlet-daily-wire-vows-to-defy-biden-vaccine-order/ |access-date=September 13, 2021 |website=] |language=en-US}}</ref> | |||
=== Israeli–Palestinian conflict === | |||
In 2003, Shapiro published a column on '']'' stating that Israel must be allowed to "] ] and ] from Judea, Samaria, Gaza and Israel proper." Citing ] as a precedent,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Shapiro |first1=Ben |title=Transfer is not a dirty word |url=https://townhall.com/columnists/benshapiro/2003/08/27/transfer-is-not-a-dirty-word-n976781 |website=] | date=August 27, 2003 | archive-date = February 20, 2015|access-date=January 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150220130431/http://townhall.com/columnists/benshapiro/2003/08/27/transfer_is_not_a_dirty_word}}</ref> Shapiro insisted that "expelling a hostile population is a commonly-used and generally effective way of preventing violent entanglements." In the same article, Shapiro said that "The ideology of the Palestinian population is indistinguishable from that of the terrorist leadership."<ref name=":4">{{cite news |url=https://forward.com/opinion/388621/why-doesnt-the-new-york-times-mention-ben-shapiros-islamophobia/ |title=Why Doesn't The New York Times Mention Ben Shapiro's Islamophobia? |work=The Forward |access-date=November 1, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329074501/https://forward.com/opinion/388621/why-doesnt-the-new-york-times-mention-ben-shapiros-islamophobia/ |archive-date=March 29, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> Journalist ] criticized Shapiro's comments as an example of his "]" views.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2013/02/goldberg-breitbarts-ben-shapiro-fascist-157448 |title=Goldberg: Breitbart's Ben Shapiro 'fascist' |work=POLITICO |access-date=September 28, 2018 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403051351/https://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2013/02/goldberg-breitbarts-ben-shapiro-fascist-157448 |archive-date=April 3, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2013/02/prominent-hagel-detractor-endorses-fascistic-vision-of-israel/273349/ |title=Prominent Hagel Detractor Endorses Fascistic Vision of Israel |last=Goldberg |first=Jeffrey |date=February 20, 2013 |work=] |access-date=September 28, 2018 |language=en-US |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403035110/https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2013/02/prominent-hagel-detractor-endorses-fascistic-vision-of-israel/273349/ |archive-date=April 3, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> Shapiro later reversed his view on the ] issue, saying it was "both inhumane and impractical".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2017/09/14/berkeley-braces-for-ben-who-is-ben-shapiro/ |title=Who is Ben Shapiro? |date=September 14, 2017 |work=] |access-date=October 2, 2018 |language=en-US |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403035116/https://www.mercurynews.com/2017/09/14/berkeley-braces-for-ben-who-is-ben-shapiro/ |archive-date=April 3, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
In 2010, Shapiro said "Israelis like to build. Arabs like to bomb crap and live in open sewage". He later stated that he was talking about the Israeli and Arab leadership, as well as ].<ref>{{cite tweet |user=benshapiro |first=Ben |last=Shapiro |number=25712847277 |title=Israelis like to build. Arabs like to bomb crap and live in open sewage. This is not a difficult issue. #settlementsrock |date=September 27, 2010}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{cite news |title=Actor Mark Duplass apologizes for praising conservative pundit Ben Shapiro |work=] |url=https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/7/19/17593174/mark-duplass-ben-shapiro-apology |url-status=live |access-date=September 28, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402202640/https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/7/19/17593174/mark-duplass-ben-shapiro-apology |archive-date=April 2, 2019}}</ref><ref name="dumb">{{cite web |last1=Shapiro |first1=Ben |date=July 20, 2018 |title=So, Here's A Giant List Of All The Dumb Stuff I've Ever Done (Don't Worry, I'll Keep Updating It) |url=https://www.dailywire.com/news/33362/so-heres-giant-list-all-dumb-stuff-ive-ever-done-ben-shapiro |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329051813/https://www.dailywire.com/news/33362/so-heres-giant-list-all-dumb-stuff-ive-ever-done-ben-shapiro |archive-date=March 29, 2019 |access-date=June 17, 2019 |website=] |language=en}}</ref> | |||
In a 2008 '']'' opinion piece, Shapiro expressed support for Israel's ] in the occupied ] in the West Bank.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Shapiro |first1=Ben |title=The Case for Israeli Settlements |url=https://townhall.com/columnists/benshapiro/2008/06/04/the-case-for-israeli-settlements-n1059155 |work=Townhall |date=June 4, 2008 |access-date=May 26, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190526130448/https://townhall.com/columnists/benshapiro/2008/06/04/the-case-for-israeli-settlements-n1059155 |archive-date=May 26, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
In 2019, Shapiro said that Democratic congresswoman ], whose ] were accused of evoking ], and the white supremacist ], hold "a lot of the same opinions about Jews."<ref>{{cite news|date=May 2, 2019|title=Ben Shapiro Slammed for Comparing San Diego Synagogue Shooter to Ilhan Omar|work=]|url=https://www.haaretz.com/world-news/ben-shapiro-slammed-for-comparing-san-diego-synagogue-shooter-to-ilhan-omar-1.7188495|url-status=live|access-date=May 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190526130447/https://www.haaretz.com/world-news/ben-shapiro-slammed-for-comparing-san-diego-synagogue-shooter-to-ilhan-omar-1.7188495|archive-date=May 26, 2019}}</ref> | |||
During the ], Shapiro published an op-ed in '']'' in which he stated that the reason behind the conflict between Israel and ] is that "Israel exists, and Hamas wishes it didn't exist".<ref name="hamasantisemite" /> Shapiro additionally stated that Hamas's rocket attacks "would entail an anti-Semitic ]", adding that Hamas was spending "tens of millions of dollars in foreign aid" on building "terror tunnels and rocket capacity to strike at the Jews." Shapiro argued that Hamas was positioning its rockets in civilian areas, seeking to "force Israel to kill Palestinian civilians so Hamas can propagandize about supposed Israeli human rights atrocities." He stated that Hamas was killing not only Jews but also ] and foreign workers. He also criticized the media coverage of the crisis, labeling it as "absurd"<ref name="hamasantisemite">{{cite web |first=Ben |last=Shapiro |url=https://www.marshallnewsmessenger.com/opinion/ben-shapiro-if-you-side-with-hamas-your-anti-semitism-is-showing/article_b68294ba-b9b7-11eb-8879-c32c7cd0d4c7.html |title=Ben Shapiro: If you side with Hamas, your anti-semitism is showing |date=May 20, 2021 |access-date=June 25, 2021 |work=]}}</ref> and specifically criticized '']'' for its ] featuring a Palestinian writer titled "The Myth of Coexistence in Israel". Shapiro stated that an image used in the article, a map of Israel, was "so bad that ], which used the image in 2015, had to retract it and admit it was factually incorrect."<ref>{{cite web |first=Aaron |last=Bandler |url=https://jewishjournal.com/news/337152/former-adl-head-says-hes-canceling-nyt-subscription-over-front-page-blood-libel/ |title=Former ADL Head Says He's Canceling NYT Subscription Over Front Page "Blood Libel" |date=May 28, 2021 |access-date=June 25, 2021 |work=]}}</ref> | |||
In an October 2024 appearance co-sponsored by The Daily Wire and the ] at the ], when asked whether or not he'd condone the actions of the ] and ] amidst ] during the ongoing ], including ], Shapiro stated he "doesn't just condone actions, I celebrate and laud them".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Uhl |first=Jordan (@JordanUhl) |date=2024-10-21 |title=jordan on X: "Ben Shapiro at UCLA tonight in response to a question about the civilian death toll in Gaza: "I don't just condone the actions of the IDF & Israeli government, I celebrate and laud them." |url=https://x.com/JordanUhl/status/1848553470195880272 |access-date=2024-10-22 |website=]}}</ref> In the same statement, he claimed that the Israeli government has gone through "such extraordinary efforts not to kill civilians" that they have managed to have "the best civilian-to-terrorist kill ratio in the history of ]".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rosenfeld |first=Reuven |date=2024-10-22 |title=Ben Shapiro Defends Israel's Actions in Gaza: 'I Celebrate and Laud Them' - VINnews |url=https://vinnews.com/2024/10/22/ben-shapiro-defends-israels-actions-in-gaza-i-celebrate-and-laud-them/ |access-date=2024-10-23 |language=en-US}}</ref> | |||
=== Military policy === | |||
In a 2002 article, Shapiro wrote, "I am getting really sick of people who whine about 'civilian casualties'... when I see in the newspapers that civilians in ] or the ] were killed by American or Israeli troops, I don't really care". Shapiro declared that "One American soldier is worth far more than an Afghan civilian", accusing Afghan civilians of being "fundamentalist Muslims" who provide cover for terrorists or give them money.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Shapiro |first1=Ben |title=Enemy 'civilian casualties' ok by me |url=https://townhall.com/columnists/benshapiro/2002/07/25/enemy-civilian-casualties-ok-by-me-n1391583 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190325150422/https://townhall.com/columnists/benshapiro/2002/07/25/enemy-civilian-casualties-ok-by-me-n1391583 |archive-date=March 25, 2019 |access-date=March 25, 2019 |website=Townhall |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-07-20 |title=So, Here's A Giant List Of All The Dumb Stuff I've Ever Done (Don't Worry, I'll Keep Updating It) |url=https://www.dailywire.com/news/so-heres-giant-list-all-dumb-stuff-ive-ever-done-ben-shapiro |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=The Daily Wire |language=en}}</ref> Shapiro later apologized for these comments, stating that the 2002 article was "just a bad piece, plain and simple, and something I wish I'd never written". He said that while he still partially agreed with his article's main point—"that we must calculate the risk to American services members when we design ]"—he "expressed in the worst possible way, and simplified the issue beyond the bounds of morality (particularly by doubting the civilian status of some civilians)".<ref name="dumb" />{{Primary source inline|date=September 2022}} | |||
Shapiro supported the ], arguing that "China is a ]. North Korea is a dictatorship. Saudi Arabia, Libya, Syria, Pakistan and Egypt are all dictatorships. We can't overthrow all of those regimes simply to free their citizens. We have to focus on those regimes that endanger American security."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Shapiro |first1=Ben |date=August 10, 2005 |title=Why war in Iraq is right for America |work=] |url=https://townhall.com/columnists/benshapiro/2005/08/10/why-war-in-iraq-is-right-for-america-n1216871 |url-status=live |access-date=May 26, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190526130447/https://townhall.com/columnists/benshapiro/2005/08/10/why-war-in-iraq-is-right-for-america-n1216871 |archive-date=May 26, 2019}}</ref> | |||
=== Race === | === Race === | ||
Shapiro has |
Shapiro has stated that, while ]s were historically victims of injustice in the United States, he does not believe in the existence of ] today.<ref name="nyt-gladiator" /> In 2017, Shapiro stated that "the idea that black people in the United States are disproportionately poor because America is racist; that's just not true."<ref>{{cite web |date=September 16, 2017 |title=Ben Shapiro: Teaching Minorities They Are Perpetual Victims is False, Backward, And Hurts Them |url=https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2017/09/16/ben_shapiro_teaching_minorities_they_are_perpetual_victims_is_false_backward_and_hurts_them.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190604174429/https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2017/09/16/ben_shapiro_teaching_minorities_they_are_perpetual_victims_is_false_backward_and_hurts_them.html |archive-date=June 4, 2019 |access-date=November 1, 2018 |website=]}}</ref> Shapiro has dismissed the idea that the United States was founded on ] and argued that America was founded in spite of slavery.<ref>{{cite web |last=Boyd |first=Charles |date=December 10, 2017 |title=Ben Shapiro Tries To Prove That the U.S. |url=https://medium.com/@minorityofonepodcast/ben-shapiro-tries-to-prove-that-the-u-s-2d3c05a822bd |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181113165636/https://medium.com/@minorityofonepodcast/ben-shapiro-tries-to-prove-that-the-u-s-2d3c05a822bd |archive-date=November 13, 2018 |access-date=November 1, 2018 |website=]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=November 22, 2017 |title=WATCH: Shapiro Deconstructs The Myth 'America Was Founded On Slavery' In New Video |url=https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-shapiro-deconstructs-myth-america-was-daily-wire |access-date=November 14, 2022 |website=The Daily Wire |language=en}}</ref> | ||
Shapiro was one of several conservative commentators condemning Representative ] (R-IA) after King's January 2019 comments in defense of the terms "white supremacy" and "white nationalism". Shapiro called for King to be ], and supported King's 2020 primary challenger ].<ref>{{ |
Shapiro was one of several conservative commentators condemning Representative ] (R-IA) after King's January 2019 comments in defense of the terms "]" and "]". Shapiro called for King to be ], and supported King's 2020 primary challenger ].<ref>{{cite web |last=Wise |first=Justin |date=January 10, 2019 |title=Ben Shapiro urges Congress to censure Steve King after he questions why term 'white supremacist' is offensive |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/house/424731-ben-shapiro-urges-congress-censure-steve-king-after-he-questions-why-term |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190111012523/https://thehill.com/homenews/house/424731-ben-shapiro-urges-congress-censure-steve-king-after-he-questions-why-term |archive-date=January 11, 2019 |access-date=January 11, 2019 |language=en |newspaper=]}}</ref> | ||
Shapiro has criticized ] and has stated that "the Black Lives Matter movement did indeed begin with protests about ] but quickly morphed into broader debates over the validity of ] and rioting, ], ] and ]."<ref>{{cite web |date=July 11, 2020 |title=Ben Shapiro: Not all Black lives matter to Black Lives Matter |url=https://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/Op-Ed/2020/07/11/Ben-Shapiro-Black-lives-matter-hypocrisy-violence-Davon-McNeal/stories/202007110006 |publisher=post-gazette.com}}</ref>{{Primary source inline |date=September 2022}} | |||
====Palestinian Arabs==== | |||
In 2003, Shapiro published a column demanding that ] "transfer the ] and the ] from Judea, Samaria, Gaza and Israel proper." Citing ] as a precedent,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Shapiro |first1=Ben |title=Transfer is not a dirty word |url=https://townhall.com/columnists/benshapiro/2003/08/27/transfer-is-not-a-dirty-word-n976781 |publisher=Townhall |date=August 27, 2003}}</ref> Shapiro insisted that "expelling a hostile population is a commonly-used and generally effective way of preventing violent entanglements." In the same article, Shapiro said that "The ideology of the Palestinian population is indistinguishable from that of the terrorist leadership."<ref name=":4">{{Cite news|url=https://forward.com/opinion/388621/why-doesnt-the-new-york-times-mention-ben-shapiros-islamophobia/|title=Why Doesn't The New York Times Mention Ben Shapiro's Islamophobia?|work=The Forward|access-date=November 1, 2018}}</ref> ] was highly critical of these comments and cited them as an example of Shapiro's "fascist" behavior.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2013/02/goldberg-breitbarts-ben-shapiro-fascist-157448|title=Goldberg: Breitbart's Ben Shapiro 'fascist'|work=POLITICO|access-date=September 28, 2018|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2013/02/prominent-hagel-detractor-endorses-fascistic-vision-of-israel/273349/|title=Prominent Hagel Detractor Endorses Fascistic Vision of Israel|last=Goldberg|first=Jeffrey|date=February 20, 2013|work=The Atlantic|access-date=September 28, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> Shapiro later reversed his view on the ] issue, saying it was "both inhumane and impractical".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2017/09/14/berkeley-braces-for-ben-who-is-ben-shapiro/|title=Who is Ben Shapiro?|date=September 14, 2017|work=The Mercury News|access-date=October 2, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> | |||
After the ], where police officer ] was convicted of the ], Shapiro stated that Chauvin should not have been found guilty of murder, and instead opined that Floyd died of a drug overdose rather than as a result of Chauvin's actions.<ref>{{cite web |title=BREAKING: Derek Chauvin Found Guilty On All Charges |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTgge2bCDbk&feature=youtu.be |website=]| date=April 20, 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Fact check: Fentanyl present in George Floyd's system but not enough to cause his death, experts say |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/04/16/fact-check-fentanyl-george-floyd-not-enough-to-cause-death/7239448002/ |website=]}}</ref> | |||
''Vox'' describes Shapiro as a polarizing figure, in part due to statements such as "Israelis like to build. Arabs like to bomb crap and live in open sewage." (2010).<ref name=":2" /> | |||
=== Religion === | |||
In 2007, Shapiro argued that "the Palestinian-Arab population is rotten to the core", and as "an entire population corrupted by bloodthirsty anti-Semitism and anti-Americanism", punishing Palestinian leaders is insufficient: "Collective choices require collective treatment."<ref name=":4" /> | |||
Shapiro practices ],<ref>{{cite web |title=Ben Shapiro, Real Time, and Public Jewishness |url=https://www.yahoo.com/now/ben-shapiro-real-time-public-030000754.html |access-date=January 18, 2022 |website=www.yahoo.com |date=August 27, 2021 |language=en-US}}</ref> which he states informs his ideological positions. Shapiro wears a '']'', the traditional Jewish skullcap. In a 2011 tweet, Shapiro claimed that ] is plagued by "Bad Jews" who "largely vote Democrat".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Shapiro |first1=Ben |title=The Jewish people has always been plagued by Bad Jews, who undermine it from within. In America, those Bad Jews largely vote Democrat. |url=https://twitter.com/benshapiro/status/133918830073352192 |website=Twitter |date=November 8, 2011 |access-date=July 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200319225943/https://twitter.com/benshapiro/status/133918830073352192 |archive-date=March 19, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> The same year, he wrote an article titled "Jews in Name Only" in which he claimed "Jews who vote for Obama are, by and large, Jews In Name Only (JINOs)" and that such Jews "do not care about Israel" or that they "care about it less than abortion, gay marriage and global warming".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Shapiro |first1=Ben |title=Jews in Name Only |url=https://townhall.com/columnists/benshapiro/2011/05/25/jews-in-name-only-n783739 |website=] |date=May 25, 2011 |access-date=July 24, 2020 |archive-date=April 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200413212746/https://townhall.com/columnists/benshapiro/2011/05/25/jews-in-name-only-n783739 |url-status=live}}</ref> During the ], he wrote an article titled "No, It Doesn't Matter That ] Is Ethnically Jewish. He's a Jew In Name Only."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Shapiro |first1=Ben |title=No, It Doesn't Matter That Bernie Sanders Is Ethnically Jewish. He's a Jew In Name Only. |url=https://www.dailywire.com/news/3345/no-it-doesnt-matter-bernie-sanders-ethnically-ben-shapiro |website=] |date=February 12, 2016 |access-date=July 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160214221708/https://www.dailywire.com/news/3345/no-it-doesnt-matter-bernie-sanders-ethnically-ben-shapiro |archive-date=February 14, 2016}}</ref> Despite being a practicing Jew, he has expressed admiration for ] and its role in the building of ].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-04-18 |title=Ben Shapiro: Judeo-Christian Values 'Made the West Great' |url=https://cmsedit.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2019/april/ben-shapiro-judeo-christian-values-made-the-west-great |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=CBN News |language=en}}</ref> | |||
In October 2022, Shapiro condemned ]'s antisemitic comments, comparing them to ]. He also called West "unstable".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ben Shapiro says Kanye West is spouting antisemitism that resembles Nazi propaganda |url=https://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/jns/ben-shapiro-says-kanye-west-is-spouting-antisemitism-that-resembles-nazi-propaganda/article_e1259bb1-c7b6-5135-b5e6-9464d8bd6bb3.html |access-date=October 26, 2022 |website=Cleveland Jewish News |date=October 20, 2022 |language=en}}</ref> | |||
Shapiro supported Israel's ] in the occupied ] in the West Bank. Shapiro is a longtime opponent of the ].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Shapiro |first1=Ben |title=The Case for Israeli Settlements |url=https://townhall.com/columnists/benshapiro/2008/06/04/the-case-for-israeli-settlements-n1059155 |work=Townhall |date=June 4, 2008}}</ref> | |||
In a 2014 ] video entitled "The Myth of the Tiny Radical Muslim Minority", Shapiro said, "We're above 800 million ] who are radicalized – more than half the Muslims on earth. That's not a minority... the myth of the tiny radical Muslim minority is just that: it's a myth". ] and '']'' in the UK rejected his methodology, arguing that support for ] was not sufficient to label an individual a "radical Muslim", and that "The meaning of Sharia law varies from sect to sect and nation to nation." ''Channel 4 News'' also criticized his use of polls with small sample sizes as accurately representing the views of tens of millions of Muslims, though acknowledged that "some polls do show that very illiberal values and concepts can be prevalent in some Muslim countries".<ref>{{cite news |title=Ben Shapiro says a majority of Muslims are radicals |url=https://www.politifact.com/punditfact/statements/2014/nov/05/ben-shapiro/shapiro-says-majority-muslims-are-radicals/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190410124454/https://www.politifact.com/punditfact/statements/2014/nov/05/ben-shapiro/shapiro-says-majority-muslims-are-radicals/ |archive-date=April 10, 2019 |access-date=March 20, 2019 |work=@politifact |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=FactCheck: how many of the world's Muslims are radicalised? |url=https://www.channel4.com/news/factcheck/factcheck-worlds-muslims-radicalised |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190518202306/https://www.channel4.com/news/factcheck/factcheck-worlds-muslims-radicalised |archive-date=May 18, 2019 |access-date=March 20, 2019 |work=Channel 4 News}}</ref> | |||
=== 2016 election === | |||
Shapiro supported ] in the 2016 presidential election and openly rejected ]'s candidacy.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cjr.org/analysis/alt_right_media_clinton_trump.php|title=How the 'alt-right' checkmated the media|work=Columbia Journalism Review|access-date=September 28, 2018|language=en}}</ref> He called ] a "bully" who "sold out Andrew’s mission in order to back another bully, Donald Trump."<ref>{{cite news |title=Ben Shapiro: Who is he and why is he so controversial? |url=https://www.foxnews.com/us/ben-shapiro-who-is-he-and-why-is-he-so-controversial |publisher=Fox News |date=September 18, 2017}}</ref> Shapiro has suggested that the election of Donald Trump was more a vote against ] than a vote in favor of Trump.<ref name="nyt-gladiator" /> | |||
In the 2017 ], six Muslims were killed by ]. Police presented evidence that Bissonnette checked Shapiro's Twitter feed 93 times in the month leading up to the shooting.<ref>{{cite news |last=Riga |first=Andy |date=May 5, 2018 |title=I didn't incite mosque shooter, conservative pundit Ben Shapiro insists |url=https://montrealgazette.com/news/quebec/i-didnt-incite-mosque-shooter-conservative-pundit-ben-shapiro-insists |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191004040954/https://montrealgazette.com/news/quebec/i-didnt-incite-mosque-shooter-conservative-pundit-ben-shapiro-insists |archive-date=October 4, 2019 |access-date=September 23, 2019 |newspaper=] |language=en}}</ref> Shapiro condemned the attack and said he did not incite the shooting.<ref>{{cite news |last=Coletta |first=Amanda |date=April 18, 2018 |title=Canada mosque shooter Alexandre Bissonnette obsessively checked these Twitter accounts before the attack |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2018/04/18/quebec-city-mosque-shooter-scoured-twitter-for-trump-right-wing-figures-before-attack/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190809093103/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2018/04/18/quebec-city-mosque-shooter-scoured-twitter-for-trump-right-wing-figures-before-attack/ |archive-date=August 9, 2019 |access-date=September 23, 2019 |newspaper=]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Visser |first1=Josh |last2=Lamoureux |first2=Mack |last3=Berman |first3=Sarah |date=April 16, 2018 |title=Here Are the Far-Right Conspiracists the Quebec City Mosque Shooter Followed |url=https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/ywxeyg/here-are-the-far-right-conspiracists-the-quebec-city-mosque-shooter-followed |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190611033727/https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/ywxeyg/here-are-the-far-right-conspiracists-the-quebec-city-mosque-shooter-followed |archive-date=June 11, 2019 |access-date=September 23, 2019 |work=] |language=en-CA}}</ref> | |||
=== LGBT rights === | |||
Shapiro opposed the '']'' Supreme Court ruling that deemed bans of same-sex marriage unconstitutional.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/5-conservative-freakouts-about-last-weeks-supreme-court-rulings-60029/|title=5 Conservative Freakouts About Last Week's SCOTUS Rulings|last=Marcotte|first=Amanda|date=June 29, 2015|work=Rolling Stone|access-date=October 2, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.mediamatters.org/research/2015/06/26/right-wing-media-respond-to-nationwide-marriage/204166|title=Right-Wing Media Respond To Nationwide Marriage Equality: "We Should Weep For Our Country"|date=June 26, 2015|publisher=Media Matters for America|access-date=October 2, 2018|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2015/06/26/gay_marriage_ruling_conservative_reaction_is_mixed_and_opponents_quibble.html|title=Conservative Reaction to Marriage Ruling Is Mixed|last=Larimore|first=Rachael|date=June 26, 2015|work=Slate|access-date=October 2, 2018|language=en-US|issn=1091-2339}}</ref> However, he opposes government involvement in marriage, saying, "I think the government stinks at this," and expressing concern that because of the ruling in ''Obergefell v. Hodges'', at some point the government may try to force religious institutions to perform same-sex weddings against their will.<ref name="The Rubin Report" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/01/is-ben-shapiro-a-conservative-liberals-can-count-on.html|title=The Many Faces of Ben Shapiro|work=Slate|access-date=December 12, 2018}}</ref> According to '']'', Shapiro has described homosexual activity as a sin.<ref name=":42"/> He has said that "a man and a woman do a better job of raising a child than two men or two women".<ref name="SFGate" /> | |||
=== United States politics === | |||
He has stated he does not feel same-sex marriage should be taught to students in schools, saying, "In California they've already passed laws that you have to teach same-sex marriage in public schools, for example... I went to public school for elementary school and junior high, I don't know why the government is teaching me anything about this stuff. This is for my parents to teach me. This is a values thing". He also states, "I'm very much anti gay-marriage in the social sense. As a religious person I think homosexuality is a sin, I think that lots of things are sins that people engage in, I think they should be free to engage in them."<ref name="The Rubin Report"/> In 2014, the ] contested Shapiro's claim that the United States "is not a country that discriminates against homosexuals" and that "there is a vastly minute amount of discrimination against gays in this country," by refuting his analysis of ] statistics.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2014/02/12/breitbart-editor-ben-shapiro-says-lgbt-community-does-not-really-face-discrimination |title=Breitbart Editor Ben Shapiro Says LGBT Community Does Not Really Face Discrimination|publisher=Southern Poverty Law Center|access-date=October 2, 2018|language=en}}</ref> | |||
In 2006, Shapiro called for ] to be reinstated. He cited speeches critical of the ] by Democrats ], ] and ] as "disloyal" and seditious.<ref>{{cite book |last=Scott |first=Peter Dale |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=op39ymd2um0C&q=%22ben+shapiro%22+%22sedition%22&pg=PA243 |title=The Road to 9/11: Wealth, Empire, and the Future of America |date=September 4, 2007 |publisher=University of California Press |isbn=978-0-520-92994-4 |page=243 |language=en |access-date=January 9, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200407070619/https://books.google.com/books?id=op39ymd2um0C&pg=PA243#v=onepage&q=%22ben%20shapiro%22%20%22sedition%22 |archive-date=April 7, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=The Cool Kid's Philosopher |website=Current Affairs |url=https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/2017/12/the-cool-kids-philosopher |url-status=live |access-date=October 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190512232514/https://static.currentaffairs.org/2017/12/the-cool-kids-philosopher |archive-date=May 12, 2019}}</ref> Shapiro retracted these views in a 2018 column, stating that his 2006 column "absolutely blows. It's garbage" and adding that the idea of sedition laws was "inherently idiotic".<ref name="dumb" /> Shapiro later described President ]'s ] as "philosophically ]."<ref>{{cite web |date=February 3, 2010 |title=Obama's Philosophically Fascist State of the Union Address |url=https://townhall.com/columnists/benshapiro/2010/02/03/obamas-philosophically-fascist-state-of-the-union-address-n1331445 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190618233452/https://townhall.com/columnists/benshapiro/2010/02/03/obamas-philosophically-fascist-state-of-the-union-address-n1331445 |archive-date=June 18, 2019 |website=]}}</ref> | |||
== Personal life == | |||
Shapiro believes ] people suffer from mental illness, calling it ]. (The ] does not define being transgender as a mental illness, as "gender dysphoria" is only diagnosed if an individual suffers significant distress as a result of their gender identity.)<ref name="nightline 0917">{{Cite web |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/video/outspoken-conservative-ben-shapiro-political-correctness-breeds-insanity-50603406 |title=Outspoken conservative Ben Shapiro says political correctness breeds insanity |last=Harris |first=Dan |date=September 2017 |work=] |access-date=August 11, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/outspoken-conservative-ben-shapiro-free-speech-place-college/story?id=50610394|title=Conservative commentator on future of free speech on campus|date=October 21, 2017|publisher=ABC News|language=en|access-date=August 12, 2018}}</ref> Shapiro has commented, "You can't magically change your gender. You can't magically change your sex," equating this to changing one's age.<ref name="nyt-gladiator"/> | |||
In 2008, Shapiro married Mor Toledano, an ] medical doctor of ],<ref>{{Citation |url=https://twitter.com/benshapiro/status/656207278899499008 |author-link=Ben Shapiro |last=Shapiro |first=Ben |title=Twitter |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180308215502/https://twitter.com/benshapiro/status/656207278899499008 |archive-date=March 8, 2018 |date=October 19, 2015}}</ref><ref name="Shapiro">{{cite news |last=Shapiro |first=Ben |title=10 Lessons in 10 Years – What Marriage Has Taught Me |url=http://www.newsweek.com/ben-shapiro-marriage-lessons-10-years-1022975 |publisher=] |date=July 13, 2018 |access-date=July 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403080045/https://www.newsweek.com/ben-shapiro-marriage-lessons-10-years-1022975 |archive-date=April 3, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> and they lived in Los Angeles.<ref name="nyt-gladiator" /> The couple has two daughters and two sons.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/B9UowqIgXTW/ |title=Ben Shapiro on Instagram: "I don't post pics of my family to social media because of the nature of my work, but I just couldn't help sharing the news. So excited for…" |website=Instagram |language=en |access-date=March 14, 2020 |archive-date=August 22, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200822230439/https://www.instagram.com/accounts/login/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet|number=1660358496234209286|user=benshapiro|title=Welcome to the world, Baby Shapiro #4, a big handsome boy! Both baby and mommy are doing great. Thanks to God, the medical staff, and of course, the world's best wife for this miraculous gift!|author=Ben Shapiro|date=May 21, 2023|access-date=May 21, 2023}}</ref> They practice ].<ref>{{Citation|url=http://my.hsj.org/Schools/Newspaper/tabid/100/view/frontpage/schoolid/642/articleid/221315/newspaperid/618/Mor_Toledano_3905_first_in_class_to_find_perfect_match.aspx |publisher=HSJ |title=Mor Toledano, first in class to find perfect match |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130128164530/http://my.hsj.org/Schools/Newspaper/tabid/100/view/frontpage/schoolid/642/articleid/221315/newspaperid/618/Mor_Toledano_3905_first_in_class_to_find_perfect_match.aspx |archive-date=January 28, 2013}}</ref> | |||
In September 2020, Shapiro announced that he and his family were leaving California.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://townhall.com/columnists/benshapiro/2020/09/30/why-im-leaving-california-n2577179 |title=Why I'm Leaving California |first=Ben |last=Shapiro |website=Townhall |date=September 30, 2020 |access-date=October 1, 2020 |archive-date=October 2, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201002121522/https://townhall.com/columnists/benshapiro/2020/09/30/why-im-leaving-california-n2577179 |url-status=live}}</ref> While he relocated the headquarters of his ''Daily Wire'' enterprise to ], he and his family resettled in Florida.<ref>{{cite web |last=Mcgraw |first=Meridith |title=The new center of Trump's political world: Palm Beach |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2020/12/31/trump-palm-beach-florida-453216 |access-date=January 20, 2021 |website=POLITICO |date=December 31, 2020 |language=en |archive-date=January 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122042549/https://www.politico.com/news/2020/12/31/trump-palm-beach-florida-453216 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=September 16, 2020|title=Ben Shapiro thinks he's welcome in Nashville, bless his heart |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/ben-shapiro-daily-wire-nashville-tennessee-move-california-silicon-valley-b456594.html |access-date=January 20, 2021|website=The Independent |language=en |archive-date=November 22, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201122030354/https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/ben-shapiro-daily-wire-nashville-tennessee-move-california-silicon-valley-b456594.html |url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
=== Facebook === | |||
In 2018, Shapiro argued that ] was targeting conservative sites after Facebook implemented an algorithm change, limiting their traffic, and that they are not transparent enough.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news|url=https://www.politico.com/story/2018/03/29/conservatives-facebook-liberal-bias-490920|title=Conservative outlets take on Facebook|work=POLITICO|access-date=September 28, 2018|language=en}}</ref> | |||
Shapiro's sister, Abigail Shapiro, who studied operatic singing, is a conservative media influencer who posts videos on her YouTube channel "Classically Abby".<ref>{{cite web |author1=Us Weekly Staff |title=Who Is Ben Shapiro's Sister? Everything to Know About Abigail Shapiro |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/pictures/abigail-shapiro-everything-to-know-about-ben-shapiros-sister/ |access-date=December 11, 2022 |date=October 5, 2022 |archive-date=December 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221211174014/https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/pictures/abigail-shapiro-everything-to-know-about-ben-shapiros-sister/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> She has been subjected to online antisemitic ] due to her brother's high public profile.<ref name="forward">Pink, Aiden (October 30, 2017) {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190829110611/https://forward.com/fast-forward/386447/anti-semitic-trolls-attack-conservative-commentator-ben-shapiros-sister/ |date=August 29, 2019 }} '']''</ref> | |||
==Personal life== | |||
In 2008, he married Mor Toledano, an Israeli medical doctor of ].<ref>{{Citation | url = https://twitter.com/benshapiro/status/656207278899499008 | author-link = Ben Shapiro | last = Shapiro | first = Ben | title = Twitter | deadurl = no | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20180308215502/https://twitter.com/benshapiro/status/656207278899499008 | archivedate = March 8, 2018 | df = mdy-all | date = October 19, 2015 }}</ref><ref name="Shapiro">{{cite news |last=Shapiro |first=Ben |title=10 Lessons in 10 Years – What Marriage Has Taught Me |url=http://www.newsweek.com/ben-shapiro-marriage-lessons-10-years-1022975 |publisher=] | date=July 13, 2018}}</ref> The couple have a daughter and a son, born in 2014 and 2016 respectively.<ref>{{cite web | url= http://townhall.com/columnists/benshapiro/2014/02/05/letter-to-my-newborn-daughter-n1789732 | title= Letter to My Newborn Daughter | publisher= Townhall | date= February 5, 2014 | last= Shapiro | first= Ben | accessdate= September 29, 2015 | deadurl= no | archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20151001060752/http://townhall.com/columnists/benshapiro/2014/02/05/letter-to-my-newborn-daughter-n1789732 | archivedate= October 1, 2015 | df= mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet |user=benshapiro |number=729153375254786048 |date=May 7, 2016 |title=With infinite gratitude to God, we're overjoyed to welcome to the world our new baby boy, who arrived at 10:30 this morning!}}</ref> Shapiro and his wife practice ].<ref name="Frontpage Brainwashed">{{cite web |last= Glazov |first= Jamie |title= Brainwashed |url= http://archive.frontpagemag.com/readArticle.aspx?ARTID=13097 |work= Front Page Magazine |date= May 13, 2004 |accessdate= June 27, 2011 |deadurl= yes |archiveurl= https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20120229191044/http://archive.frontpagemag.com/readArticle.aspx?ARTID=13097 |archivedate= February 29, 2012 |df= mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{Citation|url=http://my.hsj.org/Schools/Newspaper/tabid/100/view/frontpage/schoolid/642/articleid/221315/newspaperid/618/Mor_Toledano_3905_first_in_class_to_find_perfect_match.aspx |publisher=HSJ |title=Mor Toledano, first in class to find perfect match |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130128164530/http://my.hsj.org/Schools/Newspaper/tabid/100/view/frontpage/schoolid/642/articleid/221315/newspaperid/618/Mor_Toledano_3905_first_in_class_to_find_perfect_match.aspx |archivedate=January 28, 2013 |df= }}</ref> As of November 2017, they live in Los Angeles.<ref name="nyt-gladiator"/> In 2019, the FBI arrested a man from Washington for making death threats against Shapiro and his family.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.foxnews.com/us/ben-shapiro-death-threats-report |title=Ben Shapiro received 'serious' death threats; 1 arrested: report |work=Fox |date=2019-05-01 |accessdate=2019-06-01 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Liphshiz |first=Cnaan |url=https://www.jpost.com/Diaspora/FBI-arrest-man-suspected-of-threatening-conservative-pundit-Ben-Shapiro-588633 |title=Ben Shapiro receives death threats, FBI makes arrest |work=The Jerusalem Post |date=2019-05-05 |accessdate=2019-06-02 }}</ref> | |||
Shapiro is a cousin of ].<ref>{{cite web|last=McNamara|first=Neal|date=January 24, 2014|title=Justin Bieber a symptom of a big problem|url=http://www.ktth.com/2014/01/24/justin-bieber-symptom-big-problem/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150703191405/http://www.ktth.com/2014/01/24/justin-bieber-symptom-big-problem/|archive-date=July 3, 2015|access-date=September 20, 2017|publisher=KTTH}}</ref> | |||
==Works== | |||
* ''Brainwashed: How Universities Indoctrinate America's Youth'' ({{ISBN|0-78526148-6}}). ]: 2004. | |||
* ''Porn Generation: How Social Liberalism Is Corrupting Our Future'' ({{ISBN|0-89526016-6}}). ]: 2005. | |||
* ''Project President: Bad Hair and Botox on the Road to the White House'' ({{ISBN|1-59555100-X}}). ]: 2008. | |||
* '']'' ({{ISBN|0-06209210-3}}). ]: 2011. | |||
* ''Bullies: How the Left's Culture of Fear and Intimidation Silences America'' ({{ISBN|1-47671001-5}}). ]: 2013. | |||
* ''The People vs. Barack Obama: The Criminal Case Against the Obama Administration'' ({{ISBN|1-47676513-8}}). ]: 2014. | |||
* ''A Moral Universe Torn Apart'' ({{ASIN |B01I3X4ISK}}). Creator's Publishing: 2014. | |||
* ''What's Fair and Other Short Stories'' ({{ASIN |B016R28SLM}}). Revolutionary Publishing: 2015. | |||
* ''True Allegiance'' ({{ISBN|1-68261077-2}}). ]: 2016. | |||
* ''The Right Side of History: How Reason and Moral Purpose Made the West Great'' ({{ISBN|9780062857903}}). ]: 2019. | |||
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== Bibliography == | ||
* {{cite book |last=Shapiro |first=Ben |author-mask=1 |ref=none |title=Brainwashed: How Universities Indoctrinate America's Youth |publisher=] |year=2004 |isbn=0-78526148-6}} | |||
{{Portal|Biography|Conservatism|Jewish}} | |||
* {{cite book |last=Shapiro |first=Ben |author-mask=1 |ref=none |title=Porn Generation: How Social Liberalism Is Corrupting Our Future |publisher=] |year=2005 |isbn=0-89526016-6}} | |||
* ] | |||
* {{cite book |last=Shapiro |first=Ben |author-mask=1 |ref=none |title=Project President: Bad Hair and Botox on the Road to the White House |publisher=] |year=2008 |isbn=978-1-59555100-9}} | |||
* {{cite book |last=Shapiro |first=Ben |author-mask=1 |ref=none |title=] |publisher=] |year=2011 |isbn=978-0-06209210-6}} | |||
* {{cite book |last=Shapiro |first=Ben |author-mask=1 |ref=none |url=https://archive.org/details/bullieshowleftsc0000shap |title=Bullies: How the Left's Culture of Fear and Intimidation Silences America |publisher=] |year=2013 |isbn=978-1-47671001-3}} | |||
* {{cite book |last=Shapiro |first=Ben |author-mask=1 |ref=none |url=https://archive.org/details/peoplevsbarackob0000shap |title=The People vs. Barack Obama: The Criminal Case Against the Obama Administration |publisher=] |year=2014 |isbn=978-1-47676513-6}} | |||
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* {{cite book |last=Shapiro |first=Ben |author-mask=1 |ref=none |title=Facts Don't Care about Your Feelings |publisher=Creators Publishing |date=November 2019 |isbn=978-1949673166}} | |||
* {{cite book |last=Shapiro |first=Ben |author-mask=1 |ref=none |title=How to Destroy America in Three Easy Steps |publisher=] |year=2020 |isbn=978-0063001879 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Sq3JDwAAQBAJ}} | |||
* {{cite book |last=Shapiro |first=Ben |author-mask=1 |ref=none |title=Catastrophic Thinking |publisher=Creators Publishing |date=February 2020 |isbn=978-1949673265}} | |||
* {{cite book |last=Shapiro |first=Ben |author-mask=1 |ref=none |title=Facts (Still) Don't Care About Your Feelings |publisher=Creators Publishing |date=September 2020 |isbn=978-1949673166}} | |||
* {{cite book |last=Shapiro |first=Ben |author-mask=1 |ref=none |url=https://archive.org/details/the-authoritarian-moment-how-the-left-weaponized-americas-institutions-against-d |title=The Authoritarian Moment: How the Left Weaponized America's Institutions Against Dissent |publisher=Broadside Books |date=July 2021 |isbn=978-0063001824}} | |||
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American political commentator (born 1984) For the American documentary director, see Ben Shapiro (director).
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Born | Benjamin Aaron Shapiro (1984-01-15) January 15, 1984 (age 40) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Education | University of California, Los Angeles (BA) Harvard University (JD) |
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Benjamin Aaron Shapiro (born January 15, 1984) is an American conservative political commentator, media host, and attorney. He writes columns for Creators Syndicate, Newsweek, and Ami Magazine, and serves as editor emeritus for The Daily Wire, which he co-founded in 2015. Shapiro is the host of The Ben Shapiro Show, a daily political podcast and live radio show. He was editor-at-large of Breitbart News from 2012 until his resignation in 2016. Shapiro has also authored sixteen non-fiction books.
Early life and education
Shapiro was born on January 15, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, to a Conservative Jewish family. He is Ashkenazi Jewish. When he was 9 years old, his family began to observe Orthodox Judaism. He started playing violin at a young age and performed at the Israel Bonds Banquet in 1996 at age 12. His parents both worked in Hollywood. His mother was a TV company executive, and his father, David Shapiro, worked as a composer.
Skipping two grades (third and ninth), Shapiro went from Walter Reed Middle School in The Valley to Yeshiva University High School of Los Angeles in Westside, Los Angeles, where he graduated in 2000 at age 16. He studied political science at the University of California, Los Angeles, graduating in 2004 at age 20 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree, summa cum laude, and membership in Phi Beta Kappa. He then attended Harvard Law School, where he studied under liberal law professors Lani Guinier and Randall Kennedy. In 2007, Shapiro graduated from Harvard with a Juris Doctor, cum laude.
Career
Law
After graduating from law school, Shapiro entered private practice at the law firm Goodwin Procter, but left after 10 months. As of March 2012, he ran an independent legal consultancy firm, Benjamin Shapiro Legal Consulting, in Los Angeles.
Author
Shapiro became interested in politics at a young age. He started a nationally syndicated column when he was 17, becoming the youngest nationally syndicated columnist in the United States, and had written two books by age 21.
In his first book Brainwashed: How Universities Indoctrinate America's Youth (2004), Shapiro argues that the American Left has ideological dominance over universities and that professors do not tolerate non-left opinions.
In 2011, HarperCollins published Shapiro's fourth book, Primetime Propaganda: The True Hollywood Story of How the Left Took Over Your TV, in which Shapiro argues that Hollywood has a left-wing agenda that it actively promotes through prime-time entertainment programming. In the book, the producers of Happy Days and M*A*S*H say they pursued a pro-pacifist, anti-Vietnam-War agenda in those series. Shapiro also became a fellow at the David Horowitz Freedom Center.
In 2013, Threshold Editions published Shapiro's fifth book, Bullies: How the Left's Culture of Fear and Intimidation Silences Americans.
In 2017, he released his first and to date only fiction novel, True Allegiance.
In 2019, Shapiro published the book The Right Side of History: How Reason and Moral Purpose Made the West Great, which focuses on the importance of "Judeo-Christian values" and laments the decline of those values in modern America.
In 2021, Shapiro published the book The Authoritarian Moment, which argues that there is not a pressing authoritarian threat in U.S. politics from the right-wing. Rather, he argues that the authoritarian threat comes from the left's control of academia, Hollywood, journalism, and corporate America.
Breitbart News
In 2012, Shapiro became editor-at-large of Breitbart News, a website founded by Andrew Breitbart. After Breitbart came under the leadership of Steve Bannon, Shapiro attempted to distance himself from him.
On February 7, 2013, Shapiro published an article citing unspecified Senate sources who said that a group named "Friends of Hamas" was among foreign contributors to the political campaign of Chuck Hagel, a former U.S. Senator awaiting confirmation as Secretary of Defense as a nominee of President Barack Obama, but weeks later Slate reporter David Weigel reported there was no evidence such a group existed. Shapiro told Weigel that the story he published was "the entirety of the information had." Shapiro later expressed regret over publishing the story.
In March 2016, Shapiro resigned from his position as editor-at-large of Breitbart News following what he characterized as the website's lack of support for reporter Michelle Fields in response to her alleged assault by Corey Lewandowski, Donald Trump's former campaign manager, in spite of video and eyewitness evidence of the assault. In his resignation statement, Shapiro stated, "Steve Bannon is a bully, and has sold out Andrew Breitbart's mission in order to back another bully, Donald Trump; he has shaped the company into Trump's personal Pravda". After Shapiro's departure, Breitbart published a piece, falsely attributed to Shapiro's father's pseudonym, saying, "Ben Shapiro betrays loyal Breitbart readers in pursuit of Fox News contributorship," which Breitbart later deleted. Despite being critical of Bannon, Shapiro defended Bannon when he was accused of antisemitism.
Host
See also: The Ben Shapiro ShowIn 2012, Shapiro joined KRLA-AM 870 as a host on their morning radio program alongside Heidi Harris and Brian Whitman. By 2016, he was one of the hosts for KRLA's The Morning Answer, a conservative radio show. Internal emails showed that Shapiro faced pressure from Salem Media executives, the syndicate that owned the show, to be more supportive of Donald Trump during the 2016 presidential election. Shapiro, however, remained highly critical of Trump throughout the election.
Shapiro and Jeremy Boreing founded The Daily Wire on September 21, 2015. He serves as editor emeritus as well as the host of his online political podcast The Ben Shapiro Show, broadcast every weekday. As of March 2019, the podcast was ranked by Podtrac as the second most popular podcast in the U.S. Westwood One began syndicating The Ben Shapiro Show podcast to radio in April 2018. In 2018, Politico described the podcast as "massively popular". In January 2019, Westwood One expanded Shapiro's one-hour podcast-to-radio program, adding a nationally syndicated two-hour live radio show, for three hours of Ben Shapiro programming daily. As of March 2019, according to Westwood One, The Ben Shapiro Show is being carried by more than 200 stations, including in nine of the top ten markets. In June 2020, Shapiro stepped down from his role as editor-in-chief, which he had held since the site's founding, and took on the role of editor emeritus.
In September 2018, Shapiro started hosting The Ben Shapiro Election Special on Fox News. The limited-run series covered news and issues relating to the 2018 midterm elections.
Shapiro has made frequent appearances on PragerU with talks on intersectionality and Hollywood with 4,900,000 to 8,400,000 views as of December 2018.
In 2021, Ben Shapiro's podcast was ranked as the 9th most listened on Apple podcasts.
Speaker
Shapiro speaks at college campuses across the United States. In his speeches, he often presents a conservative viewpoint on controversial subjects. He spoke at 37 campuses between early 2016 and late 2017.
Some students and faculty members at California State University, Los Angeles objected to a speech that Shapiro, who was then an editor at Breitbart News, was scheduled to hold at the university on February 25, 2016, titled "When Diversity Becomes a Problem". University president William Covino canceled the speech three days before it was to take place, with the intention of rescheduling it so that the event could feature various viewpoints on the subject of campus diversity. Covino ultimately reversed his decision, allowing the speech to go on as planned. The day of the speech, student protesters formed human chains, blocking the doors to the event and staging sit-in protests. When Shapiro began his speech, a protester pulled the fire alarm. After the speech ended, Shapiro was escorted out by campus police. Conservative youth organization Young America's Foundation (YAF) announced it was filing a lawsuit against the university (with Shapiro as one of the plaintiffs), claiming that the First and Fourteenth Amendment rights of the students were violated by Covino's attempted cancellation of the event as well as by the physical barricading of students from entering or leaving the event.
In August 2016, DePaul University revoked an invitation for Shapiro to address students at the school and barred him from entering the campus owing to "security concerns".
On September 14, 2017, Shapiro gave a speech at the invitation of the University of California, Berkeley student organization Berkeley College Republicans (BCR) in which he criticized identity politics. The event was supported by the YAF and BCR. It involved a large police presence, which had been promised by Berkeley Chancellor Carol T. Christ in her August letter that supported free speech. Together, the university and the city of Berkeley spent $600,000 (equivalent to $745,805 in 2023) on police and security for the event, which transpired with nine arrests but no major incidents.
Other media activities
On October 7, 2013, Shapiro and business partner Jeremy Boreing co-founded the U.S. media criticism website TruthRevolt with funding from the David Horowitz Freedom Center. TruthRevolt ceased operations in March 2018.
On January 14, 2021, Shapiro was featured as a guest writer for Politico's Playbook newsletter, where he defended House Republicans who opposed the second impeachment of Donald Trump. The newsletter drew immense backlash from many Politico staffers, some of whom argued that Shapiro should not have been allowed to write the article. Matthew Kaminski, editor-in-chief of Politico, refused to apologize and defended the decision to allow Shapiro to write the article, stating that, "We're not going to back away from having published something because some people think it was a mistake to do so." According to the Daily Beast, more than 100 Politico staffers signed on to a letter to publisher Robert Allbritton criticizing both Politico's decision to feature Shapiro's article and the response from Kaminski.
Shapiro cameoed in The Daily Wire film, Lady Ballers, that was released December 1, 2023. He portrayed a referee.
On January 26, 2024, he appeared alongside artist Tom MacDonald in the music video for MacDonald's rap song "Facts", which Shapiro is featured on. The song held the No. 1 spot on iTunes Music in late January & early February 2024. On February 5, 2024, the song debuted at No. 16 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Views
In 2012, Zman Magazine hailed Shapiro as a "rising star in America's conservative movement". In 2016, Shapiro described himself as "basically a libertarian". In 2021, he described himself as "generally libertarian" with regard to the role of the government and as a conservative with regard to the role of social structures. The New Yorker, Haaretz and Vox have described Shapiro as "right-wing". Shapiro's views have been described by The New York Times as "extremely conservative" and was described by The Economist as a "radical conservative" and as a "classically religious-conservative". A 2020 study News, Nationalism, and Hegemony: The Formation of Consistent Issue Framing Throughout the U.S. Political Right examining issue framing by right-wing podcasts used The Ben Shapiro Show as an example which "offered a mainstream conservative perspective that favors President Donald Trump and his framing on issues like 'nationalism'" in a two-by-two matrix that also examined a Stormfront podcast, an alt-right podcast, and the Daily Standard podcast; the study argued that Shapiro's rhetoric was similar to that used in the Stormfront podcast, though with a different tone.
Shapiro has described the political left as believing in an imaginary "hierarchy of victimhood" in which the opinions of members of persecuted groups like the LGBT community are afforded more credence. He has argued that the left has dominated American culture through popular entertainment, media, and academia in a way that has made conservatives feel disenfranchised and helped lead to the election of Donald Trump in 2016. He has stated that "political correctness breeds insanity". Shapiro is an outspoken opponent of safe spaces, especially those on college campuses, arguing that they go against free speech. Shapiro frequently praises Western culture and Western civilization, saying "I believe Western civilization is superior to other civilizations."
Abortion
Shapiro supports a ban on abortion, including in cases of rape and incest, with one exception: when competent medical authority determines that the life of the mother is in jeopardy as a result of the pregnancy. He has further clarified that this includes extreme cases of mental illness where the life of the mother is at risk due to suicide. He also believes that doctors who perform abortions should be prosecuted. He has referred to women who have abortions as "baby killers." In 2019, Shapiro asserted that "the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade" was "not going to happen", and added that he had "serious doubts" about "whether the Supreme Court, as currently constituted, would vote to overturn Roe v. Wade".
In 2019, Shapiro spoke at the annual March for Life in Washington, D.C., where he said abortion is a "violent act".
Alt-right
Shapiro is a critic of the alt-right movement, stating in 2017, "It is a garbage movement composed of garbage ideas. It has nothing to do with constitutional conservatism." In 2019, Shapiro criticized weekly newspaper The Economist for describing him as "alt-right" in their interview with him; in response, The Economist issued an apology and modified the article title to instead describe Shapiro as a "radical conservative".
Shapiro has been a target of online harassment and antisemitic threats from the alt-right. After leaving Breitbart News, Shapiro was a frequent target of antisemitic rhetoric from the alt-right. According to a 2016 analysis by the Anti-Defamation League, Shapiro was the most frequent target of antisemitic tweets against journalists.
Capital punishment
Shapiro is an advocate of capital punishment and "strongly" supports it remaining legal in the United States. Explaining his beliefs, Shapiro has stated that, "You can forfeit the right to life if you take another life, just as you can forfeit your right to liberty (this is called prison) by infringing on the liberty of another".
Climate change
Shapiro has acknowledged climate change as a legitimate phenomenon, although he has questioned "what percentage of global warming is attributable to human activity." In relation to concerns over increased flooding of coastal property from sea-level rise as a result of climate change, Shapiro stated, "You think people aren't just going to sell their homes and move?" Writing for GQ, in response to that remark, Jay Willis adds, "The possibility that no market will exist for property that is literally underneath the ocean seems not to have occurred to him." In an opinion piece on the 2020 California wildfires, Shapiro argued that state policies had contributed more to the severity of the fires than climate change. In response, Scientific American accused Shapiro of promoting climate change denial. In 2021, he stated that a global temperature increase of 4 °C (7.2 °F) did not amount to an emergency, and that describing it as one was "purely a political designation".
Donald Trump
In the spring of 2016, Shapiro wrote an article for the Daily Wire in which he stated he would "never vote for Donald Trump". Shapiro supported Ted Cruz in the 2016 presidential election and opposed Trump's candidacy. In August 2016, Shapiro wrote an article for the Daily Wire arguing that Trump, if elected, would not appoint conservative justices to the Supreme Court. He described Steve Bannon as a "bully" who "sold out Breitbart founder Andrew Breitbart's mission in order to back another bully, Donald Trump." Shapiro has stated that Trump's victory in the 2016 election was more of a vote against Hillary Clinton than a vote in favor of Trump.
Shapiro supported the Trump administration's ordering of the killing of Qasem Soleimani, recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, as well as the nominations of Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court. Shapiro also supported Trump withdrawing from the Paris Agreement, cutting regulations, and his nomination of 12 appellate court judges. However, Shapiro criticized Trump for firing James Comey, for appointing Michael Flynn and Steve Bannon, and for endorsing Roy Moore.
On October 19, 2020, Shapiro announced that he would be voting for Trump in the 2020 presidential election: "There are three reasons I'm going to vote for Donald Trump in 2020 when I didn't four years ago: First, I was simply wrong about Donald Trump on policy. Second, I wasn't really wrong about Donald Trump on character, but whatever damage he was going to do has already been done, and it's not going to help if I don't vote for him this time. And third, and most importantly: The Democrats have lost their fucking minds." He rebuked Trump on election night, November 3, 2020, when Trump prematurely claimed himself the winner when neither he nor his opponent Joe Biden had yet reached the 270 electoral votes required to win the presidency. He tweeted: "No, Trump has not already won the election, and it is deeply irresponsible for him to say he has." Shapiro denounced the false claim that Trump was the legitimate winner of the 2020 election. He criticized the January 6 Capitol attack whilst also criticizing the Democratic Party's response to it. In 2024, during 2024 Republican primaries, Shapiro favored Florida Governor Ron DeSantis over Trump but later supported Trump after DeSantis dropped out of the primary. Shapiro also later helped host a fundraiser for Trump. In October 2024, Shapiro interviewed Trump on his show.
Economics and social security
In March 2024, Shapiro attracted criticism when he stated on his show that "No one in the United States should be retiring at 65 years old. Frankly, I think retirement itself is a stupid idea unless you have some sort of health problem."
Shapiro has backed privatizing Social Security, and for lowering taxes on the very wealthy. In August 2022, Shapiro argued that "Marxism can't work in America," saying this was because of "high levels of societal income mobility".
In 2018, Shapiro argued that Facebook was targeting conservative sites after the platform implemented an algorithm change, limiting their traffic, and that they are not transparent enough. In 2021, an article in NPR revealed that, under Shapiro's leadership, the Daily Wire had dominated Facebook news feeds and received more engagement than any other news outlet "by a wide margin".
Gender and sexuality
In 2010, Shapiro argued that homosexuality should not have been removed as a mental illness from the DSM because homosexuals have higher rates of depression than heterosexuals and do not reproduce. In 2014, Shapiro argued that the United States "is not a country that discriminates against homosexuals" and that "there is a vastly minute amount of discrimination against gays in this country."
Shapiro opposed the Obergefell v. Hodges Supreme Court ruling that deemed bans of same-sex marriage unconstitutional. However, he opposes government involvement in marriage, saying, "I think the government stinks at this," and expressing concern that because of the ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges, at some point the government may try to force religious institutions to perform same-sex weddings against their will. According to Slate's Seth Stevenson, Shapiro has described homosexuality as a sin. Shapiro also opposes same-sex couples raising children. He has said that "a man and a woman do a better job of raising a child than two men or two women".
He has stated he does not feel same-sex marriage should be taught to students in schools, saying, "In California, they've already passed laws that you have to teach same-sex marriage in public schools, for example... I went to public school for elementary school and junior high, I don't know why the government is teaching me anything about this stuff. This is for my parents to teach me. This is a values thing." He also states, "I'm very much anti gay-marriage in the social sense. As a religious person, I think homosexuality is a sin, I think that lots of things are sins that people engage in, I think they should be free to engage in them."
Shapiro believes transgender people suffer from mental illness. He has commented, "You can't magically change your gender. You can't magically change your sex," and has compared such changes to the notion of changing one's age or identifying as an animal.
In July 2015, Shapiro and transgender rights activist Zoey Tur were on Dr. Drew On Call to discuss Caitlyn Jenner's receipt of the Arthur Ashe Courage Award. After Shapiro referred to Tur, who is a trans woman, as "sir" and questioned her genetics, she placed her hand on the back of his neck and threatened on air to send him "home in an ambulance". Shapiro replied, "That seems mildly inappropriate for a political discussion." Later, Shapiro filed a police report accusing Tur of battery and stated that he intended to press charges to "teach the left a lesson". Tur said the report was Shapiro's attempt to keep the story in the news.
In 2019, in response to 2020 Democratic Party presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke calling for the removal of the tax-exempt status of religious institutions opposed to same-sex marriage, Shapiro said that if O'Rourke was going to try to "indoctrinate" his children in religious schools, Shapiro would be forced to either "leave the country" or "pick up a gun."
Gun ownership
Following the December 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, Shapiro appeared on CNN's Piers Morgan Tonight on January 10, 2013. On the issue of gun control, Shapiro called Piers Morgan a "bully" who "tends to demonize people who differ from you politically by standing on the graves of the children of Sandy Hook, saying they don't seem to care enough about the dead kids." Videos of the encounter quickly received millions of views and went viral.
Writing in October 2017, in the aftermath of the Las Vegas shooting, Shapiro argued that "banning all guns would be unwise as well as immoral," additionally Shapiro stated, "...here's the problem: Not a single gun law short of full-scale gun confiscation would have prevented Las Vegas or any of the other mass shootings we've seen. Furthermore, there is no correlation between states with high rates of gun ownership and states with high rates of gun homicide."
Healthcare
Shapiro has backed repealing the Affordable Care Act. In 2021, Shapiro said that he was in favor of the COVID-19 vaccine and that he was vaccinated, but is against COVID-19 vaccine mandates.
Israeli–Palestinian conflict
In 2003, Shapiro published a column on Townhall stating that Israel must be allowed to "transfer Palestinians and Israeli-Arabs from Judea, Samaria, Gaza and Israel proper." Citing expulsion of Germans after World War II as a precedent, Shapiro insisted that "expelling a hostile population is a commonly-used and generally effective way of preventing violent entanglements." In the same article, Shapiro said that "The ideology of the Palestinian population is indistinguishable from that of the terrorist leadership." Journalist Jeffrey Goldberg criticized Shapiro's comments as an example of his "fascist" views. Shapiro later reversed his view on the West Bank issue, saying it was "both inhumane and impractical".
In 2010, Shapiro said "Israelis like to build. Arabs like to bomb crap and live in open sewage". He later stated that he was talking about the Israeli and Arab leadership, as well as terrorist groups in Palestine.
In a 2008 Townhall opinion piece, Shapiro expressed support for Israel's settlement building in the occupied Palestinian territories in the West Bank.
In 2019, Shapiro said that Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar, whose comments about American support for Israel were accused of evoking antisemitic tropes, and the white supremacist San Diego shooter, hold "a lot of the same opinions about Jews."
During the 2021 Israel–Palestine crisis, Shapiro published an op-ed in The Marshall News Messenger in which he stated that the reason behind the conflict between Israel and Hamas is that "Israel exists, and Hamas wishes it didn't exist". Shapiro additionally stated that Hamas's rocket attacks "would entail an anti-Semitic genocide", adding that Hamas was spending "tens of millions of dollars in foreign aid" on building "terror tunnels and rocket capacity to strike at the Jews." Shapiro argued that Hamas was positioning its rockets in civilian areas, seeking to "force Israel to kill Palestinian civilians so Hamas can propagandize about supposed Israeli human rights atrocities." He stated that Hamas was killing not only Jews but also Israeli Arabs and foreign workers. He also criticized the media coverage of the crisis, labeling it as "absurd" and specifically criticized The New York Times for its opinion article featuring a Palestinian writer titled "The Myth of Coexistence in Israel". Shapiro stated that an image used in the article, a map of Israel, was "so bad that MSNBC, which used the image in 2015, had to retract it and admit it was factually incorrect."
In an October 2024 appearance co-sponsored by The Daily Wire and the Young American's Foundation at the University of California, Los Angeles, when asked whether or not he'd condone the actions of the Israeli Defense Forces and Netanyahu-led Israeli government amidst the deaths of over 40,000 people in and near the Gaza Strip during the ongoing Israel–Hamas war, including the killing of children, Shapiro stated he "doesn't just condone actions, I celebrate and laud them". In the same statement, he claimed that the Israeli government has gone through "such extraordinary efforts not to kill civilians" that they have managed to have "the best civilian-to-terrorist kill ratio in the history of urban warfare".
Military policy
In a 2002 article, Shapiro wrote, "I am getting really sick of people who whine about 'civilian casualties'... when I see in the newspapers that civilians in Afghanistan or the West Bank were killed by American or Israeli troops, I don't really care". Shapiro declared that "One American soldier is worth far more than an Afghan civilian", accusing Afghan civilians of being "fundamentalist Muslims" who provide cover for terrorists or give them money. Shapiro later apologized for these comments, stating that the 2002 article was "just a bad piece, plain and simple, and something I wish I'd never written". He said that while he still partially agreed with his article's main point—"that we must calculate the risk to American services members when we design rules of engagement"—he "expressed in the worst possible way, and simplified the issue beyond the bounds of morality (particularly by doubting the civilian status of some civilians)".
Shapiro supported the 2003 invasion of Iraq, arguing that "China is a dictatorship. North Korea is a dictatorship. Saudi Arabia, Libya, Syria, Pakistan and Egypt are all dictatorships. We can't overthrow all of those regimes simply to free their citizens. We have to focus on those regimes that endanger American security."
Race
Shapiro has stated that, while African-Americans were historically victims of injustice in the United States, he does not believe in the existence of widespread systemic injustice today. In 2017, Shapiro stated that "the idea that black people in the United States are disproportionately poor because America is racist; that's just not true." Shapiro has dismissed the idea that the United States was founded on slavery and argued that America was founded in spite of slavery.
Shapiro was one of several conservative commentators condemning Representative Steve King (R-IA) after King's January 2019 comments in defense of the terms "white supremacy" and "white nationalism". Shapiro called for King to be censured, and supported King's 2020 primary challenger Randy Feenstra.
Shapiro has criticized Black Lives Matter and has stated that "the Black Lives Matter movement did indeed begin with protests about police brutality but quickly morphed into broader debates over the validity of looting and rioting, tearing down historic statues, slavery reparations and defunding the police."
After the trial of Derek Chauvin, where police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of the murder of George Floyd, Shapiro stated that Chauvin should not have been found guilty of murder, and instead opined that Floyd died of a drug overdose rather than as a result of Chauvin's actions.
Religion
Shapiro practices Orthodox Judaism, which he states informs his ideological positions. Shapiro wears a yarmulke, the traditional Jewish skullcap. In a 2011 tweet, Shapiro claimed that Judaism is plagued by "Bad Jews" who "largely vote Democrat". The same year, he wrote an article titled "Jews in Name Only" in which he claimed "Jews who vote for Obama are, by and large, Jews In Name Only (JINOs)" and that such Jews "do not care about Israel" or that they "care about it less than abortion, gay marriage and global warming". During the 2016 presidential election, he wrote an article titled "No, It Doesn't Matter That Bernie Sanders Is Ethnically Jewish. He's a Jew In Name Only." Despite being a practicing Jew, he has expressed admiration for Christianity and its role in the building of Western civilization.
In October 2022, Shapiro condemned Kanye West's antisemitic comments, comparing them to propaganda in Nazi Germany. He also called West "unstable".
In a 2014 YouTube video entitled "The Myth of the Tiny Radical Muslim Minority", Shapiro said, "We're above 800 million Muslims who are radicalized – more than half the Muslims on earth. That's not a minority... the myth of the tiny radical Muslim minority is just that: it's a myth". PolitiFact and Channel 4 News in the UK rejected his methodology, arguing that support for Sharia law was not sufficient to label an individual a "radical Muslim", and that "The meaning of Sharia law varies from sect to sect and nation to nation." Channel 4 News also criticized his use of polls with small sample sizes as accurately representing the views of tens of millions of Muslims, though acknowledged that "some polls do show that very illiberal values and concepts can be prevalent in some Muslim countries".
In the 2017 Quebec City mosque shooting, six Muslims were killed by Alexandre Bissonnette. Police presented evidence that Bissonnette checked Shapiro's Twitter feed 93 times in the month leading up to the shooting. Shapiro condemned the attack and said he did not incite the shooting.
United States politics
In 2006, Shapiro called for sedition laws to be reinstated. He cited speeches critical of the George W. Bush administration by Democrats Al Gore, John Kerry and Howard Dean as "disloyal" and seditious. Shapiro retracted these views in a 2018 column, stating that his 2006 column "absolutely blows. It's garbage" and adding that the idea of sedition laws was "inherently idiotic". Shapiro later described President Barack Obama's 2010 State of the Union Address as "philosophically fascist."
Personal life
In 2008, Shapiro married Mor Toledano, an Israeli medical doctor of Moroccan descent, and they lived in Los Angeles. The couple has two daughters and two sons. They practice Orthodox Judaism.
In September 2020, Shapiro announced that he and his family were leaving California. While he relocated the headquarters of his Daily Wire enterprise to Nashville, Tennessee, he and his family resettled in Florida.
Shapiro's sister, Abigail Shapiro, who studied operatic singing, is a conservative media influencer who posts videos on her YouTube channel "Classically Abby". She has been subjected to online antisemitic trolling due to her brother's high public profile.
Shapiro is a cousin of Mara Wilson.
Bibliography
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See also
- Intellectual dark web, a loose collection of public personalities of which Shapiro is often cited as an example
- List of American conservatives
- List of Harvard Law School alumni
- List of Phi Beta Kappa members by year of admission
- List of syndicated columnists
- Owning the libs
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