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Ben Shapiro
Co-founder of The Daily Wire and political commentator who discusses the existential nature of the US-China AI race, the rise of socialism, and the effects of government policy.
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Summary
Benjamin Aaron Shapiro, born January 15, 1984, is an American conservative political commentator, media host, attorney, and author. He is the editor emeritus of The Daily Wire, which he co-founded in 2015, and hosts The Ben Shapiro Show, a daily political podcast and radio show. Shapiro has been a nationally syndicated columnist since age 17 and has authored numerous non-fiction books. He recently appeared on the All-In podcast with hosts Jason Calacanis, Chamath Palihapitiya, David Friedberg, and David Sacks, where he participated in a wide-ranging discussion on geopolitics and domestic policy. Key topics included Donald Trump's administration's foreign policy initiatives like the 'Commerce above chaos' doctrine aimed at countering China's influence in the Middle East, the domestic fiscal crisis, the Republican Tax Bill, and Trump's executive order on pharmaceutical benefits. During the discussion, Shapiro urged caution regarding the U.S. relationship with Qatar due to its support for Hamas and noted that politicians like Josh Hawley resist necessary entitlement reform.
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Education
Walter Reed Middle School, UCLA
Fellow at
David Horowitz Freedom Center
Full Name
Benjamin Aaron Shapiro
Occupation
Political commentator, Media host, Attorney, Author, Columnist
Nationality
American
Notable Work
How to Debate Leftists and Destroy Them: 11 Rules for Winning the Argument
Date of Birth
1984-01-15
Books Authored
Sixteen non-fiction books
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, United States
Political Stance
Conservative
Timeline
- Born Benjamin Aaron Shapiro. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, Wikidata)
1984-01-15
- Began attending UCLA at age 16. (Source: Web Search)
2000
- Became the youngest nationally syndicated columnist in the United States for Creators Syndicate at age 17. (Source: Summary, DBPedia, Web Search)
2001
- Published his first book, 'Brainwashed: How Universities Indoctrinate America’s Youth', at age 20. (Source: Web Search)
2004
- Became editor-at-large of Breitbart News. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, DBPedia)
2012
- Co-founded The Daily Wire. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)
2015
- Resigned from Breitbart News. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)
2016
- Called for Representative Steve King (R-IA) to be censured. (Source: Web Search)
2019-01
- Appeared on the All-In podcast to discuss geopolitics and domestic policy, including Donald Trump's administration's foreign policy and domestic fiscal issues. (Source: Summary, Related Documents, Web Search)
2023-10
Wikipedia
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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.
Web Search Results
- Ben Shapiro - Wikipedia
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 [...] 19. ^Rezvani, Leily (October 18, 2019). "Ben Shapiro to speak on campus after Stanford admin criticized his collaborator's visit in May". _The Stanford Daily_. Archived from the original on October 19, 2019. Retrieved June 16, 2021. Shapiro is a lawyer, author and columnist, as well as fellow at the David Horowitz Freedom Center, a conservative platform for political debates. [...] 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.(
- How Ben Shapiro Conquered the MAGA-verse
From those convivial beginnings, the 40-year-old Shapiro has carved out an unlikely path as one of America’s most fixated-upon right wing influencers — a cartoonish, perplexing figure, seemingly admired and reviled in equal measure but growing increasingly impossible to ignore. A conservative critic who isn’t afraid to wade into the pop culture fray, Shapiro frequently finds himself the butt of online jokes — there was the “WAP” imbroglio, the Barbie review backlash and, most recently, his [...] As his profile and audience have grown, so has his influence. A pro-settlements Zionist long before that term became a loaded epithet, Shapiro has in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war become one of the most visible and vociferous voices for Israel on the right. He has the ear of Benjamin Netanyahu and Trump; the latter appeared on his podcast in October. When Elon Musk got himself in hot water with the Anti-Defamation League for replying positively to an antisemitic tweet, Shapiro accompanied [...] He had already skipped third grade and would later leapfrog ninth. By 16, he was attending UCLA, where his conservative op-eds in the Daily Bruin drew enough attention that, by 17, he was the youngest political columnist in the history of Creators Syndicate, a national newspaper syndicator. At 20, he published his first book, Brainwashed: How Universities Indoctrinate America’s Youth. He’s since written dozens more that regularly appear on the New York Times best-seller list.
- List of books by author Ben Shapiro - ThriftBooks
ThriftBooks ThriftBooks ThriftBooks # Ben Shapiro ### Books by Ben Shapiro The Right Side of History: How Reason and Moral Purpose Made the West Great 0062857916 Book Cover The Right Side of History: How Reason and Moral Purpose Made the West Great Ben Shapiro $4.79 - $20.68 How to Destroy America in Three Easy Steps 006300187X Book Cover How to Destroy America in Three Easy Steps Ben Shapiro $4.99 - $28.08 [...] $5.59 - $12.19 Evil in America 1945630574 Book Cover Evil in America Ben Shapiro $5.89 - $11.84 And We All Fall Down 1945630795 Book Cover And We All Fall Down Ben Shapiro $7.69 - $14.99 D.C.'s Dirty Politics 1945630930 Book Cover D.C.'s Dirty Politics Ben Shapiro $8.89 - $12.30 Say It's So: Papa, Dad, Me, and 2005 White Sox Championship Season 1546751734 Book Cover Say It's So: Papa, Dad, Me, and 2005 White Sox Championship Season Ben Shapiro $4.89 - $6.49 [...] Primetime Propaganda: The True Hollywood Story of How the Left Took Over Your TV Ben Shapiro $4.39 - $14.61 The People vs. Barack Obama: The Criminal Case Against the Obama Administration 1476765154 Book Cover The People vs. Barack Obama: The Criminal Case Against the Obama Administration Ben Shapiro $4.89 - $14.31 True Allegiance 1682610772 Book Cover True Allegiance Ben Shapiro $4.69 - $6.49 Porn Generation: How Social Liberalism is Corrupting our Future 0895260166 Book Cover
- Ben Shapiro - Biography - IMDb
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- Ben Shapiro | FRONTLINE - PBS
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View on DBPediaBenjamin Aaron Shapiro (born January 15, 1984) is an American conservative political commentator, media host, columnist and author. At age 17, he became the youngest nationally syndicated columnist in the United States. Shapiro writes columns for Creators Syndicate, Newsweek, and Ami Magazine, and serves as editor emeritus for The Daily Wire, which he founded. 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 between 2012 and 2016. Shapiro has written eleven books.
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שפירא, שיכון שבענה, אזור, נפת תל אביב, מחוז תל אביב, 5800239, ישראל
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