Ben Shapiro is host of "The Ben Shapiro Show" and editor emeritus of The Daily Wire. A graduate of UCLA and Harvard Law School, he is a New York Times bestselling author whose latest book is "The Authoritarian Moment: How the Left Weaponized America's Institutions Against Dissent."
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The European Union Parliament elections this week provided a shock to the system for the center-right and center-left coalition in European politics: The big winners… Read More
SocietyCommentary
In the past several weeks, a bevy of states have passed extensive new restrictions on abortion. Alabama has effectively banned abortion from point of conception…. Read More
LawCommentary
Over the past several weeks, Democrats have spent their time defending the absurd notion that America is in the midst of a constitutional crisis. What,… Read More
SocietyCommentary
This week, the Met Gala took place in New York City. The event has always been a showpiece for celebrities seeking to make a splash,… Read More
SocietyCommentary
A couple of years ago, I spoke at the University of California, Berkeley. My presence was apparently so offensive to a particular group of people… Read More
SocietyCommentary
This week, President Donald Trump fired his homeland security secretary, Kirstjen Nielsen. Nielsen was, according to media and the Democrats, a monster of the highest… Read More
LawCommentary
Last week, former Vice President Joe Biden spoke at the Biden Courage Awards ceremony in preparation for his presidential campaign launch. There, in an attempt… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
This week, special counsel Robert Mueller released his long-awaited report on alleged collusion between the Trump campaign and the Russian government to impact the 2016… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., has unleashed a barrage of openly anti-Semitic commentary. She suggested that Israel had “hypnotized the world.” She recently suggested that Jewish… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Over the weekend, Democratic fresh face and socialist darling Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., spoke at the South by Southwest conference. While sitting amidst the enormous… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Venezuela is a socialist country. Venezuela is also a dictatorship. Currently, Venezuela has fallen into open violence and complete chaos, with the strongman Nicolas Maduro… Read More
LawCommentary
So, Jussie Smollett was lying. The “Empire” actor claimed that when he was walking home at 2 a.m. in Chicago, in the midst of the… Read More
SocietyCommentary
In the past few weeks, prominent Democrats have endorsed infanticide; admitted to dressing in blackface; called for an end to fossil fuels, airplanes, and farting… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Last week, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam was hit with a shocking blast from the past: a photo on his medical school yearbook page of a… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
A few weeks ago, the fresh face of the Democratic Party, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., gave one of the great defenses in the history of… Read More
SocietyCommentary
In February 2017, Dr. Christopher Duntsch became the first surgeon in American history known to be sentenced to prison for botching a patient surgery. A… Read More
SocietyCommentary
This week, the American Psychological Association proved once again that it is a political body rather than a scientific one. This isn’t the first time… Read More
SocietyCommentary
2018 was a chaotic year. It was a chaotic year for the markets, for domestic and international politics, and for social mores. 2019 promises more… Read More
EducationCommentary
Ben Shapiro delivered the remarks below during a hearing July 27 on the issue of free speech on college campuses. Free speech is under assault… Read More
