Articles by Ben Shapiro

SocietyCommentary

Media Will Treat Biden Very Differently Than Trump

Ben Shapiro | December 16, 2020

For four years, we heard that President Donald Trump is a threat to freedom of the press. The Washington Post signaled its own faux bravery… Read More

Health CareCommentary

Why We Can’t Let COVID-19 Lockdowns Become a Permanent Political Power Grab

Ben Shapiro | December 09, 2020

This week, as Los Angeles County announced it would lock down all outdoor dining, a video went viral. That video featured restaurant owner Angela Marsden,… Read More

SocietyCommentary

The Left’s Gender Theories Are Anti-Scientific Nonsense, but They’re Gaining Ground

Ben Shapiro | December 02, 2020

On Nov. 22, 2020, New York Times columnist Charles Blow unleashed one of the most bizarre tweets in recent memory. “Stop doing gender reveals,” he… Read More

PoliticsCommentary

Biden’s ‘Return to Normalcy’ Is Going to Be Terrible

Ben Shapiro | November 29, 2020

After spending two years avoiding serious questions about his policy preferences, his team, and his prospective presidency, we now know what Joe Biden intends to… Read More

SocietyCommentary

They Want to Shut You Up

Ben Shapiro | November 18, 2020

This week, Abigail Shrier, author of the new book “Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters,” found herself at the center of a firestorm…. Read More

PoliticsCommentary

When ‘Unity’ Means ‘Shut the Hell Up’

Ben Shapiro | November 12, 2020

On Saturday evening, presidential front-runner Joe Biden—who doesn’t actually become president-elect until vote counts are certified—gave a preliminary victory address. In that address, he spoke… Read More

PoliticsCommentary

The Woke Lose

Ben Shapiro | November 05, 2020

On Tuesday night, the American people spoke. They spoke with millions upon millions of voices to produce the greatest presidential election voter turnout in over… Read More

LawCommentary

Why Liberals Hate Amy Coney Barrett

Ben Shapiro | October 14, 2020

This week, Democrats struggled to explain why Judge Amy Coney Barrett should not be confirmed to serve on the Supreme Court. They trotted out hackneyed… Read More

SocietyCommentary

Why I’m Leaving California

Ben Shapiro | September 30, 2020

My family and my company are leaving California. It’s heartbreaking. My parents moved to California four decades ago. I grew up here. For 33 of… Read More

SocietyCommentary

Bad Policies, Not Climate Change, Main Driver of California Fires

Ben Shapiro | September 16, 2020

This week, America’s West Coast found itself on fire. Millions of acres have burned across California, Oregon, and Washington. The smoke clouds have been so… Read More

LawCommentary

The Left Sides With the Criminal

Ben Shapiro | September 14, 2020

Warning: This column includes a graphic description. A 29-year-old black man, Jacob Blake, was shot seven times in the back Aug. 23 by a white… Read More

InternationalCommentary

The Remaking of the Middle East

Ben Shapiro | August 21, 2020

While all eyes have been on the Democratic National Convention taking place via Zoom, truly historic events have occurred in the Middle East. Among them:… Read More

SocietyCommentary

When the Counterculture Becomes the Culture

Ben Shapiro | August 05, 2020

In November 2015, three years after taking the San Francisco 49ers to the Super Bowl, quarterback Colin Kaepernick was benched in favor of Blaine Gabbert,… Read More

SocietyCommentary

The Left’s Willingness to Tolerate Violence Should Frighten All Americans

Ben Shapiro | July 30, 2020

“Mostly peaceful.” So goes the characterization of demonstrations that have routinely turned into looting and rioting for months on end, from Portland to Seattle to… Read More

SocietyCommentary

America Is Hitting the Self-Destruct Button

Ben Shapiro | July 23, 2020

On Tuesday, The Wall Street Journal released the results of a poll performed in conjunction with NBC News. The poll found that 56% of Americans… Read More

SocietyCommentary

The Great Culture Purge of 2020

Ben Shapiro | July 15, 2020

This week, gadfly New York Times columnist Bari Weiss resigned her position at the so-called newspaper of record. She did so after years of fielding… Read More

SocietyCommentary

Not All Black Lives Matter to Black Lives Matter

Ben Shapiro | July 09, 2020

This week, CNN’s Don Lemon, who has spent the last few weeks bashing the supposed thoroughgoing systemic racism of the United States, hosted black actor… Read More

SocietyCommentary

The Problem of ‘Anti-Racism’

Ben Shapiro | July 01, 2020

Today, the nostrum goes, it is not enough for Americans to be not racist. They must be “anti-racist.” This woke terminology has infused our lexicon…. Read More

SocietyCommentary

The Only Good People in History

Ben Shapiro | June 24, 2020

Truly, we live in auspicious times. Those who have sinned will be cast down; those who are sinless will set new social standards for the… Read More

SocietyCommentary

Our Totalitarian Moment

Ben Shapiro | June 18, 2020

America feels like it’s falling apart. That’s because it is. There are two ways to achieve unity in any group. The first is to set… Read More

PoliticsCommentary

Woke Chaos and Naked Power

Ben Shapiro | June 11, 2020

With the death of George Floyd—a heinous atrocity virtually every American decries—unity should have prevailed. Americans hate police brutality; Americans care about black lives; Americans… Read More

SocietyCommentary

The Controlled Burn Rages Out of Control

Ben Shapiro | June 04, 2020

In the wake of riots that have spread across America, leaving shattered businesses and wounded communities in their wake, it feels as though our nation… Read More

LawCommentary

How the Obama Administration Shattered the Rule of Law

Ben Shapiro | May 13, 2020

This week, former President Barack Obama reemerged from hibernation to lecture Americans about the threat to rule of law posed by the Trump administration. After… Read More

Health CareCommentary

What Are We Trying to Accomplish With Coronavirus Policy?

Ben Shapiro | May 08, 2020

As Americans debate how to reopen our society in the wake of COVID-19, we seem to be breaking down into three groups: first, those who… Read More

PoliticsCommentary

Every Crisis an Opportunity

Ben Shapiro | April 23, 2020

This week, the price of oil futures collapsed catastrophically. In fact, the prices collapsed into negative territory in the near term. This bizarre situation, prompted… Read More

EconomyCommentary

What Would the Reopening of the Economy Look Like?

Ben Shapiro | April 17, 2020

As our national lockdown drags on, Americans seem less and less inclined to move swiftly toward societal reopening. Perhaps that’s due to the consistent media… Read More

Health CareCommentary

The 3 Big Questions Nobody Is Answering

Ben Shapiro | April 10, 2020

This week, according to members of the federal government, and state and local governments, Americans have begun to flatten the curve in the novel coronavirus… Read More

SocietyCommentary

Government’s Role in COVID-19 Doesn’t Show Big Government Is Good

Ben Shapiro | April 01, 2020

“There are no libertarians in a global pandemic.” So goes the smug punchline of large-government advocates who point to the necessity of collective action in… Read More

EconomyCommentary

America Needs a Formula for Reopening

Ben Shapiro | March 25, 2020

This week, President Donald Trump began openly considering at what point the American government ought to take steps to reopen the American economy. He explained:… Read More

InternationalCommentary

There Should Be Nothing Controversial About the Term ‘Chinese Virus’

Ben Shapiro | March 18, 2020

This week, President Donald Trump came under fire for his use of the phrase “Chinese virus” to describe the coronavirus, the source of the new… Read More