Ben Shapiro

Benjamin Aaron Shapiro (born January 15, 1984)^[1] is an American,^[2] lawyer, businessman, columnist, and conservative commentator. Shapiro is pro-life and supports capital punishment. Shapiro has criticized the media for being too left-wing. ^[3]

Ben Shapiro
2018 Young Women's Leadership Summit, Dallas, Texas.
Occupation(s)	Lawyer, businessman, syndicated columnist, author, political commentator, media personality

Shapiro is Jewish.^[4]

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Shapiro has interviewed many right-wing politicians and media people. Shapiro was mentioned by name in a leaked Google e-mail about radical YouTube content which called Shapiro, Jordan Peterson and Dennis Prager Nazis.^[source?]

The Economist published an interview with him calling him alt-right but then said that he was a critic of the alt-right, apologized, and described him as "radical conservative".^[5] He writes for some newspapers and magazines including The Washington Post.^[6] The Atlantic and The New York Times describe his political philosophy as either conservatism or extreme conservatism.^[source?]

Shapiro has often said "Facts don't care about your feelings."^[7]

Shapiro argued that Gender Dysphoria should not have been removed from the DSM as a mental illness.^[8]

Shapiro has written eleven books, including The Right Side of History^[9] and How to Destroy America in Three Easy Steps.^[10]