Ben Shapiro
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Benjamin Aaron Shapiro is an American conservative political commentator, media host, attorney, and movie director. He writes columns for Creators Syndicate, Newsweek, and Ami Magazine, and is 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.
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- Works
- 29
Top works
- Lions & scavengers
- What's Fair
- הצד הנכון של ההיסטוריה
- Hamas's Trap
- Facts & Furious
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Key facts
- Born
- Benjamin Aaron Shapiro , ( 1984-01-15 ) January 15, 1984 (age 42) , Burbank, California , U.S.
- Education
- University of California, Los Angeles ( BA ), Harvard University ( JD )
- Occupations
- Political commentator media host attorney businessman
- Political party
- Republican
- Spouse
- Mor Toledano ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2008 )
- Relatives
- Mara Wilson (cousin)
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Encyclopedic overview
Benjamin Aaron Shapiro (born January 15, 1984) is an American conservative political commentator, media host, attorney, and movie director. He writes columns for Creators Syndicate, Newsweek, and Ami Magazine, and is 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.
Shapiro has described his political views as economically libertarian and socially conservative, and is critical of the alt-right movement. He opposes abortion, gun control, same-sex marriage, transgender rights, and the Affordable Care Act. He supports capital punishment, tax cuts, and the 2003 invasion of Iraq. He has condemned Hamas and praised Israel and the IDF in their role in the Gaza war and overall Israeli–Palestinian conflict.
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