Ben Shapiro

Shapiro is a conservative political columnist and commentator, author, talk show host, syndicated columnist, and attorney currently affiliated with the Daily Wire. He as born in 1984 and went to UCLA at just 16 years old. Shapiro graduated summa cum laude with a BA in Political Science in 2004, and then graduated from Harvard Law School cum laude in 2007.

Shapiro’s articles are printed in major news outlets such as Townhall, ABCNews, Christian Science Monitor, Breitbart and more. He has appeared on hundreds of talk shows on radio and television such as “The O’Reilly Factor,” “In the Money,” “Glenn Beck Show,” and “Fox News Live.” Shapiro started writing his first book Brainwashed: How Universities Indoctrinate America’s Youth when he was just 20 years old. His other books include Primetime Propaganda: The True Hollywood Story of How the Left Took Over Your TV, Bullies: How the Left's Culture of Fear and Intimidation Silences Americans, The Right Side of History: How Reason and Moral Purpose Made the West Great, and The Authoritarian Moment.

On June 29, 2017, Shapiro walked with pro-life advocates at the National Right to Life Convention in Milwaukee, WI. He has also spoken on a number of college campuses, including his Penn State address in April 2016. The speech, "When Diversity Becomes a Problem: The Fascist Nature of Liberalism", spoke mainly of leftist terms that he claims were created to tear apart the foundations of the country, and argued that, with race, those who incorrectly emphasize skin color in regards to diversity are the ones who are truly racist. He now speaks from a conservative viewpoint at colleges aroundthe country.

Shapiro served as an editor-at-large for Breitbart from 2012-2016. He co-founded The Daily Wire with Jeremy Boreing in 2015 where he is editor emeritus and hosts The Ben Shapiro Show. 

 

Ben Shapiro Bias Rating Confirmed as Right in April 2025 Small Group Editorial Review

A group of three AllSides reviewers on the left, center, and right confirmed Ben Shapiro's Right rating in an April 2025 Small Group Editorial Review.

Panelists noted Shapiro recently began a series called "The Case for Derek Chauvin" on his show, defending the police officer at the center of George Floyd's death. He has said Democrats racially polarize and gaslight Americans.