About
Benjamin Aaron Shapiro, born January 15, 1984, in Burbank, California, is an American conservative political commentator. Graduating from UCLA in political science at age 20 and later from Harvard Law School, he became the youngest nationally syndicated columnist in the U.S. at age 17. He served as editor-at-large at Breitbart News from 2012 to 2016, then co-founded The Daily Wire in 2015. He hosts The Ben Shapiro Show, a widely listened political podcast. Author of several bestsellers, he is married and has four children.
* 1984-01-15
Major works
- Brainwashed: How Universities Indoctrinate America's Youth (2004)non-fiction
- Porn Generation: How Social Liberalism Is Corrupting Our Future (2005)non-fiction
- Bullies: How the Left's Culture of Fear and Intimidation Silences America (2012)non-fiction
- The Right Side of History: How Reason and Moral Purpose Made the West Great (2019)non-fiction
- Facts Don't Care About Your Feelings (2019)non-fiction
Key milestones
- 2002Becomes the youngest nationally syndicated columnist in the U.S., hired by Creators Syndicate at age 17.
- 2015Co-founds The Daily Wire, a conservative media company, with Jeremy Boreing.
- 2016Resigns from his position as editor-at-large at Breitbart News in protest.
Themes
ConservatismFree speechCritique of progressivismJudeo-Christian valuesFree-market capitalism
Sources: id.loc.gov · britannica.com