'''Benjamin Aaron "Ben" Shapiro''' is an American political commentator and the Editor Emeritus of ''[[The Daily Wire]]''. He is the host of one-man political commentary podcast and live radio show "The Ben Shapiro Show". He was editor-at-large of [[right-wing]] news site [[Breitbart News]] from 2012-to 2016.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20190321112046/https://www.dailywire.com/tags/ben-shapiro</ref>. Shapiro is an [[orthodox Jew]], a self-described [[libertarian]], and a [[mainstream conservative]]. He is often criticized by true conservatives, who accuse him of being a [[neocon]] and a member of [[Conservative Inc.]] He is the author of 12 books,<ref>https://rightsmarts.com/ben-shapiro-books/</ref> the first being 'Brainwashed: How Universities Indoctrinate America's Youth' (2004) and the latest being 'The Authoritarian Moment: How the Left Weaponized America's Institutions Against Dissent' (2021). In his most recent book, Shapiro discussed the far-left and socialistic tendencies of [[World Economic Forum|WEF]] globalist [[Klaus Schwab]].<ref>''The Authoritarian Moment'' by Ben Shapiro ISBN 9780063001824</ref>.
==Early life==
Ben Shapiro was born in 1984 in Burbank, California, to two Reagan Republicans.<ref>https://townhall.com/author/benshapiro</ref>. At the age of 12, in 1996, Shapiro played "Schindler's List" on the violin at the Israeli Bonds Banquet hosted by Larry King.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aK8mbA083hE</ref> At age 17, he became the youngest nationally syndicated columnist in the United States.<ref>https://townhall.com/author/benshapiro</ref>
==Harassment on ''Dr. Drew On Call''==
On July 16, 2015, Ben Shapiro was one of several members of a panel on a show called ''Dr. Drew On Call'' along with [[transgender]] activist Robert "Zoey" Tur and entertainment journalist Segun Oduolowu. When host Drew Pinsky asked the three panelists of their opinions on [[Bruce Jenner]]'s achievements and pushing of the transgender agenda, Ben Shapiro pointed out that even though Jenner was a self-declared female, he still has the genetic and biological makeup of a male. While Oduolowu shied away from that part of the discussion after seeking to turn the discussion into a [[Race baiting|race issue]], after Shapiro accidentally called Tur "sir", he aggressively grabbed Shapiro's neck, stating "You'll cut that out now, or you'll go home in an ambulance". Shapiro retorted "Yeah, that seems...mildly inappropriate for a political discussion".<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DE_WOCHITk</ref>. The hosts of the show repeatedly blasted and interrupted Shapiro for mentioning facts while barely discouraging violent behavior from Tur. Afterward, Tur threatened Shapiro, saying, "see you in the parking lot". Tur doubled down on that threat audibly fantasizing about violently "curb-stomping" Shapiro.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2015/07/22/transgender-reporter-zoey-tur-triples-down-on-threats-against-ben-shapiro/</ref>. Tur confirmed his [[anti-Jewish]] [[hatred]] saying "[Ben Shapiro] comes from a very misogynistic cult anyway, where women are treated differently, they’re not allowed to touch men." in an interview with KFI AM 640's Bill Carroll.
On July 19, 2015, Ben Shapiro filed an investigative report on Tur to the [[Los Angeles]] Police Department on charges of [[battery]] for grabbing him without his consent.<ref>https://www.scribd.com/doc/272008029/Shapiro-Police-Report</ref>. According to some discussion forums, the LAPD dismissed the charges because Tur is a member of a "victimized minority", making [[threats]] of physical violence and unwanted touching okay for them to do.<ref>http://law.stackexchange.com/questions/2116/did-zoey-tur-assault-ben-shapiro</ref><ref>http://sportshoop.la/threads/no-assault-battery-charges-for-he-she-zoey-tur.202593/</ref> [[Far-left]] journalists [[Robin Abcarian]] and John Amato celebrated the crimes committed by Tur.<ref>https://www.latimes.com/local/abcarian/la-me-ra-transgender-zoey-tur-20150724-column.html</ref><ref>http://crooksandliars.com/2015/07/why-ben-shapiro-twerp-inciting-zoey-tur</ref>.
==Criticism from Mark Dice==
Ben Shapiro has faced criticism from many on the Right, who regard him as a member of the Conservative [[Establishment]], also known as [[Conservative Inc.]], namely, conservative [[YouTube]]r and author [[Mark Dice]], who published a video in May of 2021 stating that Shapiro is undeserving of support from conservatives, titled "Ben Shapiro Caught on Hot Mic - Reveals Who He Really Is When He Thinks No One is Listening".<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuKgtEtla2c</ref>. He opens the video stating that "Most mainstream conservatives have gone soft", and shows Shapiro's off-camera hesitancy to criticize the [[Homosexual Agenda]], displayed during a livestream with his subscribers, when he thought the broadcast was over. In the video, Shapiro displays concern over being "boycotted" and losing sponsors, asking a producer to cut out a clip where he calls pansexuality "weird". Dice then states that Shapiro is "in the club", pointing to the fact that he has never had to worry about being censored, banned, or de-platformed from social media, the way many others have.
Dice goes on to poke fun at Shapiro's college-age fanbase and ridicule his cowardice during a debate with BBC's Andrew Neil, saying "Conservative Inc's greatest debater runs away from his first real debate".
After, Dice points out that despite Shapiro's claims of being a libertarian who supports limited government, he tweeted that he thinks the federal government should coerce people into getting the [[COVID-19 vaccine]], ignoring [[individual liberty]].