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Sam Harris speaks with Ben Shapiro about their pre-election debate and the fractures on the right. They discuss Trump's second term surprises, familial corruption, tariff policy, the ideological world of Tucker Carlson, the spread of conspiracism on the right, antisemitism as the ur-conspiracy theory, JD Vance's political calculations, the future of Israel and the Palestinian question, and other topics.
Ben Shapiro is Co-Founder of The Daily Wire and host of The Ben Shapiro Show, which has ranked among the top ten podcasts globally since 2018 and is the leading conservative podcast in the United States. Shapiro is the author of 17 books, including his latest New York Times bestseller, Lions and Scavengers: The True Story of America (and Her Critics). At age 17, Shapiro became the youngest nationally syndicated columnist in the U.S. when hired by Creators Syndicate. Shapiro graduated summa cum laude with a B.A. in Political Science from UCLA in 2004 and earned his J.D. from Harvard Law School in 2007. In 2015, Shapiro and Jeremy Boreing launched The Daily Wire, which rapidly rose to become one of the most influential news outlets in America.
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Sam Harris speaks with Ben Shapiro about their pre-election debate and the fractures on the right. They discuss Trump's second term surprises, familial corruption, tariff policy, the ideological world of Tucker Carlson, the spread of conspiracism on the right, antisemitism as the ur-conspiracy theory, JD Vance's political calculations, the future of Israel and the Palestinian question, and other topics.
Ben Shapiro is Co-Founder of The Daily Wire and host of The Ben Shapiro Show, which has ranked among the top ten podcasts globally since 2018 and is the leading conservative podcast in the United States. Shapiro is the author of 17 books, including his latest New York Times bestseller, Lions and Scavengers: The True Story of America (and Her Critics). At age 17, Shapiro became the youngest nationally syndicated columnist in the U.S. when hired by Creators Syndicate. Shapiro graduated summa cum laude with a B.A. in Political Science from UCLA in 2004 and earned his J.D. from Harvard Law School in 2007. In 2015, Shapiro and Jeremy Boreing launched The Daily Wire, which rapidly rose to become one of the most influential news outlets in America.
Website: dailywire.com
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