#336 – Ben Shapiro: Politics, Kanye, Trump, Biden, Hitler, Extremism, and War

Ben Shapiro is a conservative political commentator, host of The Ben Shapiro Show, co-founder of The Daily Wire, and author of The Authoritarian Moment and other books. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – ExpressVPN: https://expressvpn.com/lexpod to get 3 months free – Policygenius: https://www.policygenius.com/ – BetterHelp: https://betterhelp.com/lex to get 10% off – InsideTracker: https://insidetracker.com/lex to get 20% off EPISODE LINKS: Ben’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/benshapiro Ben’s Instagram: https://instagram.com/officialbenshapiro Daily Wire: https://dailywire.com Ben’s Books: The Authoritarian Moment: https://amzn.to/3T3RRJv Facts (Still) Don’t Care About Your Feelings: https://amzn.to/3T3Hwgs How to Destroy America in Three Easy Steps: https://amzn.to/3fxmeKx The Right Side of History: https://amzn.to/3E3jGgS How to Debate Leftists and Destroy Them: https://amzn.to/3FLHR4z Facts Don’t Care about Your Feelings: https://amzn.to/3UrcBvL Books mentioned: The Strongman: https://amzn.to/3U8f2U7 Economics in One Lesson: https://amzn.to/3DWAbLA The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self: https://amzn.to/3DTGlej PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips SUPPORT & CONNECT: – Check out the sponsors above, it’s the best way to support this podcast – Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman – Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman – Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman – LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman – Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman – Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman OUTLINE: Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. (00:00) – Introduction (07:07) – Kanye ‘Ye’ West (14:47) – Hitler and the nature of evil (22:53) – Political attacks on the left and the right (28:37) – Quebec mosque shooting (38:33) – Elon Musk buying Twitter (51:36) – Trump and Biden (56:09) – Hunter Biden’s laptop (1:07:42) – Candace Owens (1:11:22) – War in Ukraine (1:21:31) – Rhetoric vs truth (1:26:26) – Infamous BBC interview (1:29:42) – Day in the life (1:44:37) – Abortion (1:57:32) – Climate change (2:04:55) – God and faith (2:16:05) – Tribalism (2:20:41) – Advice for young people (2:24:26) – Andrew Breitbart (2:26:56) – Self-doubt (2:28:58) – Love