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As he gears up for a potential 2024 showdown with former President Donald Trump, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has enlisted a leading right-wing outlet for advertising: Ben Shapiro’s Daily Wire. The Republican governor paid over $100,000 since last year in fundraising expenses to the site, which has aired commentary supporting DeSantis over Trump.

DeSantis and his associated PAC Friends of Ron DeSantis have paid $110,429.01 for fundraising expenses and list rental to the site since July 2021, according to a search of campaign data with the Florida Department of State. The Miami Herald noted some of DeSantis’ payments to the Daily Wire and other right-wing outlets in April. 

Shapiro co-founded The Daily Wire, which publishes podcasts, videos, and commentary pieces. The site frequently pushes anti-LGBTQ, racist, and bigoted content.

The Daily Wire and its personnel have recently been friendly voices for DeSantis, who won his 2022 reelection bid.

Shapiro, as summarized by the website he co-founded, has “faulted Trump” and “made no secret of his support for DeSantis.” He also said in September that DeSantis is a “very effective governor” and a better potential president than Trump.

After Trump tried out the nickname “Ron DeSanctimonious,” Daily Wire host Matt Walsh tweeted: “DeSantis is an extremely effective conservative governor who has had real policy wins and real cultural wins. Trump isn't going to be able to take this one down with a dumb nickname. He better have more than that up his sleeve.”

And the Daily Wire has featured pieces such as “Trump Launches Unprovoked Attack On Ron DeSantis For His Handling Of COVID Pandemic”; “With Trump The Big Loser In ’22 Midterms, DeSantis Now Frontrunner For ’24”; and “‘Original’ Trump Backer Michael Savage: ‘DeSantis Is The Future … This Is About A Nation, Not About Any Man.’”

The National Republican Congressional Committee,which is the House Republicans’ official campaign arm, has also heavily advertised in the Daily Wire,paying $321,100.18 from 2021 to 2022 so far for list rentals.

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In his new book “The Right Side of History: How Reason and Moral Purpose Made the West,” Ben Shapiro argues that reason is essential to the advancement of human progress. The 35-year-old conservative commentator has positioned himself as something of a latter-day William F. Buckley Jr. — an intellectual superstar in a quadrant of politics that seems increasingly resistant to facts or rational inquiry. Shapiro has denounced white supremacists and the alt-right, and distanced himself from President Trump (much as Buckley denounced the John Birch Society and other right-wing extremists of his day), while frequently calling upon the venerable classical and biblical Western thinkers.

Shapiro has also frequently discussed occasions when he has been threatened or faced what he describes as efforts to silence him, especially on college campuses. In a society with a healthy culture of free speech, of course, Shapiro would be able to argue his points as fearlessly as he wants, without the specter of violence or being otherwise persecuted.

Whether Shapiro himself actually models the open dialogue he claims to advocate, however, is a different question. In his book, he writes:

Reason, in fact, is insulting. Reason suggests that one person can know better than another, that one person’s perspective can be more correct than someone else’s. Reason is intolerant. Reason demands standards.

To be clear, he intends to undermine the perceived arguments of his “politically correct” adversaries, which he summarizes this way: “Better to destroy reason than to abide by its dictates.”

These are satisfying things to say when you’re preaching to the choir — we all believe reason is on our side, and often insist that our opponents are being entirely unreasonable. In my occasionally contentious conversation with Shapiro, though, he appeared to reject contrary evidence out of hand — as when he denied the existence of rampant child hunger caused by systemic poverty and economic injustice — and insisted he was being treated disrespectfully when I interjected to challenge his views.

It will be pretty obvious whether or not Shapiro’s book is meant for you. Liberals and conservatives alike have their firebrands and their thinkers; Shapiro presents himself as a sort of firebrand’s thinker. If you’re the kind of conservative who believes you are literally conserving the best ideas and values of Western civilization — and if you seek to rally behind a strong, branded personality — you’ll probably like Shapiro’s book, and perhaps Shapiro himself. Others are likely to find both Shapiro’s ideas and his persona objectionable, for a whole range of reasons.

After our interview was concluded, Shapiro’s representative repeatedly asked Salon for a copy of the audio recording. It’s a highly unusual request, something that neither I nor my editor could remember happening previously across many years and hundreds of interviews. We did not supply one, but we have endeavored to edit this transcript for maximum clarity, and to represent Shapiro’s views as fairly as possible.

In your book, you argue that “freedom is built upon the twin notions that God created every human in His image, and that human beings are capable of investigating and exploring God’s world.” There are many compassionate people who are also atheists, including myself, and there are many religious people out there who reject compassion and use their faith as an excuse for harming other people. Do you think it is possible not to believe in a Judeo-Christian God and still be a good person, or to believe in God and be a bad one?

Of course, of course. It is possible to do all of those things. Yes, it is certainly possible that religious people can be bad people, and that secular people can be good people, and nothing I argue in the book says otherwise. What I am arguing is that the foundations of our civilization, the foundations of human rights, are rooted in a Judeo-Christian notion that human beings have innate value, and that that premise cannot be reasoned to simply through pure use of faculties.

If you were just to be in a vacuum and then come up with a system of values, there’s nothing that mandates you come up with the idea that human beings are each created with innate individual values and rights. In fact, for the vast majority of human history, people reasoned to precisely the opposite conclusion.

If you read the ancient Greeks, they obviously justified all sorts of oppression and tyranny, specifically along the lines of reason. So the contention that I’m making is that our civilization, both historically and intellectually, is built on a certain presupposition that is embedded in that verse from Genesis. You don’t have to believe in God to believe that that verse in Genesis is true. You don’t have to believe in Genesis to believe that verse in Genesis is true. But you do have to believe that each individual has human value if you actually believe in a system of freedom.

Would you say that the capacity for empathy, which knows no specific theology or philosophy, is the core of recognizing the innate value of each human being?

No, I don’t think that’s right, and the reason I don’t think that’s right is because empathy very often can be twisted to be empathy for an in-group, or empathy toward people who are like you, but not toward people who are the other. We see this all the time. I mean, this is the story of virtually every oppression in the history of the world. It’s people who believe that they’re empathetic. It’s pretty easy for human beings to self-justify empathy toward people they like, and then treat oppression of people that they don’t like as a form of empathy toward people that they do.

I agree that you should not limit empathy to an in-group or to certain types of people, but one could be entirely unfamiliar with Judeo-Christian theology and still develop a capacity for a universalist approach toward empathy.

Well, of course, that’s actually true. I totally agree; you can do that. The question is not whether you can come up with a system of values that mirrors a Judeo-Christian approach, the question is where does our civilization come from. And to ignore the Judeo-Christian roots of our civilization is to ignore why our civilization is the way that it is. I think you can come up with a rationale for virtually any good thing or any bad thing. That’s not really the question in the book. The question is what defines the civilization that has crafted the modern world.

My next question involves you discussing your experiences with anti-Semitism and how your family was victimized by anti-Semitism during the Holocaust. I am Jewish myself, and I have also experienced anti-Semitism, particularly from members of the alt-right, and am concerned about the rise of anti-Jewish prejudice. But I also believe it’s important to distinguish between legitimate criticisms of Israel and actual hatred of Jews.

Do you feel the same way? How do you combat anti-Semitism from your own supporters, and address any overlap between anti-Jewish and anti-Muslim bigotry?

OK, so there are about four questions in there, so let’s try and parse them out. One: Can you be anti-Israel, as far as criticizing Israeli policy, without being an anti-Semitic? Of course. I criticize an enormous amount of Israeli policy; I have historically. This is true for the vast majority of people on every side of the political aisle. Can you oppose the existence of the state of Israel, at a point where the state of Israel exists and the destruction of the state of Israel would mean the slaughter of millions of Jews, and still be seen as not anti-Semitic? I have a hard time seeing how.

As far as how to combat anti-Semitism, my view is that you have to call it out wherever you see it. You and I have gotten anti-Semitism from some of the same places, obviously. I mean, I’ve gotten enormous amounts of hatred from the alt-right, and while folks on the far left try to lump me in with the alt-right, that is the height of absurdity on every possible level. I mean, it’s honestly one of the most reprehensible things that I’ve experienced personally, people trying to lump me in with people who have legitimately threatened to kill my children … so that’s always a party.

As far as the idea that my supporters are engaging in an outsized amount of anti-Semitism … if anybody who follows me engages in anti-Semitism, then I don’t consider them anybody who I want to be associated with, people I want listening to my show, people I want listening to my content, people who I want sympathizing with me. That’s garbage.

As far as the crossover between anti-Jewish and anti-Muslim bigotry, obviously I oppose both. I think both are evil. I don’t think it is always the same set of people who engage in both. Right? I think that Ilhan Omar is happy to engage in anti-Semitism; I don’t think she engages in anti-Muslim bigotry. And there are some people who engage in anti-Muslim bigotry who don’t engage in anti-Semitism, so I don’t necessarily … I think you’re gonna have to get a little more specific in your question.

The question was, do you see any overlap between anti-Jewish and anti-Muslim bigotry? Many of the people who hate Jews also hate Muslims, and many people who hate one group do not hate the other, or actually belong to the other, so it becomes a complicated issue.

Right. So, that’s true. I mean, as a definition, there are people who hate Muslims and hate Jews, there are people who only hate Jews, there are people who only hate Muslims. Yeah, I mean … true. [Laughter.]

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“A foe of extraordinary polemical agility.” (Washington Post)

“Mr. Shapiro, 33, a graduate of Harvard Law School, is the cool kid’s philosopher, dissecting arguments with a lawyer’s skill and references to Aristotle.” (New York Times)

“[Shapiro is] exactly what the conservative movement needs...not just content to have people be dazzled by [his]brilliance; [he] actually go[es] out and confront[s] and tr[ies] to persuade, mobilize, motivate people.” (Rush Limbaugh)

“Shapiro may be the most important conservative at work today. Iin his prolific output, forensic zeal and ability, love of the fray, exhausting schedule, adoption of new communications platforms, captive audience, and conservative ecumenism, Ben Shapiro resembles no one so much as the young William F. Buckley Jr.” (-- Matthew Continetti, Washington Examiner)

“Shapiro’s fans are legion—enough to constitute a political faction of their own. Every time he debates a pundit, student, or high-profile liberal, his fans immediately compile his remarks into YouTube clips.” (Vanity Fair)

About the Author

Ben Shapiro is editor-in-chief of The Daily Wire and host of "The Ben Shapiro Show," the top conservative podcast in the nation. A New York Times bestselling author, Shapiro is a graduate of Harvard Law School, and an Orthodox Jew, his work has been profiled in nearly every major American publication, and he has appeared on hundreds of radio and television shows. He has appeared as the featured speaker at many conservative events on campuses nationwide, several of those appearances targeted by progressive and “Antifa” activists.

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Conservative pundit Ben Shapiro, a Cal State Los Angeles student, and a pair of right-leaning organizations are suing the university and some of its professors over the matter of free speech.

Despite protests and an attempt by Cal State L.A. president William Covino to postpone the presentation, Shapiro gave a speech, titled "When Diversity Becomes a Problem," at the largely Latino school on Feb. 25. The conservative students group Young Americans for Freedom, a plaintiff in the case, sponsored the appearance.

The suit, filed today in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles, claims that, in effect, the university muzzled Shapiro to some extent because organizers were unsuccessfully asked to pay more than $600 for extra security, professors enticed students to block access to the speech as a way of protesting Shapiro, and he was "forced to speak to a half-empty theater."[vid]

It also alleges that plaintiff Mark Kahanding, a finance major at the university and the chair

 of its Young Americans for Freedom chapter, was falsely imprisoned because protesters

 blocked exits during the speech.

Thus the school denied Shapiro's "fundamental rights to free speech, due process and equal protection of the law," the filing states argues

The suit seeks compensatory and nominal damages, civil penalties, attorneys' fees and costs, and a judgment that Cal State Los Angeles violated the civil rights of the defendants as well as its own policies.

Attorneys for the plaintiffs say Shapiro, who has said that the "public school system has been teaching students that they are each members of victimized groups," is in favor of intellectual diversity.

At the speech Shapiro reportedly said "f—- you" to demonstrators and complained that "an actual conversation" about diversity could not take place under those conditions.

Students unhappy that the speech went on later called unsuccessfully for the ouster of university president Covino.

"The cornerstone of higher education is the ability of students to participate in the 'marketplace of ideas' on campus,” said Tyson Langhofer, senior counsel for a group called Alliance Defending Freedom and an attorney for the plaintiffs. "Instead, student groups and Mr. Shapiro encountered systematic and violent opposition to a free-speech event promoting diversity of opinion. When public universities discriminate against points of view they don't like, they violate both the First Amendment and a core purpose behind their own existence. This type of viewpoint discrimination cannot and will not stand."

Shapiro said on his website that some Cal State Los Angeles students had scheduled a "debrief" this week to address the "hurt and trauma" caused by his speech. A link to the event is no longer active.

A spokesman for the university said it had no comment.

Ethnic and racial diversity is crucial in California, where Latinos now compose the largest demographic. Brown taxpayers should be able to see their kids enjoy public universities, get jobs in a very white Hollywood, and continue to have hope that the American Dream isn't over now that white folks are no longer the majority.

But that doesn't mean we should hit the pause button on free speech.

Should the taxpayers of California have rolled out the red carpet and kept protesters at bay as if he were president of the United States? Is the school responsible for ensuring a full theater for every speaker?The question for this case seems to be this: Are Cal State Los Angeles officials and the professors named in the suit,including local Black Lives Matter organizer Melina Abdullah,responsible for ensuring not only that Shapiro had a platform but that it was free of disruption?

We're going to go out on a limb and predict this suit will be about as popular with its U.S. District Court judge and jury as Shapiro is with Latino students in L.A.

Shapiro is a pendejo, and it's our right to say that.

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Tyson C. Langhofer serves as senior counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom, where he plays a key role with the Center for Academic Freedom. ... Before joining ADF, Langhofer was a partner with Stinson Leonard Street LLP, where he worked as a commercial litigation attorney for 15 years and earned ...

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The solid winning record of Alliance Defending Freedom is a reflection of the quality, commitment, and perseverance of our attorneys. Their talents and faith are an ... Senior Counsel, Vice President of Grants & Funding. Learn more about. Caleb Dalton ... Tyson Langhofer. Senior Counsel. Learn more about. Zack Pruitt ...

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May 9, 2017 - DENVER – Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys announced that they will offer no-fee legal assistance to Colorado's public colleges and universities to ... for democracy and the free expression of ideas for all speakers, not just those favored by school officials,” said ADF Senior Counsel Tyson Langhofer.

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Suit accuses Cal State San Marcos of liberal bias - The San Diego ...

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May 18, 2017 - The goal of the lawsuit is to gain equal access to the fees for all student groups, saidattorney Tyson Langhofer, senior council for Alliance Defending Freedom, a conservative advocacy law firm focused on religious freedom. His firm filed the case on behalf of Students for Life. “It's really outrageous for any ...

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Jan 18, 2017 - The Alliance Defending Freedom filed a First Amendment federal lawsuit against CSU and several administrators Tuesday on behalf of the campus chapter of ... courts have repeatedly rejected this discriminatory treatment as unconstitutional,” alliance Senior Counsel Tyson Langhofersaid in the release.

College group sues after being denied grant for pro-life speaker ...

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Jan 19, 2017 - 17 on behalf of CSU Students for Life by lawyers from Alliance Defending Freedom(ADF). ... “Universities should encourage all students to participate in the free exchange of ideas, not play favorites with some while shutting out others,” ADF Senior Counsel Tyson Langhofer said in a statement. “Colorado ...

Calif. University Sued for Violating Conservatives' Freedom of Speech ...

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May 19, 2016 - The Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), a conservative Christian advocacy group, has filed suit in federal court against California State University-Los Angeles. ... This type of viewpoint discrimination cannot and will not stand,” ADF Senior Counsel Tyson Langhofer said in a statement. Reached by phone ...

Ben Shapiro Sues Cal State Los Angeles | L.A. Weekly

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May 19, 2016 - "The cornerstone of higher education is the ability of students to participate in the 'marketplace of ideas' on campus,” said Tyson Langhofer, senior counsel for a group called Alliance Defending Freedom and an attorney for the plaintiffs. "Instead, student groups and Mr. Shapiro encountered systematic and ...

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Tyson Langhofer, Senior Counsel for ADF joins the discussion on the state of speech on college campuses. He just filed suit against California State ... Commission v. Hands On Originals. Jim Campbell, Senior Counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom and attorney for Blaine Adamson joins Freedom Matters this week.

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http://www.nationalreview.com/article/435511/cal-state-university-students-safe-space-ben-shapiro-speech

KATHERINE TIMPF May 17, 20166:00 PM @KATTIMPF

 Students at California State University–Los Angeles have set up a “healing” space to deal with pain they were caused by having Ben Shapiro speak on campus — even though that speech was three months ago and most of them didn’t even go.  “On February 25th, our campus experienced immense hurt and trauma,” states the description for the event, which will take place on Tuesday night.  “Almost two months later, students are still feeling the emotional, mental, and physical effects that this event posed, and nothing has been done to facilitate our healing,” it continues. “How can we help each other heal and move forward? How were you affected emotionally, physically, psychologically?”

Here’s the real kicker: According toYoung Americans for Freedomprogram officer Amy Lutz, who attended the event, most — maybe even all — of the kids involved in this event didn’t even go to the damn speech. I mean, really, kids? You’re suffering “immense hurt and trauma” and dealing with “emotional, mental, and physical effects” from a speech that happened sort of near you three months ago that you didn’t even attend? You need “healing” from that? Oh boy. I’ve got to say, good luck.

If you are suffering from “trauma” from that, then there is no way you are going to handle the real world.  MORE P.C. CULTURE

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Now, the event description also claims that students were “shoved” and “abused” because of the speech. But according to Lutz, there’s a real kicker on that one, too: The students who were doing the shoving were the protesters to the Shapiro event, not the people who came to hear him speak.  She also said that the group’s claim that people were bussed in from Orange County is a flat-out lie.  Come on. The event, titled “Debrief on Anti-Blackness; Threats of Violence,” is being organized by the school’s Black Student Union.  — Katherine Timpf is a reporter for National Review Online.

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YAF Wins Free Speech Victory at CSULA - Young America's Foundation

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Mar 1, 2017 - The administrators responsible for imposing unconstitutional speaker fees and inciting near-riots against the CSULA Young Americans for Freedom chapter and Ben Shapiro have agreed to suspend their anti-free speech practices and activities in respect to the Young Americans for Freedom students and ...

Cal State L.A. agrees to drop discriminatory speech policies, settles ...

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Feb 28, 2017 - ADF attorneys representing Young Americans for Freedom secure settlement to clear way for campus visit by Ben Shapiro, other speakers. ... LOS ANGELES – In the wake of a student group's lawsuit, California State University–Los Angeles has dropped several of its discriminatory speech policies and ...

Young America's Foundation and Ben Shapiro

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Young America's Foundation and Ben Shapiro. Ironic, isn't it, that a university committed to “understanding of and respect for diversity” would attempt to shut down an event on . . . diversity. Well, that is exactly what happened at California State University-Los Angeles (CSULA). Young America's Foundation (YAF) and ...

YAF Lawsuit Against CSULA Proceeds on Narrow Grounds - FIRE

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Dec 15, 2016 - Ten months ago, conservative author and political commentator Ben Shapiro spoke atCalifornia State University, Los Angeles (CSULA). Shapiro's speech was not without obstacles: CSULAattempted to charge the event's sponsor, the Young America's Foundation (YAF), more than $600 in security fees ...

Ben Shapiro escorted by police from CSULA due to angry protesters ...

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Feb 25, 2016 - A controversial conservative commentator was escorted by police from California State University, Los Angeles as angry demonstrators protested his presence on campus Thursday afternoon.

YAF Dropped Lawsuit Against University Employees – University Times

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Mar 13, 2017 - “As a public university, California State University, Los Angeles, is deeply committed to freedom of speech. At the invitation of a student organization, Ben Shapiro spoke to a large audience on the campus in February 2016. Individuals with different viewpoints protested outside the auditorium,” said Robert ...

CSULA Young Americans for Freedom - Home | Facebook

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CSULA Young Americans for Freedom. 431 likes. Our Club is dedicated in bringing the conservative voice to the student body at CSULA.

Shapiro, YAF File Suit Against CSULA To Protect Free Speech | Daily ...

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May 19, 2016 - On Thursday, May 19, Daily Wire Editor-in-Chief Ben Shapiro joined Young America's Foundation and a CSULA student to file a lawsuit against California State University Los Angeles(CSULA) for censoring CSULA Young Americans Foundation's (YAF) February 25 lecture featuring Shapiro and violating t.

After Lawsuit From Shapiro And YAF, CSULA Now Will Let ... - Daily Wire

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Feb 28, 2017 - California State University - Los Angeles has revised its policies and practices that were intended to block Daily Wire Editor-in-Chief Ben Shapiro's speech last year as a result of a lawsuit filed by Young Americans for Freedom, Shapiro and others.

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Right-wing hosts like Sean Hannity get paid to pitch guns as a way to “survive a mass shooting”

Blog ››› October 6, 2017 11:40 AM EDT ››› ERIC HANANOKI

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Right-wing radio hosts such as Sean Hannity and Mark Levin have been acting as paid pitch people for a company that promises to help train members on how to use guns to “survive a mass shooting.” Hannity has been especially vocal about the company and used the recent Las Vegas mass shooting to shill for it on his radio program.

The U.S. Concealed Carry Association (USCCA) is a pro-gun company that sells membership plans featuring“education, training, and self-defense insurance” for gun owners. It also criticizesattempts to enact gun control laws and publishes Concealed Carry Magazine. The group claimsto have over 250,000 members and has attempted to grow its membership over the years through numerous advertising buys with conservative media.

Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity, Mark Levin, and Ben Shapiro are all part of the association’s latest advertising campaign for a “100% FREE Complete Concealed Carry & Family Defense Guide,” whichincludes tips on “how to survive a mass shooting” and “the safest AND most dangerous places to sit in a restaurant” (the sign-up takes people to a page that urges them to pay for a membership).

The USCCA created dedicated landing pages for each individual host participating in the advertising campaign, including the following identical quote which was cut and pasted for each person:

Prior to the Las Vegas shooting, these media personalities did advertisements for the campaign that aired in late September. Here are those ads, along with their dedicated website URL: ​Beck (ProtectAndDefend.com), ​Hannity (DefendFamily.com), ​Levin (DefendThem.com), and ​Shapiro (DefendMyFamilyNow.com) .

Hannity has continued to tout USCCA as a solution to surviving a mass shooting following the Las Vegas tragedy. During his October 5 radio program, Hannity segued from talking about the mass shooting to introducing “our friends at the United States Concealed Carry Association,” saying, “I’m proud to be associated with them. They have offered a family defense guide. You’re going to learn -- and this is 164 pages -- how to survive a mass shooting. How to detect attackers before they see you.”

Previously, Hannity used the shooting at a congressional baseball practice in June to push USCCA membership.

The association, which did not respond to requests for comment, features a Hannity testimonial on its websiteunder the headline: “Why Sean Hannity Joined The USCCA… Hear Why One Of The Most Trusted Conservative Voices In America Is A Proud Card-Carrying Member.”

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Hannity used his October 4 Fox News program to advocate for concealed carry while discussing the Las Vegas shooting. He praised right-to-carry laws and said that “having more citizens that are armed leads to a decrease in violent crime.” He did not mention he’s being paid by a pro-right-to-carry group during the program.

Despite Hannity’s claim, as The Atlantic noted in June, “academic studies have strongly suggested” that right-to-carry laws “lead to higher rates of violent crime. The latest -- and, at least according to one of its authors, most comprehensive -- was released earlier this month by the non-partisan National Bureau of Economic Research.” The study concluded, “There is not even the slightest hint in the data that [these] laws reduce violent crime.”

Media Matters previously documented that Hannity repeatedly used his Fox New program to push his radio sponsor’s concealed carry agenda without any disclosure about his financial relationship. He similarly used his Fox News program in 2014 to promote the fundraising efforts of the Tea Party Patriots, which sponsored his radio program.

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Blog ››› December 10, 2017 2:20 PM EST ››› GRACE BENNETT

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In his weekly “power player of the week” segment, Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace presented a glowing profile of former Breitbart writer Ben Shapiro without acknowledging Shapiro’s history of bigotry, extremism, and misinformation.

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On the December 10 edition of Fox Broadcasting Co.’s Fox News Sunday, host Chris Wallace lauded Shapiro’s “special brand of combative conservatism,” and noted that his “militant conservative views” sometimes “spur protests.” What Wallace failed to tell his viewers is that Shapiro has a long track record of promoting racism, sexism, and extremism. In addition to Shapiro’s bigotry, he also has a penchant for misinformation,.

Shapiro frequently expresses anti-Muslim and racist views, once tweeting that “Arabs like to bomb crap and live in open sewage.” He is quick to downplay police brutality, arguing that, “if you don’t commit a crime, you’re not going to be arrested for it,” and has claimed that income inequality between races in the United States “has nothing to do with race and everything to do with culture.”

It is not the first time that Wallace has ignored the obvious failings of his weekly “power players,” nor is it the first time that media outlets have failed to hold Shapiro accountable for his hateful and dangerous views. Just last month, The New York Times published a flattering portrait of Shapiro, referring to him as “the cool kid’s philosopher.” From the December 10 edition of Fox Broadcasting Co.’s Fox News Sunday:

CHRIS WALLACE (HOST): If you've ever wondered who will eventually succeed Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity as the voice of conservative opinion, it may just be Ben Shapiro. Who's that? Here's our power player of the week.

BEN SHAPIRO: In a free country, it is up to you to succeed or fail on your own merits. So, get off your ass and do it.

WALLACE:  Yes, Ben Shapiro talks fast. But then for most of his 33 years, he’s been a man in a hurry.

[BEGIN VIDEO]

SHAPIRO: I’m Ben Shapiro. This is The Ben Shapiro Show.

[END VIDEO]

WALLACE: He’s the host of the most listened to conservative podcast in the country.

[BEGIN VIDEO]

SHAPIRO: I do like that that Trump does have a rotating series of about 10 insults that just keeps going around and around.

[END VIDEO]

WALLACE: He’s the editor of The Daily Wire, which gets 100 million pageviews a month. And he’s a big presence on college campuses, where his militant conservative views spur protests.

[BEGIN VIDEO]

SHAPIRO: You’re not a man if you think you’re a man.

WALLACE: This exchange with a 22-year-old college student over transgender identity has attracted 47 million views on Facebook.

SHAPIRO: Why can’t you identify as 60? What is the problem with you identifying as 60?

[INAUDIBLE]

SHAPIRO: You’re right. Age is significantly less important than gender. You can’t magically change your gender. You can’t magically change your sex. You can’t magically change your age.

[END VIDEO]

WALLACE: At the University of Utah, he listed what he calls the hierarchy of victimhood in America.

[BEGIN VIDEO]

SHAPIRO: So, there’s LGBTQ, and then black folks. Then there’s Hispanic folks. And then women. And then Jews. And then Asians. And then way down at the bottom, white, straight males. Right? Those are the people who are at the very bottom. And then their opinions do not matter at all.

[END VIDEO]

WALLACE: Shapiro has been called the voice of conservative millennials. How are conservative millennials different from conservative baby boomers?

SHAPIRO: By the time a lot of conservatives hit baby boomer age, there's a mentality that’s set in that they're always losing and that every choice, every political choice particularly, is a lesser of two evils choice. If you’re conservative millennial, I think that you tend to be a little bit more idealistic, just as younger people are generally.

WALLACE: While he applauds some of President Trump’s policies, he says the tweets are needlessly divisive and turn off his generation.

SHAPIRO: Young people in the United States dramatically dislike this administration and they dramatically dislike the Republican Party. And it is President Trump’s responsibility, for conservatives anyway, to fix that. And sitting there on Twitter and retweeting Britain First is not going to do that.

WALLACE: Shapiro worked for Breitbart in the campaign, but quit when he said it was turning into a Trump propaganda arm. As for Steve Bannon:

SHAPIRO: I think that Steve is very interested in being perceived as powerful, as being perceived as a mover and shaker. But I don’t think he’s nearly as much of a mover and shaker as he wants to be seen as.

WALLACE: As we said, Shapiro has always moved fast. At age five, he dressed for Halloween as John Adams. By age 17, he wrote a nationally syndicated political column.

SHAPIRO: I skipped a couple of grades. I was a virtuosic violinist. I actually, when I went to college, thought that I was going to double major in genetic science and music. So, I was always pretty driven.

[BEGIN VIDEO]

SHAPIRO: Things that I hate.

[END VIDEO]

WALLACE: And his only plan now is to keep pushing his special brand of combative conservatism.

SHAPIRO: Sometimes the best way to get a message across is to just speak bluntly. And so, I'm not going there to deliberately offend people. I'm saying things that I think are true with precisely the amount of verve I think necessary to convey the message.

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Ben Shapiro At Berkeley: Say No To Campus Thuggery | Daily Wire

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Sep 14, 2017 - Daily Wire editor-in-chief Ben Shapiro appeared last night at University of California atBerkeley. The build-up was been national news, as Antifa's history of violent activity against non-leftists required extraordinarily heavy security measures from Berkeley and its police department.

5 Things I Learned At Berkeley Last Night | Daily Wire

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@benshapiro. September 15, 2017. So, I visited Berkeley last night. And it was terrific. The students were engaged; the police were finally allowed to do their jobs. Antifa stayed away. Sure, there were protesters — lots of them. That's great! It's a free country, and they're free to say whatever stupid nonsense they want to.

LIVE FROM BERKELEY: All The Updates As Shapiro Hits ... - Daily Wire

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Sep 14, 2017 - With the chaos expected on Thursday as Daily Wire Editor-in-Chief Ben Shapiro arrives inBerkeley, California to give his much-anticipated speech, here's a live blog of events as they transpire:

The Complete Transcript: Ben Takes Berkeley | Daily Wire

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Sep 15, 2017 - On Thursday night, Daily Wire Editor-in-Chief Ben Shapiro gave his long-awaited speech at the University of California, Berkeley. It was a frontal assault on both political extremes, the hard-Left, as exemplified by Antifa, and the alt-right. The speech titled, "Say No To Campus Thuggery," was also a call for ...

Berkeley Announces EXTREME Security Measures For ... - Daily Wire

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Sep 8, 2017 - In what is a truly stunning response to the appearance of a single speaker who simply espouses mainstream conservative views, the University of California Berkeley announced on Thursday the security measures it is putting in place for Daily Wire editor-in-chief Ben Shapiro's speech on Se.

Rush Limbaugh: Shapiro's Speech At Berkeley Showed - Daily Wire

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Sep 15, 2017 - On his top-rated radio talk show Friday, "the Big Voice on the Right" Rush Limbaugh weighed in on Daily Wire Editor-in-Chief Ben Shapiro bringing the conservative message into "the belly of the beast" in Berkeley on Thursday night. Shapiro's experiences there, said Limbaugh, revealed how to handle the ...

SEE IT: Antifa, SJWs Chalk Up Berkeley To Protest Ben ... - Daily Wire

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Sep 14, 2017 - The hysteria surrounding Daily Wire editor-in-chief Ben Shapiro's "Say No To Campus Thuggery" event at University of California Berkeley this evening is reaching fever pitch.

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Sep 5, 2017 - And since the announcement of YAF and BCR's plans to host Ben Shapiro, UC Berkeley'swell-documented attempts to stifle free speech have only increased. BCR and YAF's lawsuit against UCBerkeley cites repeatedly the university's efforts to thwart the presentation of conservative viewpoints through ...

UC Berkeley Professor Cancels Class After Students ... - Daily Wire

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Sep 13, 2017 - If you're a college student and a slacker, then attending the University of California,Berkeley is the right college for you when Daily Wire Editor-in-Chief Ben Shapiro comes to town. At least one class has been canceled as a result of the expected protests on Thursday, when Shapiro is speaking. One UC ...

San Francisco Chronicle CRUSHES Berkeley, Leftists ... - Daily Wire

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Sep 14, 2017 - In response to the outright hysteria seizing activists, faculty and administrators alike at the University of California Berkeley over the appearance of Daily Wire editor-in-chief Ben Shapiro, The San Francisco Chronicle asks a poignant question: "How left must a speaker be to avoid causing a riot inBerkeley?".

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Conservative commentator Ben Shapiro has resigned as editor-in-chief of TruthRevolt, a non-profit news website site that he co-founded just two years ago.

:{:{Shapiro's departure from the young media group, which he launched in 2013 along with David Horowitz of the David Horowitz Freedom Center, comes amid the group's decision to let go of many of its writers — and as Horowitz is hitting back against widespread rumors that the site is sinking:(style="background-color:#ffff66ff"):}:.... Although Shapiro's name is prominently displayed on the website's homepage, it is nevertheless a "project of the David Horowitz Freedom Center." Horowitz himself owns the site.}:

"I am no longer associated with [TruthRevolt] and it's a project of the David Horowitz Freedom Center, fully owned and operated by them," Shapiro told the *Washington Examiner's* media desk when asked about the future of the website. "What David Horowitz chooses to do with the site after my resignation is out of my purview."

Shapiro told the *Examiner* that he formally resigned last week, but held off announcing it until he and others involved had time to work out his exit.

He said that he's focused right now on an upcoming project for the 2016 presidential election, adding that his exit from TruthRevolt has freed him from the restrictions of the group's non-profit status.

"There's only so much that you can do with a 501(c)(3)," he said.

Since January, at least 10 writers have been cut loose, Shapiro told the *Examiner*.

Soon-to-be-former TruthRevolt writers, some of whom found out just last week that they would no longer be writing for the site, told the *Examiner*that they were shocked when they were told via emails written by former executive editor Jeremy Boreing that they had been let go.

"One day, I was just sitting around and I opened up my email," one outgoing writer said. "I have no idea if they're just getting rid of me because I'm disagreeable or because they actually are funding something. Beats the heck out of me. I haven't got a guess. I have zero idea."

There also appears to be confusion over the website's future.

Boreing seemingly suggested in several notes to his staff that the website would be shuttered on May 1, according to emails obtained by the *Examiner*.

"Writing with bad news. Effective May 1, TruthRevolt will no longer be a project of the David Horowitz Freedom Center. They've decided to pull the plug," read one such email written by Boreing.

The note to staff continued, explaining that "[Ben Shapiro] and I are trying to buy the site, and if we do we may circle back with you and try to sign you back on, but for now, please consider this official notice that May 1 will be the last day."

A separate email written by the former executive editor read, "May 1 is the official end of business."

Boreing told the *Examiner* Thursday that he is no longer associated with TruthRevolt or the David Horowitz Freedom Center

Horowitz maintained in a conversation with the *Examiner* that there are no plans to "pull the plug" on the site, that TruthRevolt will continue to produce new content and that all claims to the contrary are simply false.

"We certainly have no plans to close the site down. None. And we haven't pulled any plugs," he said. "Some people have been let go. But we're not letting the site go."

He added, "We're keeping some people on and I expect it to be a really, really good continuation at TruthRevolt."

The new TruthRevolt editor-in-chief will be Mark Tapson, a Shillman Journalism Fellow at the David Horowitz Freedom Center.

Asked whether the site would continue to run even after losing its editor-in-chief and many of its writers, Shapiro repeated that he no longer has anything to do with the website and that it's all up to Horowitz.

Launched in 2013, TruthRevolt was intended to act as a conservative counterargument to David Brock's left-wing, pro-Clinton Media Matters for America.

The site's stated goal is to "unmask leftists in the media for who they are, destroy their credibility with the American public, and devastate their funding bases."

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Conservatives have launched TruthRevolt, a website which aims to "unmask leftists in the media for who they are, destroy their credibility with the American public, and devastate their funding bases." The history of two main TruthRevolt figures, Ben Shapiro and David Horowitz, suggests the site won't prioritize accuracy or refrain from smears.

David Horowitz Launches TruthRevolt As The "Anti-Media Matters"

TruthRevolt Wants To "Unmask Leftists In The Media For Who They Are, Destroy Their Credibility With The American Public, And Devastate Their Funding Bases." From the mission statement posted on its website:

The media win elections for the left. It's not the left's competence in office; leftists have demonstrated none. It's not the left's ideas; leftist ideas have failed everywhere they have been tried. The left wins for one simple reason: leftists control the information distribution system in the United States. And they use that system to pillory conservatives heartless bigots intent on harming the poor and targeting minorities.

The media must be destroyed where they stand. That is our mission at Truth Revolt. The goal of TruthRevolt is simple: unmask leftists in the media for who they are, destroy their credibility with the American public, and devastate their funding bases.

TruthRevolt focuses on high-profile media members, and holding them accountable. But TruthRevolt does not stop there. TruthRevolt understands that all politics is local, and therefore looks to fight leftist propaganda at the local level, monitoring local newspapers, television and radio. TruthRevolt also seeks to stop the left dead in its tracks when it comes to training the next generation, our college campuses.

TruthRevolt works to make advertisers and funders aware of the leftist propaganda they sponsor - and bringing social consequences to bear to create pressure on such advertisers and funders.:(style="background-color:#ffff66ff"):}::{ [TruthRevolt.org, accessed 10/7/13]

TruthRevolt Bills Itself As The "Anti-Media Matters." From an article about an interview with TruthRevolt editor-in-chief Ben Shapiro:

Appearing on Breitbart News Sunday on Sirius XM Patriot channel 125 with Breitbart News Executive Chairman and host Stephen K. Bannon, Shapiro said those who "bankroll" and enable the mainstream media to lie and "push their agenda" must "be made aware that the American public is not going to stand for this bullshit."

He simply said there has to be a "price to pay for that."

Shapiro said TruthRevolt will be billed as the "anti-Media Matters.":{ He emphasized that Media Matters has tried to destroy the careers of conservatives who are truth-tellers and TruthRevolt will "turn that around and go after the liars of the left-wing" and the mainstream media. Breitbart.com, :(style="background-color:#ffffffff"):}:[10/7/13:{]}:

TruthRevolt Is A Project Of The David Horowitz Freedom Center. From a post on the David Horowitz Freedom Center website:

Today, the David Horowitz Freedom Center is launching TruthRevolt, a much-needed campaign to expose the hypocrisies and mendacities of the leftwing media. A brainchild of Ben Shapiro, TruthRevolt is a groundbreaking initiative to engage in investigative journalism about the leftwing media figures who produce radical ideology masquerading as "news" and feed it to the American public as objective journalism.

TruthRevolt differs from other organizations in its action orientation. It is determined not only to confront the leftwing media, but also to impact their profits. By enlisting thousands of conservatives to aggressively call on these media sponsors of leftwing propaganda to cease their sponsorship of destructive views and radicalized demagogues, TruthRevolt will put pressure on the advertisers who support such programming to pull their sponsorship.

"The far left site Media Matters,  run by self-confessed liar David Brock, has achieved enormous success by using the power of astroturfed boycotts and campaigns against conservative media figures, targeting their funders and advertisers," commented Freedom Center Chairman David Horowitz. "TruthRevolt will fight fire with fire, working to make advertisers and funders aware of the malicious propaganda they sponsor and create." HorowitzFreedomCenter.org, accessed [10/7/13]

Ben Shapiro, TruthRevolt's Editor-in-Chief

Shapiro Credulously Reported That Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel Received Money From Non-Existent "Friends Of Hamas." Citing "Senate sources," Shapiro claimed that then-nominee for Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel may have received money from a group called "Friends of Hamas." It was later revealed that "Friends of Hamas" does not exist. *Media Matters*:{, :(style="background-color:#ffffffff"):}:[3/3/13; Daily Beast, 10/7/13]

Shapiro: "Of Course Hitler Was A Left-Winger." Premiere Radio, *The Sean Hannity Show*, 3/7/13, via *[Media Matters*]

Shapiro: "Arabs Like To Bomb Crap And Live In Open Sewage." Shapiro tweeted about the Israeli and Palestinian conflict: "Israelis like to build. Arabs like to bomb crap and live in open sewage. This is not a difficult issue. #settlementsrock." Twitter, [9/27/10, via Media Matters]

Shapiro: Obama Administration Is "Openly Anti-Semitic" And Rahm Emanuel "Is A Kapo." Shapiro claimed in a syndicated column that the Obama administration was "openly anti-Semitic" and called Rahm Emanuel, then-White House chief of staff, a "kapo," a term that refers to Nazi concentration camp prisoners who aided the Nazis. *Media Matters*, [4/28/10]

Shapiro: Obama Was "An Ideological Muslim" And Hillary Clinton Was "An Ideological Lesbian.":{ In a post on Breitbart.com, Shapiro claimed that Obama was not an actual Muslim but "an ideological Muslim in the same way Hillary Clinton was an ideological lesbian in her college days." Breitbart.com, :(style="background-color:#ffffffff"):}:[9/21/11:{, via }:Media Matters:{]}:

David Horowitz, Freedom Center Chairman

Horowitz Claimed There Was A Muslim Brotherhood "Infiltrat[or]" At CPAC. At the 2011 Conservative Political Action Conference, Horowitz attacked conservative activists Suhail Khan and Grover Norquist, claiming that Khan, with Norquist's aid, "infiltrat[ed]" CPAC, the Bush White House and the conservative movement on behalf of the Muslim Brotherhood. David Horowitz's CPAC speech, [2/12/11, via Media Matters]

Horowitz: It's A "Fact" That Clinton Aide Huma Abedin Is Connected To "Nazi Organization" Muslim Brotherhood. :{The allegation that Abedin is connected to the Muslim Brotherhood has been disproven and also condemned by both Republican and Democratic leaders. Fox News, :(style="background-color:#ffffffff"):}:*America Live*:{, 9/19/12, via :(style="background-color:#ffffffff"):}:*[Media Matters; Media Matters,*7/31/12:{]}:

Horowitz Claims He's Proven "That There Are Only A Couple Of Degrees Of Separation Between Anybody On The Left And The Terrorists." The Washington Times*, 3/24/05, via *[Media Matters]

Horowitz: "Blacks Are The Human Shields Of The Democratic Party." Horowitz called former President Jimmy Carter an "anti-Semite" and said "blacks are the human shields of the Democratic Party." Fox News, *Glenn Beck*, [9/16/09, via Media Matters]

Horowitz: Professors "Are Recruiting For Radical Parties, Terrorist Supporting Parties, No Question.":{ Horowitz claimed that university professors are "recruiting for radical parties, terrorist supporting parties, no question." Fox News, :(style="background-color:#ffffffff"):}:*Hannity*:{, :(style="background-color:#ffffffff"):}:[9/03/10:{, via }:Media Matters:{]}:

Horowitz's Book The New LeviathanWas Filled With Numerous Errors, Distortions, And Falsehoods. *Media Matters*, [6/11/12]

Horowitz's Book The Shadow Party Featured Doctored Quotes And Factual Errors. *Media Matters*:{, :(style="background-color:#ffffffff"):}:[8/2/06]

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The Volokh Conspiracy

 Opinion

Ben Shapiro discovers right-wing anti-Semitism

By David Bernstein May 19, 2016 

Ben Shapiro:

I’ve spent most of my career arguing that anti-Semitism in the United States is almost entirely a product of the political Left. I’ve traveled across the country from Iowa to Texas; I’ve rarely seen an iota of true anti-Semitism. I’ve sensed far more anti-Jewish animus from leftist college students at the University of California, Los Angeles, than from churches in Valencia. As an observer of President Obama’s thoroughgoing anti-Israel administration, I could easily link the anti-Semitism of the Left to its disdain for both Biblical morality and Israeli success over its primary Islamist adversaries. The anti-Semitism I’d heard about from my grandparents — the country-club anti-Semitism, the alleged white-supremacist leanings of rednecks from the backwoods — was a figment of the imagination, I figured. I figured wrong. Donald Trump’s nomination has drawn anti-Semites from the woodwork.

Unlike Shapiro, I’ve never doubted the persistence of right-wing anti-Semitism. Way back when (but not that long ago), I volunteered for the Jack Kemp presidential campaign. As a lowly intern, I got to open a good bit of mail from donors and potential donors, many identified from rented mailing lists belonging to right-wing direct-mail gurus. The volume of overtly anti-Semitic mail was quite remarkable, especially since Kemp was not Jewish, nor did any “Jewish” issue play a significant role in his campaign.

Nevertheless, when I’ve blogged about anti-Semitism at the VC, I have focused on left-wing anti-Semitism, for two reasons. First, American Jews and their “defense” organizations such as the Anti-Defamation League tend to be exquisitely attuned to real or potential anti-Semitism emanating from the right, much less so from the left. For example, in January, before the Iowa caucuses, Ted Cruz attacked Trump for having “New York values”; Hillary Clinton suddenly opened up about her Christian religious beliefs while fending off a challenge from a Jewish candidate; and Bernie Sanders was busily attacking “a handful of people on Wall Street [who] have extraordinary power over the economic and political life of our country.” Only Cruz’s comment received attention as an alleged anti-Semitic dog whistle, even though Clinton’s and Sanders’s statements were objectively at least as open to that charge. (For the record, I don’t think any of these incidents involved anti-Semitism, though they all might have pleased anti-Semites.) Meanwhile, surveys show that Jews significantly overestimate the level of anti-Semitism among Republican-leaning constituencies such as conservative evangelicals and underestimate it among Democratic-leaning constituencies, such as Hispanics.

Second, as a public political matter, at least until the Trump campaign, anti-Semitism was largely and increasingly marginalized on the mainstream conservative right. This was in significant part due to the efforts of the late William F. Buckley, who throughout his career made an effort to rid conservatism of its anti-Semitic fringe, including such former allies as Patrick Buchanan and Joseph Sobran, and more recently due to the efforts of evangelical Christian leaders, including a theological emphasis on God’s statement in Genesis, “I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse,” as requiring being nice to the Jews. Not only has anti-Semitism on the right diminished significantly, but Jews, especially orthodox Jews, have of late become a significant presence in “mainstream” conservative organizations. I attended the Conservative Political Action Committee conference briefly this year and was surprised to see advertised prominently on the agenda the Fifth Annual CPAC Shabbat dinner, and there were quite a few kippot among the attendees.

Meanwhile, the left has gone in the other direction, increasingly tolerating anti-Semitism so long as its dressed up as criticism of Israel or “Zionists.” As good an example as any involves an essay written by Steven Salaita for the Nation in November. Rabbi Jill Jacobs, a prominent left-wing rabbi and strong critic of Israeli policy, took exception in a letter to the editor, arguing that “Salaita resurrects some of the most vicious anti-Semitic tropes, protecting himself by assigning these slurs to Zionism and Zionists, clear stand-ins for Judaism and Jews.” She then elaborated, quoting statements “which do not even pretend to be about criticism of Israeli policy, [but] summon the well-known bogeyman of a Jewish conspiracy that controls banks, governments, and other seats of authority.” The editors’ response failed to address her specific charges, amounting instead to, “it can’t be be anti-Semitism if you purport to be attacking Zionism.” And speaking of Shabbat dinners, recently a large group of activists at the National LGBTQ Task Force’s Creating Change conference shut down a Shabbat dinner and discussion hosted by left-wing American Jewish and Israeli groups, via a demonstration that was described by eyewitnesses as  as both anti-Semitic and physically threatening.

Unfortunately — and somewhat surprisingly, given that Trump has many Jewish friends, a Jewish daughter (via conversion), and claims to be a proud supporter of Israel — Trump’s campaign has brought the anti-Semitic “alt-right” out of the woodwork, lately attacking “Never Trump” as a Jewish conspiracy. David Horowitz recently fanned the flames, arguing that Bill Kristol’s opposition to Trump made him a “renegade Jew.” Horowitz’s point was stupid but not anti-Semitic — he apparently believes the Jewish apocalypse is at hand if Hillary Clinton isn’t defeated — but his Breitbart.com commenters seem to have missed the subtlety. Trump himself seems indifferent to this, as he has been to many other manifestations of bigotry emanating from his supporters.

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May 19, 2016 - Ben Shapiro: I've spent most of my career arguing that anti-Semitism in the United States is almost entirely a product of the political Left. I've traveled across the country from Iowa to Texas ... David Horowitz recently fanned the flames, arguing that Bill Kristol's opposition to Trump made him a “renegade Jew.

Breitbart, 'Renegade Jews,' And The Anti-Semitic Wing Of The Trump ...

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ByBen Shapiro · @benshapiro. May 16, 2016. On Sunday, Breitbart News posted an article by conservative thinker David Horowitz. The headline: “Bill Kristol: Republican Spoiler, Renegade Jew Prepares Third Party Effort To Block Trump's Path To White House.” This is surprising coming fromHorowitz. It's unsurprising ...

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May 23, 2016 - Asking students at Portland State University to donate money to fund Hamas, AmiHorowitz was able to secure several pledges for future donations.

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Dec 22, 2017 - Conservative commentator Ami Horowitz recently took to the streets of the "liberal Mecca" East Village to see how die-hard progressives felt about the Republican tax reform bill that Democrats have literally declared "

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He hosts his own podcast, the Ben Shapiro Show, which can be viewed on the YouTube channel of his website the Daily Wire. ... While not the most polite rejoinder, it's an understandable reflex action when sitting within 10 feet of Ben Shapiro. .... David Horowitz: Befriended Shapiro in his quest to reveal leftist plots.

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TruthRevolt is a conservative U.S. news and activism website. Founded in 2013 by Ben Shapiro and David Horowitz as a counterpoint to the politically progressive Media Matters for America, it is a project of the David Horowitz Freedom Center. The site's stated mission is "to expose the leftist news media and to hold them ...

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SHAPIRO: The Newfound 'Islamophobia' of the Left | Truth Revolt

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Ben Shapiro It seems that after years of calling the right "Islamophobic" for opposing sharia law and terrorism by radical Muslims, the left is finally on board. In the aftermath of the news that the Nigerian terrorist group Boko Haram has kidnapped over 270 schoolgirls and is threatening to sell them into sexual slavery, the left is calling for blood in the best way they know how: with hashtags.

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In the debut of Reality Check, Ben Shapiro takes on Ben Affleck and the myth that only a tiny minority of Muslims worldwide are radical. http://TruthRevolt.org.

Ben Shapiro says a majority of Muslims are radicals | PunditFact

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Ben Shapiro says a majority of Muslims are radicals. "It's got almost 205 million Muslims," Shapiro said. "According to one 2009 poll, it showed almost 50 percent of Indonesians support strict Sharia law, not just in Indonesia but in a lot of countries. And 70 percent blame the United States, Israel or somebody else for 9/11.

WATCH: Ben Shapiro Exposes the TRUTH About Islam In Just 1 ...

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However, Shapiro remains steadfastly right about one thing — the problem is not "Islamic extremism," but Islam itself. In a video entitled "The Myth of the Tiny Radical Muslim Minority," Shapiro expertly breaks down the numbers.

SHAPIRO: Politifact Thinks There's No Such ... - Truth Revolt

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Ben Shapiro Politifact has long been an outlet for the left. Masquerading as a news-only, "just the facts, ma'am" truthtelling outlet, Politifact has burnished its reputation for veracity by labeling President Obama's "if you like your plan, you can keep your plan" lie half-true - only to reverse course and label the very same statement its lie of the year just a year later.

Ben Shapiro: The Myth of the Tiny Radical Muslim Minority ...

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Ben Shapiro: The Myth of the Tiny Radical Muslim Minority. "Almost 50 percent of Indonesians actually support strict sharia law, not just in Indonesia but in a lot of countries," he said of the predominantly Muslim nation, "and 70 percent blame the United States, Israel, or somebody else for 9/11." Using those statistics,...

5 Facts Proving Christian 'Extremists' Aren't As ... - Daily Wire

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5 Facts Proving Christian 'Extremists' Aren't As Dangerous As Islamic Extremists. When the data is actually broken out by, for example, Neo-Nazis, white nationalists, land claimants, militia members, etc. the data shows that Islamist extremists are vastly more likely to engage in violence.

WATCH: Ben Shapiro Exposes the TRUTH About Islam ... - Tea Party

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The primary reason was Shapiro's disingenuous attacks on Donald Trump, all the while he was taking money from major Ted Cruz donors. However, Shapiro remains steadfastly right about one thing — the problem is not "Islamic extremism," but Islam itself.

Ben Shapiro: The Myth of the Tiny Radical Muslim Minority ...

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A Truth Revolt video. In the debut of Reality Check, Ben Shapiro takes on Ben Affleck and the myth that only a tiny minority of Muslims worldwide are radical.

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