![]() This event is sponsored in part by the Young America’s Foundation’s Fred and Lynda Allen Series. After working as an attorney for Goodwin Procter LLP, Shapiro began his own legal consulting firm, Benjamin Shapiro Legal Consulting (Los Angeles). Shapiro was inspired to write the book after an incident at California State University, Los Angeles in which protesters interrupted his speech. He earned a BA in Political Science from UCLA in 2004 and graduated from Harvard Law School in 2007. The Right Side of History: How Reason and Moral Purpose Made the West Great is a 2019 book by American conservative political commentator Ben Shapiro. Shapiro is the author of numerous nonfiction books, including The New York Times #1 Bestseller The Right Side of History: How Reason and Moral Courage Made the West Great (HarperCollins, 2019), New York Times Bestsellers Bullies: How the Left's Culture of Fear and Intimidation Silences America (Simon & Schuster, 2013), and How to Destroy America in Three Easy Steps (HarperCollins, 2020), and national bestseller B rainwashed: How Universities Indoctrinate America's Youth (WND Books, May 2004). Shapiro was hired by Creators Syndicate at age 17 to become the youngest nationally syndicated columnist in the U.S. No picket signs, banners, or other materials that could block views or be used as a weapon will be permitted.īen Shapiro is founding editor-in-chief and editor emeritus of The Daily Wire and host of "The Ben Shapiro Show," the top conservative podcast in the nation. Small bags for medical supplies and diaper bags will be permitted but will be searched before entry. The general public may enter through the North Doors. And who knows? Perhaps some other prominent Americans might come forward to re-engage in a debate from which they have been barred.īen Shapiro, 34, is a graduate of UCLA and Harvard Law School, host of “The Ben Shapiro Show” and editor-in-chief of event is free, open to the public, and does not require a ticket for entrance.ĭoors open at 6pm.The first 11 rows (500 seats) will be reserved for ISU students until 6:40pm show your ISU student ID at the SE or SW Tower doors to enter. It does take courage to buck your entire cadre in order to publicly declare what you think. That makes West an important voice, at least for now. The West has forgotten its own history, Shapiro. And he’s clearly willing to take part in a political debate so many of his friends aren’t. Davidson In Claremont Review of Books: Ben Shapiro’s ‘The Right Side of History’. It’s possible that West, like most Americans, sees America as a place with problems but a place where individuals can think and achieve freely. It may just be that West, like a lot of Americans tired of being told what to think by their industry and racialists on all sides, is getting tired of being told what to do. What’s happening? It’s doubtful that West started reading Edmund Burke. After Chance the Rapper tweeted out that black Americans don’t have to vote Democrat, the left’s pressure snapped into place so rigidly that he backed off and apologized. black people have to be Democrats) felt deeply threatened by West’s comments. A 1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Human beings have never had it better than we have it now in the West. Those on the left who suggest that politics must innately follow immutable biological characteristics (i.e. The same holds true in identity politics circles. Shania Twain learned just a few weeks ago that signaling support for President Trump in any way means taking your career into your hands. ![]() The entertainment industry can’t tolerate conservatives - when I wrote a book on political bias in Hollywood, several Hollywood insiders told me openly that they refuse to hire those on the right. But it does mark a break in the solid leftist wall of Hollywood and the music industry, and in the intersectional coalition. Now, none of this means that West should suddenly be considered for leadership of The Heritage Foundation. tearing into him as out of touch and West defending himself as thinking outside “the plantation.” West met with conservative activist Candace Owens and tweeted quotes from Thomas Sowell. debating the merits of coming out as pro-Trump, with T.I. He soon released a track with fellow rapper T.I. Kumail Nanjiani, co-writer of “The Big Sick,” tweeted, “This was the worst twitter day in twitter history.” Op-eds ran at The Root and The Washington Post claiming that West had been suckered.īut surprisingly, West didn’t back down. ![]() He even tweeted a picture of himself wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat. Stung by the gratuitous censorship of the left, West began tweeting that Americans ought to think for themselves. With that said, Kanye West did something deeply important over the last two weeks: He opened up the debate.
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