an American conservative political commentator, writer, and lawyer.

He has written seven books, the

first being 2004's Brainwashed: How Universities Indoctrinate America's Youth; Shapiro began writing
this book at age 17. Also at age 17, Shapiro became the youngest nationally syndicated columnist in the
United States.[2][3][4] Shapiro writes columns for Creators Syndicate and Newsweek, serves as editor-in-
chief for The Daily Wire, which he founded, and hosts The Ben Shapiro Show, a daily political podcast
and radio show. He was an editor-at-large of Breitbart News between 2012 and 2016.