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

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OUTLINE:
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(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