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Ep. 2427 - All The Haters Can Kiss My Ass

May 15, 2026

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The Fight for Traditional Conservatism

Ben Shapiro opens this episode of The Ben Shapiro Show with a direct response to what he describes as a coordinated media assault on the Daily Wire. Over recent weeks, hit pieces appeared in the Washington Post, Puck, and New York Magazine—the latter of which Shapiro accuses of plagiarizing from the Washington Post. The New York Magazine piece claimed that Shapiro's brand of traditional conservatism is dying and that the future of the right belongs to figures like Nick Fuentes, Tucker Carlson, and Candace Owens. Shapiro takes this as an opportunity to defend his institution and his principles, arguing that the attacks are not really about the Daily Wire at all, but about destroying traditional conservatism itself.

The Real Target: Traditional Conservatism

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  • 1 (00:44) **Opening: The Daily Wire is Under Coordinated Attack** - Shapiro introduces the episode by addressing a wave of recent hit pieces from the Washington Post, Puck, and New York Magazine targeting the Daily Wire.
  • 2 (04:39) **The Thesis: Why the Left and “Woke Right” are Allied** - Shapiro argues that the media left and figures like Nick Fuentes, Tucker Carlson, and Candace Owens are united in their goal to cannibalize the traditional conservative audience.
  • 3 (08:36) **Rejecting the “Don’t Lecture Me” Grievance** - Shapiro responds to critics like Megan Kelly who claim he is losing fans due to "priggish lectures" and moralizing.
  • 4 (11:43) **Personal Conviction: “I Haven’t Changed My Principles”** - Shapiro pivots to a personal defense of his 25-year career, stating he did not enter politics to get rich but to advocate for eternal truths.
  • 5 (14:50) **Segment Transition: The Broader Assault on the West** - Shapiro connects the attack on the Daily Wire to a wider global movement against Western principles, using Greta Thunberg’s protest against Swedish deportations as an example.
  • 6 (17:31) **Kamala Harris and the “No Bad Ideas” Brainstorm** - Shapiro plays a clip of Kamala Harris proposing a "no bad ideas brainstorm" on eliminating the Electoral College and expanding the Supreme Court.
  • 7 (20:50) **Democrats Play the Race Card** - Shapiro critiques the Democratic strategy of comparing Republican redistricting to Jim Crow and the KKK.

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Show Notes

A spate of hit pieces targeting The Daily Wire light up the internet… and we explain just what’s happening; President Trump’s China visit ends, and we examine wins and losses; plus The Daily Wire’s reporting breaks Medicaid fraud in Ohio wide open.


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