Skip to content
Ben Shapiro

Ben Shapiro

Latest News

Poll: Americans Prefer Ryan Over Biden

Poll: Americans Prefer Ryan Over Biden

Vice President Joe Biden has a problem: nobody seems to like him. In the latest Pew Research Center poll, from October 2012, just 39% of the public had a favorable opinion of Biden, compared to 51% unfavorable; by contrast, Republican

Pelosi on Debate: Obama Sounded Better on Radio

Pelosi on Debate: Obama Sounded Better on Radio

Last night on Current TV, House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said she thought that the first presidential debate was “even.” “I thought it was OK,” she said, “I thought he got the ball over the net.” Only later,

Obama on Debate: 'I Was Too Polite'

Obama on Debate: 'I Was Too Polite'

After calling Mitt Romney a liar, suggesting that Jim Lehrer had a screw loose, and blaming Big Bird for President Obama’s abysmal presidential debate performance, the Obama campaign has finally settled on a message: Obama was simply too polite. Yes,

Dowd: Obama Should Talk to President Bartlet!

Dowd: Obama Should Talk to President Bartlet!

Today, Maureen Dowd decided not to bother writing her column. Instead, she turned over her crayon to Aaron Sorkin. Sorkin quickly decided that if Barack Obama couldn’t suffice as his candidate in a presidential debate, he’d call upon a fictional

Biden: 'This VP Stuff Is Tough'

Biden: 'This VP Stuff Is Tough'

According to press pool accounts, Vice President Joe Biden today made a stop in a Hy-Vee Store in Iowa to pick up some soup at a food counter. After grabbing some vegetable beef soup, he began complaining about the trials

Obama: That Wasn't 'The Real Mitt Romney'

Obama: That Wasn't 'The Real Mitt Romney'

Today, President Obama, smarting over his shellacking last night by Mitt Romney in the first presidential debate, took to the stump in Denver. It was a far more comfortable setting – one with no opponent, no moderator, no clock, and

Bill Maher: Obama 'Needs a Teleprompter'

Bill Maher: Obama 'Needs a Teleprompter'

Obama backer Bill Maher – the same fellow who tossed $1 million to an Obama- supporting super PAC – just threw his president under the bus over this debate. Here’s what he tweeted: i can’t believe i’m saying this, but

Andrew Sullivan: Obama May Have 'Lost the Election Tonight'

Andrew Sullivan: Obama May Have 'Lost the Election Tonight'

Andrew Sullivan, the Daily Beast’s designated Obama sycophant (or one of many) declared the debate for Romney early. He described the debate as a “wipe-out for Romney.” He explained that it is a “rolling calamity for Obama. He’s boring, abstract,

Kristof: President Looks 'Constipated'

Kristof: President Looks 'Constipated'

When you’ve lost Nicholas Kristof, columnist for The New York Times and Obama lackey, you’ve lost the debate if you’re President Obama. Kristof tweeted just minutes ago: Romney is relaxed and empathetic, while Obama comes across as a constipated professor.

October Surprise: Obama Plans Major Airstrike on Libyan Targets

October Surprise: Obama Plans Major Airstrike on Libyan Targets

Today, a Defense Department official confirmed to Breitbart News that there is advance planning for a “substantial air package” against targets in Libya. Military sources suggest that this means that flight missions against Libyan targets will include manned flights, not

Obama to Supporters: Spam Facebook, Twitter During Debate

Obama to Supporters: Spam Facebook, Twitter During Debate

Barack Obama’s “Truth Team” – the most Orwellian name for a campaign organization in recent memory – has unleashed an email this afternoon calling on its supporters to spam Facebook, Twitter, and other social media with pro-Obama propaganda during the

Expedia Comes Out For Same-Sex Marriage

Expedia Comes Out For Same-Sex Marriage

Expedia is all-in for gay marriage. What else is the American public to take from their latest web video, featuring an elderly man coming to terms with his daughter’s lesbianism by traveling to her same-sex wedding? “This is not the

Poll: Young Voters Less Enthused About Obama

Poll: Young Voters Less Enthused About Obama

Back in 2008, President Obama rested his campaign on the enthusiasm of young people. Now, it appears that he’s got problems with the youth contingent. According to a new poll, less young voters are interested in this election, and less

1 Million Using Obama Phones in Ohio

1 Million Using Obama Phones in Ohio

According to the Federal Communications Communication, a program that gives free or subsidized phones to low-income people has doubled in the state of Ohio over the past year, to cover more than 1 million people. The Dayton Daily News reports

Georgia Elections Tomorrow, Pit US Ally Against Putin Ally

Georgia Elections Tomorrow, Pit US Ally Against Putin Ally

Tomorrow, the country of Georgia will hold its parliamentary elections. Those elections will pit two foes: incumbent president Mikhail Saakashvili and his party, the United National Movement, against Bidzina Ivanishvili and his coalition party, Georgian Dream. Saakashvili is pro-American. Ivanishvili

NY MTA Cracks Down on Pro-Israel Ad Campaign

NY MTA Cracks Down on Pro-Israel Ad Campaign

Free speech in America is under assault from the “tolerant” left, nowhere more so than in New York City, where the Metropolitan Transportation Authority has been fighting an effort to run subway ads reading, “IN ANY WAR BETWEEN THE CIVILIZED

Poll: Heller Pulls Ahead of Berkeley in Nevada Senate Race

Poll: Heller Pulls Ahead of Berkeley in Nevada Senate Race

According to the newest Wall Street Journal/NBC poll, Republican Senator Dean Heller has pulled into a substantial lead against challenger Rep. Shelley Berkeley (D-NV). Berkeley has been dogged by accusations regarding her lobbying for health care money that ended up