![]() His mother was an executive of a TV company, and his father David Shapiro worked as a composer. He started playing violin at a young age and performed at the Israel Bonds Banquet in 1996 at twelve years of age. When he was 9 years old, his family transitioned to Orthodox Judaism. Shapiro was born in Los Angeles, California, to a Conservative Jewish family of Russian-Jewish and Lithuanian-Jewish ancestry. He was editor-at-large of Breitbart News between 20. Shapiro is the host of The Ben Shapiro Show, a daily political podcast and live radio show. Shapiro writes columns for Creators Syndicate, Newsweek, and Ami Magazine, and serves as editor emeritus for The Daily Wire, which he founded. At age 17, he became the youngest nationally syndicated columnist in the United States. involvement in Iraq, and turns a critical eye on foreign policy decisions of past administrations concerning Saddam Hussein, analyzing both the Bush and Clinton administrations.įor more information on the Assembly Series lectures and limited seating, call (314) 935-4620 or visit the Assembly Series Web page ( ).His opinions on the presidency and personality of Donald Trumpīenjamin Aaron Shapiro (born January 15, 1984) is an American attorney, businessman, columnist, author, conservative political commentator, and media personality. In it, he explains the importance of U.S. Most recently, Kristol co-wrote The New York Times‘ best-selling The War Over Iraq: Saddam’s Tyranny and America’s Mission. ![]() This was followed by a teaching position at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government from 1983-85. After earning his doctorate, he taught American politics and political philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania for four years. in political science (1979), both from Harvard University. Kristol earned a bachelor’s degree in government (1973) and a Ph.D. This was followed in 1989 by a position as chief of staff to Vice President Dan Quayle during the first Bush administration. During the Reagan administration, he served as chief of staff and counselor to Secretary of Education William Bennett. In 1997, he co-founded the Project for the New American Century, a non-profit educational organization seeking to promote “American global leadership.” This movement, comprised of liberal and conservative leaders, is credited with influencing some of the foreign policy decisions of the current Bush administration.ĭuring his political career, Kristol has enjoyed prominent roles within the government. Prior to the founding of The Weekly Standard, Kristol led the Project for the Republican Future, working with other prominent Republicans to shape the strategy that produced the 1994 Republican Congressional victory. The Standard, a conservative publication, is one of Washington’s most acclaimed political magazines. Kristol is the founding editor and publisher of The Weekly Standard, a Washington, D.C.-based political magazine, since 1995. Widely recognized as one of the nation’s leading political analysts and commentators, Kristol appears regularly as a political commentator on Fox News Sunday and the Fox News Channel. The talk will be held in Graham Chapel, located just north of Mallinckrodt Center (6445 Forsyth Blvd.) on the Washington University campus. Conservative political analyst and popular neoconservative thinker William Kristol will present “The 2004 Election: What’s at Stake?” as part of the Assembly Series at 11 a.m.
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