Ben Shapiro's Advice for Resisting America's 'Authoritarian Moment'

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🗓️ 2 August 2021

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Authoritarianism is all around us. We see it in government, at work, and even in our local communities and schools. What can we do about it?

Ben Shapiro, host of “The Ben Shapiro Show” and editor emeritus of The Daily Wire, is the leading the charge against authoritarianism. His new book, “The Authoritarian Moment: How the Left Weaponized America's Institutions Against Dissent,” is already a No. 1 bestseller after debuting last week.

"I think that there's two types of authoritarianism when we think about it," Shapiro says, explaining:

One is a sort of political authoritarianism in which the government continues to exert more and more power in the name of 'doing good.' And then the other sort of authoritarianism, which is unique to our moment a little bit, is the authoritarianism of the culture. The militarization of private institutions on behalf of one particular point of view, and then universally over time. And that one, I will say, is something kind of new.

Shapiro joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to talk about this authoritarian threat and why we should resist conformity. Listen to the podcast interview or read a lightly edited transcript.

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0:00.0	This is the Daily Signal Podcast for Monday, August 2nd.
0:09.2	I'm Robert Blueey.
0:10.2	And I'm Virginia Allen.
0:11.8	On today's show, Rob sits down with Ben Shapiro, host of the Ben Shapiro Show.
0:17.2	They discuss his new book, The Authoritarian Moment, how the left weaponized America's
0:23.0	institutions against dissent.
0:25.6	We also read your letters to the editor and share a good news story.
0:29.0	Before we get today's show, we want to tell you about another great Heritage Foundation
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0:41.6	and Tim Desher break down complex policy issues using stories, clips, and expert analysis.
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0:52.3	in Cuba, critical race theory, and what American inflation means for our economy.
0:57.2	You can find the latest episodes on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, or wherever
1:01.6	you get your podcasts.
1:03.1	We even put the full episode on YouTube.
1:05.6	Now stay tuned for today's show, coming up next.
1:19.2	I'm excited to welcome a long time friend of the Daily Signal Podcast today.
1:23.2	Ben Shapiro is host of the Ben Shapiro Show, editor emeritus of The Daily Wire, and here
1:28.2	today to talk about his new book, The Authoritarian Moment, how the left weaponized America's
1:33.7	institutions against dissent.
1:36.0	Ben, welcome to the show.
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