Opinion

Ben Shapiro Wants You to Be Scared of Him. So Don’t Be.

FEEDING THE TROLL

A podcast convention apologized for the “harm” caused by the conservative firebrand’s mere presence. And nobody’s happier about that than him.

Ben Burgis
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