Ben Shapiro: Politics, Kanye, Trump, Biden, Hitler, Extremism, and War | Lex Fridman Podcast #336

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OUTLINE:
0:00 - Introduction
2:01 - Kanye 'Ye' West
9:41 - Hitler and the nature of evil
17:47 - Political attacks on the left and the right
23:31 - Quebec mosque shooting
33:26 - Elon Musk buying Twitter
46:29 - Trump and Biden
51:03 - Hunter Biden's laptop
1:02:36 - Candace Owens
1:06:15 - War in Ukraine
1:16:24 - Rhetoric vs truth
1:21:19 - Infamous BBC interview
1:24:35 - Day in the life
1:39:31 - Abortion
1:52:26 - Climate change
1:59:48 - God and faith
2:10:58 - Tribalism
2:15:34 - Advice for young people
2:19:20 - Andrew Breitbart
2:21:50 - Self-doubt
2:23:52 - Love

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