The Ben Shapiro Show Ep. 2336 - How White Men Became The Targets Of America’s Most Powerful Institutions
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Dec 17, 2025 A report reveals the targeting of white men across key industries, sparking discussions on DEI's role in reshaping hiring practices. Insights from a Vanity Fair profile of Trump's chief of staff generate buzz, raising questions about its implications. The political landscape heats up with potential government shutdowns tied to Obamacare subsidies, as economic sentiments shift amid rising unemployment. Plus, an intriguing look at AI initiatives likened to the Manhattan Project adds a futuristic twist to the conversation.
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2014 As The Hinge For DEI
- DEI institutionalization around 2014 shifted hiring from individual merit toward group characteristics.
- Ben Shapiro argues this created generational dispossession for white male millennials across elite institutions.
Documented Shifts In Hiring Priorities
- Jacob Savage and Ben describe documented shifts where employers deliberately prioritized non-white-male hires.
- This produced measurable declines in white male representation across media, universities, tech, and medicine.
Whistleblower TV Staffing Document
- A 2017 internal agency needs sheet flagged repeated shorthand like "diverse, female, women and diverse only."
- Ben reports this as a whistleblower example of casual, systematic discrimination against white men in TV staffing.