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A Dangerous Assumption in Politics

A Dangerous Assumption in Politics
People embrace at a flower memorial placed outside Bondi Pavilion at Sydney's Bondi Beach, on Dec. 15, 2025, a day after two gunmen opened fire during a Hanukkah celebration. AP Photo/Mark Baker
Ben Shapiro
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One of the most persistent mistakes in modern politics is the insistence on flattening all ideologies—pretending that all human beings think the same way, want the same things, and are motivated by the same forces. Every time policymakers fall into this trap, the result is not compassion or clarity but some of the worst public policy imaginable.

Ben Shapiro
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Ben Shapiro is a graduate of UCLA and Harvard Law School, host of “The Ben Shapiro Show,” and editor-in-chief of DailyWire.com. He is the author of the New York Times bestsellers “How to Destroy America in Three Easy Steps,” “The Right Side of History,” and “Bullies.”