The Economist issues retraction after smearing Ben Shapiro as ‘alt-right’

Published March 28, 2019 5:12pm ET



The Economist created a furor when it mischaracterized conservative political commentator Ben Shapiro as part of the “alt-right” in a story published Thursday.

The article, a question-and-answer feature about his politics and his new book, The Right Side of History: How Reason and Moral Purpose Made the West Great, initially featured the headline “Inside the mind of Ben Shapiro, the alt-right sage without the rage.”

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