Daniel Hannan | The Ben Shapiro Show Sunday Special Ep. 59

Daniel Hannan - president of the Initiative for Free Trade, UK member of the EU Parliament, and best selling author of "Inventing Freedom: How the English-Speaking Peoples Made the Modern World" - joins Ben to discuss identity politics, Brexit, American vs British conservatism, President Trump, free trade, China, and much more.
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Book: Inventing Freedom

[@burkyftw1993]

Daniel Hannan is one of the few respectable politicians in Britain, please try and get Jacob Rees-Mogg on the show if you can

[@lawmaker22]

I see Jacob as PM one day, first catholic pm

[@nealorr5086]

@@lawmaker22 HTF, has there not been a Catholic PM? We had one of those in the US (well, President) at least 55 years ago.

[@lawmaker22]

@@nealorr5086 i dont think there was, there was jewish pm Disraeli, but not catholic as far as i know.... Yeah, kennedy, only one, and look what happened....

[@nealorr5086]

@@lawmaker22 Hah, you think he was killed as a consequence of the Ninety-five Theses?

[@lawmaker22]

@@nealorr5086 who knows.... There is always this irational fear of a guy in white from Rome

[@ActuarialNinja]

I like how Ben lets his guests talk and make their case, skilfully supplementing their points with well placed comments. Good job Ben :)

[@xmochix604]

ActuarialNinja agree. It’s what makes him a great interviewer! Can’t stand when the host talks too much.

[@kaufmanat1]

@Hana Ayo Alemayehu I can't tell if you're serious or sarcastic. I haven't seen any videos of Ben cutting off people's heads in the name of ywhy, so I'm not sure he's as bad as isis.

[@annbrucepineda8093]

@@xmochix604 Like Chris Cuomo???

[@MGustave]

I don't agree with much of what either of them said, but you are right, Ben conducted himself very well here.

[@joshie6213]

Hana Ayo Alemayehu he’s not murdering people and chopping their heads off, at least so far as I know. Maybe the Washington Post is holding onto that story for the right time.

[@miduneyev156]

What a brilliant guest. Thanks Ben.

[@lostinsweden5039]

Love hearing Dan Hannan. So glad he's one of the few Tories who got elected back to Brussels. One of the major voices of freedom in Britain. Thanks for having him on, Ben.

[@anotherconservativecomment8100]

Everyone have a great Sunday!

[@bubbanc01]

Word up homie

[@billdent4658]

I'm all in

[@angelbarajas9180]

You too!

[@TheSpectacledOwl]

I became a fan of Daniel Hannan when I first heard of him on Glenn Beck’s program. I became a lifelong fan when I first heard him speak. Brilliant man.

[@TheSpectacledOwl]

@Hana Ayo Alemayehu What does my commenting on being a fan of Daniel Hannan's have to do with Ben Shapiro?

[@wilcoxtam810]

Daniel hannan is amazing. Such an articulate, brilliant man

[@stefkadank-derpjr1453]

This Farmer from Georgia really enjoyed listening to Daniel Hannan and Ben. Someday I do hope to understand how elections work in Great Britain.

[@tuck-brainwks-eutent-hidva1098]

U.S.-Georgia, or Putin-covets-Georgia? ☻ Just curious.... (I imagine the operations of British Parliament and their electoral processes would be equally incomprehensible to natives of each! I know they are here in rural U.S.-Ohio 😉!)

[@stefkadank-derpjr1453]

@@tuck-brainwks-eutent-hidva1098 I'm in Athens, GA USA...my Dad moved to Wilmington, OH. I have spent time there.

[@tuck-brainwks-eutent-hidva1098]

Just looked up Wilmington. Thought it sounded familiar -- when my then-husband and I lived in Columbus, we used to pass it along I-75 on our way to Cincinnati 😁. He had relatives in Georgia, too, though the closest we got was meeting up in Tennessee!

[@hairetikos6402]

Oh YUSS... great guest Ben!

[@bullmilk]

Hana Ayo Alemayehu ‘No better than Isis.’ Has been firebombed anyone? Any suicide bombings engineered or directed by Ben? How have you come to such a juvenile stance?

[@daerdevvyl4314]

Hana Ayo Alemayehu Oh right. After the interview, Shapiro condemned Hannan as an unbeliever and crucified him outside the studio. But the biased media won’t report on that! Why are you a fucking idiot?

[@YankeeBlues21]

First time I’ve ever really listened to Daniel Hannan (beyond a soundbite or something like that). Brilliant guy

[@mrswjr4061]

7:55 “It is much much easier to dismiss your opponents than to engage in any self-analysis.” Thank you! I have been trying to put this thought into words.

[@WeAreWafc]

One of the best Sunday Special’s 👍

[@treytonzoss1853]

I absolutely loved this segment! Daniel Hannan is extremely knowledgeable and has a lot of wisdom.

[@loganchamp]

Impressive guest.

[@CarrieArt7]

This is the first time I've hearing from Daniel, & I have to say I enjoyed what he had to say.

[@laurenceobrien1402]

Well done Ben Shapiro for getting such an articulate guest on your show this guy is incredible. Such a pleasure to listen to

[@TomUK737]

Dan Hannan always seems to describe the Britain that I'd like to live in and I'm very grateful for his pro-US stance on most issues. I only hope, if Brexit ever happens, that Dan will run for Parliament as an MP

[@JudyHoffman14]

As always, I learn from your Sunday show. Keep it up Ben.

[@dafyddhir4940]

Daniel Hannen is the only Tory I can genuinly sit down and listen to. Always a well educated and fact based opinion

[@narendra62]

I was surprised that this guy didn't try for the Tory leadership. He is quality.

[@orenjuice100]

I dont know why But i have an urge for a cup of Tea

[@jdshore]

orenjuice100 your name makes me want and orange juice :) (I’m from England by the way)

[@orenjuice100]

@@jdshore Give hugs to your queen from me

[@lemuelseale1640]

And i want beer! Im from ‘murca

[@daerdevvyl4314]

Lemuel Seale Americans don’t drink beer. They drink slightly beer flavoured water.

[@flamebroiledsquirrel]

The E.U. seems to be a clear refutation of the concept of multiculturalism. The only reason the U.S. works is that it originated as a fairly homogenous experiment in democracy. Amazingly clear-sighted in recognizing that, even within a fairly homogenous population, democracy is fatally flawed, the framers of our system figured out some truly great mechanisms to hold it all together without resorting to monarchy or anarchy. Recognizing and respecting individuals' rights and will while still somehow serving their collective interests is the political transliteration of quantum physics. IMO, the principles set forth in our Declaration of Independence and Constitution are the most recent positive evolutionary political leap since the Magna Carta. Keep up the good work, Ben. Your selection of guests for these specials continues to impress.

[@joanketelby752]

What is wrong with not wanting to be inundated by thousands of people with a different culture.

[@jackburtonstwin]

Daniel Hannan is one of the sharpest and most articulate people in UK politics. When the EU farrago has finally been resolved I absolutely hope that we will see this man back at Westminster where he can be a valued asset to the people of the UK.

[@tuck-brainwks-eutent-hidva1098]

14:30+..."Whatever is legal in your country is legal in ours!" Nice thought around regulations (in U.S. and Britain), though it might make driving difficult.... 😉

[@orrino]

43:35 Hannan's response here is actually a brilliant rebuttal to this line of attack. Thanks, Dan! I'm definitely stealing, "Our modern standards came, precisely, from the Constitution."

[@tbone35453]

Peter Hitchens and Roger Scruton would be fascinating guests.

[@JoeBlow_4]

It's good that he spoke about the danger that is Jeremy Corbyn.

[@cypresse1620]

The fundamental difference between British conservatism and American conservatism is the element of secularism. Same thing can be said about Europe as a whole. In my humble opinion, there is no, or very very very few true conservatives in Europe.

[@dylanloveskellytaylor4774]

Love Dan, one of my favorite MEP’s. Glad he was able to keep his seat. The only conservative that deserved too.

[@jvt_redbaronspeaks4831]

Have Roger Scruton... no...Sir Roger Scruton on please!

[@joseffgronkowski2638]

Holy crap this guys voice is so good can he do audiobooks

[@steveyoung2129]

I never thought of the point Daniel made about humans always gravitating towards a king to lead. Even in the Bible ,God wanted a system of judges but Israel insisted on a king.

[@davet8134]

Interesting to have Hannan on. Although I wouldn't class him as a Conservative. That's because the Conservatives in the UK have slowly moved left. They hold close to no social conservative policies. It's hard to reconcile them with Republicans across the pond.

[@TheDuvee6]

Hannan is very socially liberal. As is Boris Johnson.

[@SCRunnie]

I'd like to see Nigel Farage or Jacob Rees-Mogg on here.

[@benmeltzer]

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[@cybnblau]

Hannan is a very sharp operator indeed. I gleaned more than a few valuable insights from this episode. I suspect Ben did too.

[@thomasarthurmaj]

Something outside of US politics, Ben? I like it.

[@ashfaquesakib4172]

This guy is amazing please have him back on

[@richardhunter1467]

Great Question Daniel - "Would you have ever been on our side during any of our Nations conflicts?" I see it here and everywhere...

[@TheOsydius]

I've been following Daniel and Ben religiously for 4-5 years now and it's such a thrill to see them together! keep up the good work guys, we are rooting for you!

[@tintinismybelgian]

Belgium just needs to center its cultural identity around Tintin. Then, all will be solved.

[@joshedwards2889]

Next up is Jacob Rees-Mogg

[@robinhooduk8255]

he would trigger muricans too much.

[@joshedwards2889]

@@robinhooduk8255 dude how come you haven't uploaded in 7 months, your videos still come up in my recommended

[@robinhooduk8255]

youtube demonitized me, had to go and get a real job so not around to grab footage. sorry fella

[@larnolarno6800]

Mogg has been appointed Leader of the UK House of Commons 👏

[@peepvision8922]

Ben if you want more British interviews, get Peter Hitchens and Roger Scruton on the show. Hitchens would be awesome.

[@miduneyev156]

Not Scruton again...ugh...

[@Philiptanzer]

Peter seems to be on a personal crusade to get me to commit suicide, I love him but I never leave one of his speaking engagements feeling like tomorrow would be a good thing xD

[@powerbite92]

Scruton.. That man is cultured. He has cultural roots and brain power combined

[@arvidfalk5719]

That would be great. Hitchens likely won't do it though...

[@alantinoalantonio]

Interview Ravi Zacharias Benusky!

[@pauls3660]

What a guy.. Unbelievable intelligence in that man! 👍

[@themischievousbrat5525]

He is 😍😍😍😍😍 on Sunday

[@bushman143]

I have respect for Daniel Hannan. A very intelligent and knowledgeable politician. There are big parallels between Brexit and trump. Both are largely anti-elite votes & both trying to overturned by the political & media class.

[@walterdebnam8021]

Excellent Excellent Excellent!

[@anthonylucido1670]

Ben can you please have on British MP Jacob Rees-Mogg?

[@cypresse1620]

Anthony Lucido oh my! That will bring down the internet!!! Can you imagine the leftists tears??? That would be soooo triggering 🤣🤣🤣

[@spacered949]

It’d crash UK KZbin servers

[@katedavid7080]

I’d never heard of this man, but he’s brilliant! Loved nearly everything he said. Excellent pick!

[@BlueBottle986]

Thanks Ben. Cheers Dan. This was a great discussion.

[@inverse8584]

Michael Knowles for sunday special!!!

[@Kholte]

You need to interview Jonathan Cahn!

[@dumbidols]

Smart man. Thanks for the introduction. I hope he goes beyond his current position.

[@benjaminmorton7655]

Two great minds. Mogg for PM and Hannan for Chancellor.

[@caleb--]

Tory

[@slappyhappy6192]

A breath of fresh air. Please do more of these interviews and less religious ones with pastors and weirdos. A wonky ben Shapiro is the best ben shapiro

[@chrismarshall25]

Wow. What a great episode - everyone is intelligent and articulate. What superb content.

[@robwulz3493]

Thoroughly enjoyable talk . Thanks.

[@patrickwhite3255]

Wonderful episode, I've always wanted to know more about British politics and left vs right.

[@aali4929]

SO GLAD SOMEONE FINALY GIVES BEN THE CREDIT FOR BEING BALANCED AND OBJECTIVE! Probably the only conservative or liberal voice who isn't afraid to tell it like it is even when it means it doesn't always benifit your side.

[@neonpaintsplash]

I’m finding Tim pool to be pretty fair, sure he’s left leaning but at least he’s sane.

[@cavewebster5881]

Daniel Hannan is a national hero!

[@marktree6400]

Great guest- you’ve had consistently great guest tbh- you really know your audience

[@mayboy128]

Never heard of this guy, but really like him!!!

[@IslamExamined]

Outstanding interview, I have read Daniels book, “Inventing Freedom: How the English-Speaking Peoples Made the Modern World” is a fantastic read, well done Ben. Teza from Sydney Australia

[@robbie_]

Love Daniel. I have two copies of his book, How We Invented Freedom & Why It Matters; I bought a copy myself and then was gifted one. It's very good.

[@joegalitarian9987]

Top 5 Sunday Special for sure

[@tani8853]

I agree, even top 3 imo.

[@alikaostermiller]

Lol Ben still gets a kick out of Tucker and his self driving car ban

[@tuck-brainwks-eutent-hidva1098]

Well, really, who wouldn't? It's such a Tucker-outlier, I see why Ben takes notice.... 😁

[@georgehenry76]

REQUIRED LISTENING

[@danielrussell8440]

I've wanted Hannan on this show for a long while. Thanks for posting this video!

[@JoshSmith-bi1ik]

Really like this guy. Excellent conversation.

[@Logicalpsycho2323]

"We will get to all of that in just one second BUT FIRST..."

[@sharathananth2058]

Brilliant and Epigrammatic. Thanks Ben for inviting him. Truly enriching!

[@ivaniceangle]

Fascinating interview with a true thought leader. To our abiding regret, it is a crying shame Daniel Hannan wasn’t in the running to be the next UK Prime Minister.

[@Munchkinssparkles]

What? Be specific: aside from his dislike of the EU, how is he any different from May, or Hunt, or Hammond?

[@ivaniceangle]

Munchkin He can’t stand for the leadership of the Conservative Party because he’s not a Member of Parliament. As a champion of conservative values, there is none better.

[@ryanhunsader7038]

I’m a big fan of Hannan’s but in this interview you can tell he’s indeed a British conservative. Meaning he’s not quite conservative in the American sense in some of his opinions

[@kevinjohnanand]

That's not a bad thing.

[@Munchkinssparkles]

@@kevinjohnanand It's very much a bad thing. British conservatives aren't conservative, at all. Brits have two choices when we vote: left, or far left. The one time we had the opportunity to vote for something else (Brexit), we jumped at it, and then left and far left teamed up to thwart it.

[@kevinjohnanand]

@@Munchkinssparkles That's just objectively untrue. The Tories are the furthest left of all the British conservative parties, and even they are consistently as conservative or even more conservative than American Republicans, especially when it comes to social issues.

[@Munchkinssparkles]

@@kevinjohnanand What are you talking about? Viable political parties in the UK are the Tories and Labour, with Lib Dems coming up the flanks. The Brexit debacle has given the Brexit Party an opening to create an actual conservative party but, until then, the UK doesn't have an actual conservative party. The Tories are big government liberals; they've raised taxes; they've opened the borders; they're globalist social liberals. Brits do not have an actual conservative party to vote for. We have the Conservatives - who stopped being conservative when Thatcher was removed - and Labour, who are full-on commies.

[@kevinjohnanand]

@@Munchkinssparkles Polls show that Tories are more hostile to gay marriage than American Republicans, along with being more hostile to the idea of redistribution. They are FAR more hostile towards immigration than Republicans, and less worried about climate change. They are more liberal on abortion and death penalty though.

[@saigudi7396]

What about the tommy Robinson situation?

[@klnkat6600]

@Jack Richardson Do your research away from the BBC and other tape apologists in the media, just once. He denounced the EDL when they were infiltrated with racists. He became a reporter in order to save his community from grooming gangs. What would you have done in that situation? Or do you just hate him because of his lower class accent? Your arguments smack of elite snobbery, not informed argument. Have you ever watched anything pro Tommy to get his side of the story, since every story has two sides? Yeah, I didn't think so. You are acting more hateful than you say he is.

[@sixmagpies]

I do so wish Daniel Hannan would enter the fray a bit more publicly. And why hasn't BoJo put him in harness? The reasons for escaping the EU are so very obvious, yet have been so very badly illustrated to the public by Leavers. Sometimes one despairs.

[@Munchkinssparkles]

Absurd that Hannan claims Boris is a secret genius (true) but Trump is a moron... then 10 minutes later acknowledges America is doing better than it has in years. I'm a pro-Brexit Brit, and Boris has unfortunately capitulated every single step of the way; Trump, meanwhile, has almost single-handedly rescued America from the brink in the face of unprecedented pressure. In fact Boris was too cowardly to meet with Trump when he was in the UK recently. I've honestly never been more grateful that I moved to the US.

[@Munchkinssparkles]

FTR, Hannan wrote a scathing anti-Trump, pro-Amash screed in the Washington Examiner when Amash was making a public spectacle of himself. Everything Hannan says is filtered through his dislike of the uncouth, dumb American president. A lot of British people think themselves fundamentally superior to Americans - it's NeverTrump, only with tea. It's smug, ugly, and delusional.

[@fdp2904]

I'd like to see a conversation with Douglas Murray

[@manny75586]

Great interview. I think it may be too late for the poles of politics to come back together without a massive calamitous event. It's sad really.

[@tuck-brainwks-eutent-hidva1098]

You may be right -- our last massive calamity (9/11/2001) didn't have nearly the unifying "staying power" (by several orders of magnitude! 😬) of the previous one (Pearl Harbor). Can't imagine what might be required in our current situation, but it certainly seems like catastrophic possibilities are afoot.... 🙄

[@jameslian995]

Very well explained for the Brexit case.

[@Jandis80]

Daniel? Oh shit let me drop everything right now and listen to what he has to say... I can't believe it's really him.

[@redditchstandard3588]

Great interview

[@JeffUK]

A brilliant man - one of my favourite conversations.

[@christinehancock5995]

I loved this Sunday special!

[@matthewdevine8275]

Never heard of Daniel Hannan before. He seems quite intelligent and was interesting to listen to. Good interview.

[@straydogfreedom7795]

Very interesting conversation, gave me a lot to think about in terms of what kind of conservative I am. Thanks a lot!

[@TheDuvee6]

He explained the Belgium problem perfectly. This is the problem with anti-patriotic secularism.

[@cecilianorris4449]

Great interview, my first time hearing this individual. The most eye opening thing he said was about the sad state of our educational system, and the failings of families in raising our. Children. So true. Yet. He was a bit smug and dismissive about the attacks on our American patriotism by our Democrats.

[@michealhoulihan513]

Daniel has some very good points, but is absolutely a politician .he speaks in circles even though they're very wide circles.but it's always a great show never missed one of them.

[@yidiandianpang]

Ben, host this guy talking with Eric Weinstein about free trade, and it will be a great service to the world.

[@timv1.082]

I know Ben has a hard time admitting that he was wrong, so I appreciated him kinda sorta acknowledging that he made a fool of himself with Andrew Neil. Good interview

[@mmoves4603]

Great show!

[@philm9593]

Two of my favorite commentators sitting down and having chat. What's not to like?

[@Lukeandrewscarnivore]

Daniel Hannah for prime minister.

[@TheBombayMasterTony]

Great episode.

[@WelshPaulJames]

I wish he could be PM!!

[@progressivelibertarian2570]

Excellent. This guy’s great.

[@xAKIMBOCURLYx]

Hadn't seen your show before, brilliant choice to invite Dan Hannan. I appreciate your interviewing style too, better than the petulant Cathy Newman-style reductionists we have this side of the pond.

[@sppsports2449]

good video

[@claycon]

This guy is a genius.

[@kamalenac]

Please bring on Sir Roger Scruton!!!

[@jibe4ua968]

My first intitial thought was: Man this guy has a brittish accent so he sounds smart