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Greg Lukianoff is a free speech advocate, first-amendment attorney, president of FIRE - Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, and co-author of The Coddling of the American Mind and a new book The Canceling of the American Mind. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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Freedom from Speech: amzn.to/3rhrdVN
Unlearning Liberty: amzn.to/3rlFnoN
*** Books Mentioned ***
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The Origins of Political Order: amzn.to/464zkE8
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Racial Paranoia: amzn.to/3RzyY3U
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OUTLINE:
0:00 - Introduction
2:11 - Cancel culture & freedom of speech
16:42 - Left-wing vs right-wing cancel culture
25:27 - Religion
28:07 - College rankings by freedom of speech
34:15 - Deplatforming
48:50 - Whataboutism
53:53 - Steelmanning
1:01:29 - How the left argues
1:12:09 - Diversity, equity, and inclusion
1:24:00 - Why colleges lean left
1:31:38 - How the right argues
1:36:13 - Hate speech
1:45:00 - Platforming
1:54:31 - Social media
2:15:38 - Depression
2:27:09 - Hope
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Greg Lukianoff is a free speech advocate, first-amendment attorney, president of FIRE - Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, and co-author of The Coddling of the American Mind and a new book The Canceling of the American Mind. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
- Policygenius: policygenius.com
- Babbel: babbel.com/lexpod and use code Lexpod to get 55% off
- BetterHelp: betterhelp.com/lex to get 10% off
- InsideTracker: insidetracker.com/lex to get 20% off
- ExpressVPN: expressvpn.com/lexpod to get 3 months free
TRANSCRIPT:
lexfridman.com/greg-lukianoff-transcript
EPISODE LINKS:
Greg's Twitter: twitter.com/glukianoff
Greg's Instagram: instagram.com/glukianoff
FIRE: thefire.org
FIRE on Twitter: twitter.com/TheFIREorg
*** Greg's Books ***
The Canceling of the American Mind: amzn.to/464yasg
The Coddling of the American Mind: amzn.to/3EL48hj
Freedom from Speech: amzn.to/3rhrdVN
Unlearning Liberty: amzn.to/3rlFnoN
*** Books Mentioned ***
The Closing of the American Mind: amzn.to/4638KuX
The Origins of Political Order: amzn.to/464zkE8
So You've Been Publicly Shamed: amzn.to/48nm1Af
Racial Paranoia: amzn.to/3RzyY3U
Why Buddhism Is True: amzn.to/3t4R5Vk
Speaking Freely: amzn.to/3Zr64oG
PODCAST INFO:
Podcast website: lexfridman.com/podcast
Apple Podcasts: apple.co/2lwqZIr
Spotify: spoti.fi/2nEwCF8
RSS: lexfridman.com/feed/podcast
Full episodes playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4
Clips playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOeciFP3CBCIEElOJeitOr41
OUTLINE:
0:00 - Introduction
2:11 - Cancel culture & freedom of speech
16:42 - Left-wing vs right-wing cancel culture
25:27 - Religion
28:07 - College rankings by freedom of speech
34:15 - Deplatforming
48:50 - Whataboutism
53:53 - Steelmanning
1:01:29 - How the left argues
1:12:09 - Diversity, equity, and inclusion
1:24:00 - Why colleges lean left
1:31:38 - How the right argues
1:36:13 - Hate speech
1:45:00 - Platforming
1:54:31 - Social media
2:15:38 - Depression
2:27:09 - Hope
SOCIAL:
- Twitter: twitter.com/lexfridman
- LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/lexfridman
- Facebook: facebook.com/lexfridman
- Instagram: instagram.com/lexfridman
- Medium: medium.com/@lexfridman
- Reddit: reddit.com/r/lexfridman
- Support on Patreon: patreon.com/lexfridman
