#397 – Greg Lukianoff: Cancel Culture, Deplatforming, Censorship & Free Speech

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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(00:00) – Introduction

(10:49) – Cancel culture & freedom of speech

(25:21) – Left-wing vs right-wing cancel culture

(34:06) – Religion

(36:46) – College rankings by freedom of speech

(42:54) – Deplatforming

(57:29) – Whataboutism

(1:02:32) – Steelmanning

(1:10:08) – How the left argues

(1:20:48) – Diversity, equity, and inclusion

(1:32:39) – Why colleges lean left

(1:40:17) – How the right argues

(1:44:52) – Hate speech

(1:53:39) – Platforming

(2:03:10) – Social media

(2:24:17) – Depression

(2:35:48) – Hope