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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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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