#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:<br /> – Policygenius: https://www.policygenius.com/<br /> – Babbel: https://babbel.com/lexpod and use code Lexpod to get 55% off<br /> – BetterHelp: https://betterhelp.com/lex to get 10% off<br /> – InsideTracker: https://insidetracker.com/lex to get 20% off<br /> – ExpressVPN: https://expressvpn.com/lexpod to get 3 months free EPISODE LINKS:<br /> Greg’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/glukianoff<br /> Greg’s Instagram: https://instagram.com/glukianoff<br /> FIRE: https://thefire.org/<br /> FIRE on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheFIREorg<br /> *** Greg’s Books ***<br /> The Canceling of the American Mind: https://amzn.to/464yasg<br /> The Coddling of the American Mind: https://amzn.to/3EL48hj<br /> Freedom from Speech: https://amzn.to/3rhrdVN<br /> Unlearning Liberty: https://amzn.to/3rlFnoN<br /> *** Books Mentioned ***<br /> The Closing of the American Mind: https://amzn.to/4638KuX<br /> The Origins of Political Order: https://amzn.to/464zkE8<br /> So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed: https://amzn.to/48nm1Af<br /> Racial Paranoia: https://amzn.to/3RzyY3U<br /> Why Buddhism Is True: https://amzn.to/3t4R5Vk<br /> Speaking Freely: https://amzn.to/3Zr64oG PODCAST INFO:<br /> Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast<br /> Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr<br /> Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8<br /> RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/<br /> YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman<br /> YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips SUPPORT & CONNECT:<br /> – Check out the sponsors above, it’s the best way to support this podcast<br /> – Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman<br /> – Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman<br /> – Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman<br /> – LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman<br /> – Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman<br /> – Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman OUTLINE:<br /> Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.<br /> (00:00) – Introduction<br /> (10:49) – Cancel culture & freedom of speech<br /> (25:21) – Left-wing vs right-wing cancel culture<br /> (34:06) – Religion<br /> (36:46) – College rankings by freedom of speech<br /> (42:54) – Deplatforming