#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
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the timestamp to jump to that time. (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