Ep. 67 ‘The Coddling of the American Mind’

Tribalism and group polarization are on the rise. So too are
rates of anxiety, depression, and suicide. On campuses,
professors and students are afraid to speak out. And on social
media, outrage mobs rule the day.


How did we get here?


On today’s episode of So to Speak, we are joined by FIRE
President and CEO Greg Lukianoff to discuss his new co-authored
book with New York University professor Jonathan Haidt, “The
Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas
Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure.”


It’s a social science detective story that seeks to explain “the
growing inability of Americans to live, work, and cooperate
across party lines” — and in this discussion, Greg points us
toward all the clues.


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