Greg Lukianoff: Cancel Culture, Deplatforming, Censorship & Free Speech | Lex Fridman Podcast #397

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: - Policygenius: - Babbel: and use code Lexpod to get 55% off - BetterHelp: to get 10% off - InsideTracker: to get 20% off - ExpressVPN: to get 3 months free TRANSCRIPT: EPISODE LINKS: Greg’s Twitter: Greg’s Instagram: FIRE: FIRE on Twitter: *** Greg’s Books *** The Canceling of the American Mind: The Coddling of the American Mind: Freedom from Speech: Unlearning Liberty: *** Books Mentioned *** The Closing of the American Mind: The Origins of Political Order: So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed: Racial Paranoia: Why Buddhism Is True: Speaking Freely: PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: Apple Podcasts: Spotify: RSS: Full episodes playlist: Clips playlist: OUTLINE: 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 SOCIAL: - Twitter: - LinkedIn: - Facebook: - Instagram: - Medium: @lexfridman - Reddit: - Support on Patreon: