#397 – Greg Lukianoff: Cancel Culture, Deplatforming, Censorship & Free Speech

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<p>Greg Lukianoff is a free speech advocate, first-amendment attorney, president of FIRE &#8211; 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 /> &#8211; <b>Policygenius</b>: <a href="https://www.policygenius.com/">https://www.policygenius.com/</a><br /> &#8211; <b>Babbel</b>: <a href="https://babbel.com/lexpod">https://babbel.com/lexpod</a> and use code Lexpod to get 55% off<br /> &#8211; <b>BetterHelp</b>: <a href="https://betterhelp.com/lex">https://betterhelp.com/lex</a> to get 10% off<br /> &#8211; <b>InsideTracker</b>: <a href="https://insidetracker.com/lex">https://insidetracker.com/lex</a> to get 20% off<br /> &#8211; <b>ExpressVPN</b>: <a href="https://expressvpn.com/lexpod">https://expressvpn.com/lexpod</a> to get 3 months free</p> <p>Transcript: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/greg-lukianoff-transcript">https://lexfridman.com/greg-lukianoff-transcript</a></p> <p><b>EPISODE LINKS:</b><br /> Greg&#8217;s Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/glukianoff">https://twitter.com/glukianoff</a><br /> Greg&#8217;s Instagram: <a href="https://instagram.com/glukianoff">https://instagram.com/glukianoff</a><br /> FIRE: <a href="https://thefire.org/">https://thefire.org/</a><br /> FIRE on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/TheFIREorg">https://twitter.com/TheFIREorg</a><br /> *** Greg&#8217;s Books ***<br /> The Canceling of the American Mind: <a href="https://amzn.to/464yasg">https://amzn.to/464yasg</a><br /> The Coddling of the American Mind: <a href="https://amzn.to/3EL48hj">https://amzn.to/3EL48hj</a><br /> Freedom from Speech: <a href="https://amzn.to/3rhrdVN">https://amzn.to/3rhrdVN</a><br /> Unlearning Liberty: <a href="https://amzn.to/3rlFnoN">https://amzn.to/3rlFnoN</a><br /> *** Books Mentioned ***<br /> The Closing of the American Mind: <a href="https://amzn.to/4638KuX">https://amzn.to/4638KuX</a><br /> The Origins of Political Order: <a href="https://amzn.to/464zkE8">https://amzn.to/464zkE8</a><br /> So You&#8217;ve Been Publicly Shamed: <a href="https://amzn.to/48nm1Af">https://amzn.to/48nm1Af</a><br /> Racial Paranoia: <a href="https://amzn.to/3RzyY3U">https://amzn.to/3RzyY3U</a><br /> Why Buddhism Is True: <a href="https://amzn.to/3t4R5Vk">https://amzn.to/3t4R5Vk</a><br /> Speaking Freely: <a href="https://amzn.to/3Zr64oG">https://amzn.to/3Zr64oG</a></p> <p><b>PODCAST INFO:</b><br /> Podcast website: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/podcast">https://lexfridman.com/podcast</a><br /> Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://apple.co/2lwqZIr">https://apple.co/2lwqZIr</a><br /> Spotify: <a href="https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8">https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8</a><br /> RSS: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/">https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/</a><br /> YouTube Full Episodes: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexfridman">https://youtube.com/lexfridman</a><br /> YouTube Clips: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexclips">https://youtube.com/lexclips</a></p> <p><b>SUPPORT &#38; CONNECT:</b><br /> &#8211; Check out the sponsors above, it&#8217;s the best way to support this podcast<br /> &#8211; Support on Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman">https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/lexfridman">https://twitter.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman">https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman">https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman">https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Medium: <a href="https://medium.com/@lexfridman">https://medium.com/@lexfridman</a></p> <p><b>OUTLINE:</b><br /> Here&#8217;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) &#8211; Introduction<br /> (10:49) &#8211; Cancel culture &#38; freedom of speech<br /> (25:21) &#8211; Left-wing vs right-wing cancel culture<br /> (34:06) &#8211; Religion<br /> (36:46) &#8211; College rankings by freedom of speech<br /> (42:54) &#8211; Deplatforming<br /> (57:29) &#8211; Whataboutism<br /> (1:02:32) &#8211; Steelmanning<br /> (1:10:08) &#8211; How the left argues<br /> (1:20:48) &#8211; Diversity, equity, and inclusion<br /> (1:32:39) &#8211; Why colleges lean left<br /> (1:40:17) &#8211; How the right argues<br /> (1:44:52) &#8211; Hate speech<br /> (1:53:39) &#8211; Platforming<br /> (2:03:10) &#8211; Social media<br /> (2:24:17) &#8211; Depression<br /> (2:35:48) &#8211; Hope</p>