• Free Speech Maximalism

  • Mar 13 2025
  • Length: 33 mins
  • Podcast
  • Summary

  • As a teenager I learned the important role free speech plays in maintaining a free, democratic society. If anything, my sense of its importance has only grown, especially given the threats posed in our current society.

    Coddling of the American Mind Essay

    https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2015/09/the-coddling-of-the-american-mind/399356/

    Balanced discussion of the Mahmoud Khalil issue

    https://www.readtangle.com/trump-cuts-columbia-funding-arrests-protestor-khalil/

    Sarah McBride Issue

    https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/us/politics/sarah-mcbride-keith-self-transgender.html

    FIRE (Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression)

    https://www.thefire.org/

    I didn’t mention FIRE in the podcast. It was started by Greg Lukianoff, one of the author’s of Coddling and plays an important role in protecting free speech



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