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Eternally Radical Idea
What is the Eternally Radical Idea? It is freedom of speech. The unfettered right to state your opinion is extremely rare in human history. Your right to promote reform, contradict prevailing orthodoxies, or engage in artistic and personal expression is even rarer.
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'Coddling of the American Mind' Official Afterword
Bestselling authors Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt wrote an afterword for The Coddling of the American Mind in the summer of 2021 to be added to a second edition of the book in 2022, but it grew so long that it would have substantially raised the page-count and cost of the book. Instead, the afterword is available on FIRE's website.
More 'Coddling'
FIRE president Greg Lukianoff wins Hefner Foundation award for “The Coddling of the American Mind”
‘Coddling of the American Mind’ Wins David Brooks’ ‘Sidney Award’
Professor Investigated for Discussing Conflicting Viewpoints, 'The Coddling of The American Mind'
So to Speak podcast: ‘The Coddling of the American Mind’
Free Speech FAQ
Answers to bad arguments against free speech, by Nadine Strossen and Greg Lukianoff.
Modular Argument for Freedom of Speech
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Featured Podcasts
So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast
So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast takes an uncensored look at the world of free expression through the law, philosophy, and stories that define your right to free speech. Hosted by FIRE's Nico Perrino.
New episodes post every other Thursday.
New episodes post every other Thursday.
Generational differences and civil liberties with Neil Howe
So to Speak: The Free Speech PodcastEp. 211
Clear and Present Danger - A history of free speech
Why have kings, emperors, and governments killed and imprisoned people to shut them up? And why have countless people risked death and imprisonment to express their beliefs? Jacob Mchangama guides you through the history of free speech from the trial of Socrates to the Great Firewall.
Stay up to date with Clear and Present Danger on the show’s website at freespeechhistory.com
Stay up to date with Clear and Present Danger on the show’s website at freespeechhistory.com
Free Speech and Racial Justice: Friends or Foes?
Clear and Present Danger - A history of free speechEp. 41
Free Speech Makes Free People
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