Support The Glenn Show at https://glennloury.substack.com Video Links 0:00 The return of the “speech is violence” argument 6:05 Who’s the arbiter of “misinformation” and “disinformation”? 8:06 The University of Virginia topped FIRE’s college free speech rankings 14:08 The Victorianism of the Woke 22:10 The comedian as gadfly 24:40 Do we need to “protect” Jewish students from pro-Palestine speech? 31:23 Harvard Derangement Syndrome 37:13 FIRE’s defense of Amy Wax 39:59 Using Title IX to restrict speech 46:24 Complicating the left-right speech distinction 49:34 FIRE enters the AI debates Recorded June 2, 2025 Links and Readings FIRE Greg and Nancy Strossen’s forthcoming book, War on Words: 10 Arguments against Free Speech—and Why They Fail Lisa Feldman Barrett’s 2017 NYT op-ed, “When Is Speech Violence?” FIRE’s 2025 College Free Speech Rankings FIRE’s Scholars Under Fire Database Rajiv Sethi’s post, “Under Fire” Glenn’s forthcoming book, Self-Censorship Musa al-Gharbi’s book, We Have Never Been Woke: The Cultural Contradictions of a New Elite Greg and Rikki Schlott’s book, Canceling the American Mind: How Cancel Culture Undermines Trust, Destroys Institutions, and Threatens Us The IHRA definition of antisemitism Steven Pinker’s NYT guest essay, “Harvard Derangement Syndrome” Greg’s Atlantic essay, “Trump’s Attacks Threaten Much More Than Harvard” Cosmos Institute This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit glennloury.substack.com/subscribe
