Archive - The Eternally Radical Idea with Greg Lukianoff

Our civic discourse is in danger! ERI footnotes the NYT! Flag burning is protected speech! & more!

Bringing you the latest free speech news (8/31/25)

Aug 30 •

Footnotes to the recent New York Times piece on FIRE

And a response to Jason Stanley’s claim that the crisis on campus for the last 10 years has been a “moral panic”

Aug 27 •

FIRE in the NYT! ‘Authoritarians in the Academy’ hits shelves! Massie strikes back! VICTORY at Texas A&M! & more!

Bringing you the latest free speech news (8/24/25)

Aug 24 •

America’s Campuses: The Next Frontline Against Authoritarianism

When China, Qatar, and even our own federal government threaten academic freedom, we're all responsible for fighting back.

Published on The Next Move • Aug 20

Introducing the First Cohort of AI x Truth-Seeking Grant Winners

Meet the 27 builders advancing open inquiry and intellectual freedom in AI

Published on Cosmos Institute • Aug 19

The gang sits down with Larry Summers, FIRE & Cosmos announce AI truth-champions, ERI turns 2, & more!

Bringing you the latest free speech news (8/17/25)

Aug 17 •

Celebrating two years of The Eternally Radical Idea on Substack!

Featuring a new — and very shareable — introduction to what ERI is all about.

Aug 13 •

Ep. 249: FIRE Reacts — Where does Harvard go from here? With Larry Summers

2025 has not been kind to Harvard.

Published on So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast • Aug 12

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FIRE sues Rubio, Angel & I get idiomatic, the global free speech recession continues, & more!

Bringing you the latest free speech news (8/10/25)

Aug 10 •

These free speech sayings are falling out of favor. What does that mean for our culture?

A world where “Words are violence” is more common than “Sticks and stones…” is a world oriented against free speech principles. But we can turn that…

Aug 7 •

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My ‘Coddling’ article turns 10, Trump gets the South Park treatment, RIP Tom Lehrer, & more!

Bringing you the latest free speech news (8/3/25)

Aug 3 •

July 2025

About THAT South Park episode

The First Amendment’s funniest defenders declare war on the extortion-industrial complex

Jul 29 •

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