Sitemap - 2026 - The Eternally Radical Idea with Greg Lukianoff

Tyler Austin Harper on ‘Woke 1’ at Bates, I unapologetically demand you read ‘Canceling of the American Mind’, FIRE study shows free speech horseshoe, & more!

Hofstra prof investigated for ‘word salad’; UK reporter investigated for due diligence, Michael Pollan wins ‘Book of the Month’ for investigating consciousness; & more!

What happened to the AAUP — and why viewpoint diversity matters

Europe v ‘hate speech’ continues! Self-censorship in the classroom! Deepfakes! & more!

Fed withdraws New York Times subpoenas, CA tries to speech code-ify campus AI, “Wait, Community Had a Season SIX!?”, & more!

FIRE weighs in on Oversight Board AI report, Canadian free speech up in smoke, Colleges settle Kirk comment cases, & more!

What's the (free speech) deal with Canada?

VICTORY against Stop WOKE Act, Me in WaPo, ‘A Song of FIRE and ICE,’ ‘turn around, bright eyes,’ & more!

America turns 250! A full-on Frederick Douglassfest! Matt salutes Tom Paine! & more!

Thomas Paine deserves more love

FCC won’t let ABC be, Gwar draws Secret Service ire, Battle for Your Brain wins Ashurbanipal award, & more!

Nico Perrino on the most important free speech fight since the birth of the internet

Gov’t hits kill switch on Anthropic! Satanologist stress-tests the First Amendment! Saul Goodman wishes America a happy 250th! & more!

The online ‘safety’ trap

JAWBONE act takes on gov’t-coerced censorship, Wilson’s free speech legacy gets long overdue reckoning, Illinois tax targets tweets, & more!

The Rooster texts outside ‘Ogre-ton Window,’ Jeff Rosen presents Blessings of Liberty, Jamie Kirchick on Frank Kameny’s free speech legacy, & more!

The Reality Test Project: turning AI into an Enlightenment technology

Americans (rightfully) don’t trust government! Perrino and Collins talk censorship and comedy! I get controversial about The Little Mermaid! & more!

New study confirms the right — and the center — have nearly disappeared from faculty politics

Justice after 37 days in jail for a meme! Prime time for commencement disinvitation season! I recommend Daredevil: Born Again, season 2! & more!

What Jonathan Haidt actually said at NYU — and what The Coddling of the American Mind actually argued

NYU students (who don't seem to have read Coddling) try to deplatform Haidt, FIRE staff & I answer your questions, And Daddy needs a gunboat! ... for Liberty of course! & more

UCLA targets FedSoc chapter! I answer CSPAN callers! I must ask myself “will I be trapped in Canada forever”? I endorse The Expanse! & more!

Worst déjà vu ever: Kimmel! Comey! ABC v FCC! FIRE accused of hypocrisy! & more!

Kimmel and Comey: If it looks like an attempt to chill speech by Trump, it probably is

Dish(cast)ing it out with Andrew Sullivan! Kash Patel sues The Atlantic! The heckler’s veto is NOT free speech! Words are STILL not violence! & more!

How institutional review boards threaten groundbreaking research in higher ed

Yale report refutes ‘Silver spoon rule,’ FIRE finds concerning Gen-Z acceptance of violence, Adam Thierer joins FIRE, & more!

AI, free speech, and America’s real advantage over China

Mchangama & Kosseff on free speech’s future! Texas keeps going big on censorship! The death of internet anonymity! & more!

xAI’s Lawsuit Puts Colorado’s AI Law on a Collision Course With the First Amendment

Trump v. Lawyers! Pro-(& Anti-) ICE posters are free speech! Child safety justifications are often a Trojan Horse! & more!

The War on Law Firms

Big Tech rulings set bad free speech precedent, campus cancelations reach new high, me & AdGo on Afroman in WaPo, & more!

Afroman and the sweet sound of a free country

Afroman brings it to ya! White House releases AI framework! Tennessee city tries to Spartan-kick the First Amendment! & more!

Age verification, AI, & killer robots…So to Speak; I (finally!) share the best advice I’ve ever received; Win-Win episode w/ yours truly; & more!

‘Pick Your Ten’: The best advice I ever got in my life

Examining the free speech fallout at UVU, The Anthropic ultimatum, The (repeated) mistake of wanting wartime censorship, & more

The Pentagon’s Anthropic ultimatum and the case for the ‘separation of power and truth’

Anthropic, compelled speech, & killer robots! Confidence in higher ed still not zero! Greg surrenders to “Post-literate society”! & more!

The Platonic (lack of) dialogue continues! Germany calls to limit anonymous speech! Nico on the FCC v Colbert! & more!

Plato, ‘Gender Ideology,’ and the Efficient Rhetorical Fortress

A moving story out of Iran, Grand jury refuses to indict lawmakers for speech, Free speech culture is a fact, & I wax verbose on Wonder Man!

SOAPBOX tickets out now! Sam Abrams on the effects of Minneapolis in the classroom; Jacob Mchangama on Europe’s ‘Maduro Moment’; & more!

How we’re ensuring truth-seeking and critical thinking in the Age of AI

Chaos continues in Minneapolis, FIRE defends Democrats for an Informed Approach to Gender, US gov’t gets community-noted, ‘a salute to Ron Collins’, & more!

EU answers X with W, Minnesota is a First Amendment crash course (or trainwreck?)! Miami Beach Police take page out of UK’s playbook! The government continues targeting protected expression, & more!

W, X... Why? EU platform is misguided at best, sinister at worst

Why are Miami police questioning a woman over Facebook posts?

Victory in Tennessee! Europe’s free speech catastrophe! Iran silences online speech! Academic majors vary in political tolerance! THE GREAT is great! & more!

The situation for free speech in Europe is even worse than I thought

Me in the NYT: Play-Doh, Plato, and the 'Form of the Dumb'

Texas A&M bans Plato, Me in the Washington Post & Examiner!, Thomas Paine’s legacy, Iranians fight for freedom and free speech, & more!

Me in The Washington Post: Where ‘hate speech’ censorship is even worse than on U.S. campuses

The worst of both worlds for campus free speech! Maxwell and Faraday star in the book of the month! And more!