IN ‘THE WAR ON WORDS’ (OUT TODAY!) NADINE STROSSEN & I BREAK DOWN TODAY’S SPEECH CONTROVERSIES—and explain how to stand up for expression without apology.

IMAGINE BANNING BOOKS BEFORE THEY’RE WRITTEN. That’s what regulating AI speech could mean.

WHAT DOES NEUROSCIENCE HAVE TO DO WITH FREE SPEECH? TURNS OUT A LOT! Enroll in the new (free!) Coursera online course from Barbara Oakley, Terrence Sejnowski, Cristina Koppel, & me (feat. Ilya Shapiro) to find out.

THE BIGGEST THREAT TO THE FUTURE OF TRUTH, FREE THOUGHT, AND FREE SPEECH FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE THAT YOU’VE PROBABLY NEVER HEARD OF: My latest (w/ Adam Goldstein) for National Review.

THE REAL DANGER ISN’T SPEECH—IT’S PEOPLE NOT FEELING FREE TO SPEAK THEIR MINDS: In my TED Talk, I discuss how free speech is essential to understanding the world.

“WHO DECIDES?” That’s the inevitable and unanswerable question when it comes to censorship—and it’s one free speech advocates should ask more concretely and much more quickly.

FREE SPEECH MAKES YOU SAFER. FREE SPEECH CURES VIOLENCE. FREE SPEECH PROTECTS THE POWERLESS. AND EVEN “BAD PEOPLE” CAN HAVE GOOD IDEAS: My recent TED Talk was structured around these four truths.

“JUST BECAUSE I HATE YOUR GUTS DOESN’T MEAN YOU’RE WRONG.” And more free speech lessons from my TED Talk.

MY TALK ON FREE SPEECH FROM TED2025 IS NOW UP ON YOUTUBE: Check it out if you haven’t yet (or even if you have)!

JOIN NADINE STROSSEN & ME ON SUBSTACK LIVE AT 4PM EASTERN (IN JUST UNDER A HALF HOUR!): To discuss our latest book, The War On Words: 10 Arguments Against Free Speech—And Why They Fail.

EVER WONDERED WHAT IT TAKES TO DELIVER A TED TALK? From initial hesitation to intense rehearsals, I share the fully story behind my ~12 minute talk on free speech.

“JUST BECAUSE I HATE YOUR GUTS DOESN’T MEAN YOU’RE WRONG.” Seems a simple enough concept, but in today’s polarized climate far too many people instinctively write off ideas and arguments solely based on their source.

MY TED TALK IS LIVE!: Check out my talk from TED2025 this past April on the four truth about free speech.

WE SHOULD BE BUILDING SCIENTIST AI, NOT SKYNET LITE: The bad news: AI models are learning to lie to save themselves. The worst news: We’re teaching them to lie for much dumber reasons.

“FREEDOM OF SPEECH IS SORELY IN NEED OF SPECIAL PROTECTION THESE DAYS, AND THIS BOOK GUIDES ANY READER TO SUPPORT IT IN CLEAR, FORTHRIGHT, AND POWERFUL FASHION.” – FLOYD ABRAMS. Pre-order The War On Words: 10 Arguments Against Free Speech—And Why They Fail by Nadine Strossen & me (out July 1!)

IS HARVARD DOOMED? The university is a big enough institution to know that being legally in the right is not an ironclad guarantee that you’re always going to win.

“IN A TIME OF RISING POLARIZATION, THE WAR ON WORDS IS A VITAL REMINDER THAT FREE SPEECH PROTECTS DEMOCRACY ITSELF. Lukianoff and Strossen make a compelling, principled, and timely case.” -Congressman Ro Khanna

THE FIRST AMENDMENT IS NOT A SUICIDE PACT. No, really, it’s not.

NO, THE CONSTITUTION IS NOT A SUICIDE PACT — BUT IT’S ALSO NOT A BLANK CHECK FOR PANIC: We don’t get to infringe upon civil liberties right now because someone invokes existential angst and the possibility of crisis as though it’s a magic spell.