SO… THE FREE SPEECH CRISIS ON CAMPUS IS A “MORAL PANIC”… AND ALSO IT’S MY FAULT? My response to Jason Stanley’s criticisms in the NYT profile on FIRE from last weekend.

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.”

NEW BOOK ALERT: FIRE Senior Scholar of Global Expression Sarah McLaughlin’s “Authoritarians in the Academy” hit shelves this week.

WHAT DOES BRAIN SCIENCE HAVE TO DO WITH FREE SPEECH? My appearance on David Eagleman’s ‘Inner Cosmos’ podcast.

CELEBRATING TWO YEARS OF THE ETERNALLY RADICAL IDEA ON SUBSTACK: Featuring a new — and very shareable — introduction to what ERI is all about.

“DIFFERENT STROKES FOR DIFFERENT FOLKS.” A new survey from FIRE shines a light on the declining prevalence of once-common idioms that encourage tolerance, resilience, and humility.

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 around.

JOIN NICO PERRINO, LAWRENCE H. SUMMERS, & ME MONDAY AT 4PM EASTERN. For a special FIRE webinar (in collaboration w/ ERI & So To Speak) on the latest developments in the Trump admin’s war against Harvard.

FREE SPEECH CURES VIOLENCE: In my recent TED Talk, I explain how the false equivalency between words and violence is an insult to the victims of actual, bloody violence.

THE WAR ON ‘WOKE AI’ JUST BECAME FEDERAL POLICY: Ideological bias in Trump’s new executive order bans DEI-linked ideology from government-funded models. But trading one orthodoxy for another still threatens the truth.

FREE SPEECH PROTECTS THE POWERLESS: Discover why free speech has served as the best check on power ever invented.

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.