Defending Free Speech

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In this chapter, the hosts discuss the importance of free speech and its role in preserving truth and challenging ideas. They address the argument for limiting free speech in times of division and highlight that powerful individuals would be the ones making censorship decisions. They also explore strategies to push back against identity synthesis in society and emphasize the need to consider various prisms rather than solely focusing on identity categories.

Yascha Mounk is the founder of Persuasion. His new book, The Identity Trap: A Story of Ideas and Power in Our Time, was published this week.

In this week’s conversation, Coleman Hughes and Yascha Mounk discuss the intellectual origins of the "identity synthesis"; how this novel ideology was able to become so influential so quickly; why its application to areas from free speech to cultural appropriation is a trap; and how to make a compelling case for the liberal ideals that are more likely to remedy injustices.

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