This chapter discusses the current state of cancel culture and the pushback against extreme forms of it. It highlights specific events at Stanford University and explores the concern of internalizing red lines and punishing those who cross them.
In this week’s conversation, Yascha Mounk and Greg Lukianoff discuss the state of free speech culture on America’s campuses and in society more broadly; FIRE’s progress litigating against coercive legislation in Florida and elsewhere; and the need to foster cultural habits that uphold individual expression.