So to Speak podcast: ‘David French-ism’

National Review senior writer and former FIRE President David French has become an “-ism.” 

On today’s episode of So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast, French joins us to discuss “David French-ism” and “the battle dividing conservatives” over civil liberties.

Also joining us is FIRE’s current President & CEO Greg Lukianoff, author of The New York Times bestseller “The Coddling of the American Mind,” due out in paperback on Aug. 20.

Show notes:

• Podcast transcript
• Podcast video
• “Against David French-ism” by Sohrab Ahmari
• “In defense of French-ism” by David French
• “Against conservative cultural defeatism” by David French
• “How free speech died on campus” by Sohrab Ahmari
• Greg’s book recommendations: “The Shadow University” by Alan Kors and Harvey Silverglate, “Mere civility” by Teresa Bejan, “The Hollow Men” by Charles Sykes

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