Harvey Silverglate: Freedom of Speech | Lex Fridman Podcast #377

It's a testament to Lex as an interviewer that I genuinely have no idea where he falls on the political spectrum.

Lex, long-time listener, first time commenter. I have followed you for a couple of years now and want you to know that you have impacted my life in such a positive way. Your kindness, positivity and fairness is rare and beautiful. You consistently remind us of the love-angle. It really is all we need. Thank you for doing what you do. Your personality along with your intelligence and wit make all of your interviews so incredibly interesting. I want to be sure you know you have impact. It is real. Do not listen to the haters. You are so much more loved than I think you realize. Great interview! I would vote for Harvey if I could.

Here are the timestamps. Please support sponsors below. 0:00 - Introduction 2:15 - Freedom of speech 23:56 - Bureaucracy in Universities 40:10 - Clash of ideas 43:48 - Public education is broken 55:24 - Jeffrey Epstein 1:08:17 - Freedom of thought and liberal arts 1:19:22 - Interviewing controversial people 1:23:06 - Alan Dershowitz 1:26:19 - Donald Trump 1:33:18 - FBI 1:41:43 - Criminal justice system 1:44:12 - Advice SPONSORS: - Factor: https://factormeals.com/lex50 and use code lex50 to get 50% off first box - SimpliSafe: https://simplisafe.com/lex - Athletic Greens: https://athleticgreens.com/lex to get 1 month of fish oil

It's a sad statement about my life that Lex saying "...and now, dear friends,,," is often the highlight of my day.

The thing I love about Lex is that he appears to be asking the questions which would further his own understanding. Sometimes I even feel he does a lot of reflection off-camera. He also manages to stay respectful when he disagrees (strongly)

Very concerning times when we're even needing to have the conversation. I never even thought it was possible to reach this point

Just wrote in Harvey Silverglate, will text some classmates as well.

so to summarize...HARDEN UP BUTTERCUP!... lol

Can’t help but note that since the movement to eliminate “hate” arose there’s much more hate in the world

That bottle of Coca Cola without the screw on top disturbs me for some reason.