Free Speech and Academic Freedom in 2020 (Dan Kaufman and David Ottlinger)

<p>In the dialogue, David Ottlinger and Dan Kaufman discuss the ongoing effort to de-platform/cancel Professor Kathleen Stock for her writing and public statements on gender and sex related issues; an article and discussion on it in the Daily Nous; and issues regarding academic freedom and freedom of speech more generally.</p> <p>0:00 Intro</p> <p>02:32 The (latest) defenestration of Kathleen Stock</p> <p>16:44 How sincere are pro-trans rights public intellectuals?</p> <p>27:35 Justin Weinberg's essay on the Kathleen Stock incident</p> <p>44:53 David: "It's the squishy middles that are gonna kill us"</p> <p>59:34 Dan: deplatforming people on social media is effectively censorship</p> <p>1:10:34 The death of public discourse and the rise of Trump 1:20:30 How consensus crumbles</p> <p>1:28:10 David: we should get rid of the harm principle</p>