Westin (he/they) and Easton (she/her) introduce the show and analyze recent Twitter main character Emma Camp's New York Times op ed and the larger implications.

In this episode we set the stage for a 4-part deep dive into the confusing world of libertarian free speech ideology and debate culture on college campuses, and try to make sense of this mess. The rabbit hole is as deep as this article is shallow.

Threads include: political polarization and the social ills of debate, sensationalism and vibes vs material analysis, the downfalls of libertarianism and status quo liberalism, erasure of everything left of the DNC, standards for New York Times op eds, and why all opinions, and all speech, are not created equal.

Content warning for suicide (no specific details) and white tears.

LINKS:

The main NYT op ed: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/07/opinion/campus-speech-cancel-culture.html

Greg Lukianoff’s op ed: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2015/09/the-coddling-of-the-american-mind/399356/

FIRE's rating for UVA: https://www.thefire.org/schools/university-of-virginia/

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