Harvey Silverglate is a free speech advocate, co-founder of FIRE, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Expression, and author of several books on freedom of speech and criminal justice. He is running for Harvard Board of Overseers on a platform of free speech. If you’re a Harvard Alumni, please consider voting for him by Tue, May 16, 5pm ET: https://www.harvey4harvard.com/ballot (https://www.harvey4harvard.com/ballot) Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:

– Factor: https://factormeals.com/lex50 (https://factormeals.com/lex50) and use code lex50 to get 50% off first box

– SimpliSafe: https://simplisafe.com/lex (https://simplisafe.com/lex)

– Athletic Greens: https://athleticgreens.com/lex (https://athleticgreens.com/lex) to get 1 month of fish oil

EPISODE LINKS:

Vote for Harvey: https://www.harvey4harvard.com/ballot (https://www.harvey4harvard.com/ballot)

Harvey’s Website: https://www.harveysilverglate.com/ (https://www.harveysilverglate.com/)

FIRE’s Website: https://www.thefire.org/ (https://www.thefire.org/)

PODCAST INFO:

Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast (https://lexfridman.com/podcast)

Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr (https://apple.co/2lwqZIr)

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 (https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8)

RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ (https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/)

YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman (https://youtube.com/lexfridman)

YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips (https://youtube.com/lexclips)

SUPPORT & CONNECT:

– Check out the sponsors above, it’s the best way to support this podcast

– Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman (https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman)

– Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman (https://twitter.com/lexfridman)

– Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman (https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman)

– LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman (https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman)

– Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman (https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman)

– Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman (https://medium.com/@lexfridman)

OUTLINE:

Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.

(00:00) – Introduction

(06:23) – Freedom of speech

(28:04) – Bureaucracy in Universities

(44:18) – Clash of ideas

(47:56) – Public education is broken

(59:33) – Jeffrey Epstein

(1:12:26) – Freedom of thought and liberal arts

(1:23:30) – Interviewing controversial people

(1:27:14) – Alan Dershowitz

(1:30:28) – Donald Trump

(1:37:27) – FBI

(1:45:52) – Criminal justice system

(1:48:20) – Advice