The Coddling of the American Mind

Trump’s War on the Press and the Future of Free Speech — with Greg Lukianoff

The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway, 28 October 2026. The author is the guest. The book comes up at 33 min 14 sec in.

Greg Lukianoff, guest and co-author, cites the book in response to Scott Galloway asking where universities went wrong. He says it goes into depth on the origins of student over-sensitivity, particularly the implanted idea that feeling harmed is inherently noble. He links this to a broader failure: producing students who feel perpetually under attack and who are poor advocates for free speech, academic freedom, and their own mental well-being.

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