Episode · Lex Fridman Podcast · 2023-05-16
Books mentioned on #377 – Harvey Silverglate: Freedom of Speech
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.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Free speech for me--but not for thee
Discussed“And he wrote a fabulous book called, "Free Speech For Me, But Not For Thee". And he was an absolutist and I'm with Nat Hentoff.”
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Mein Kampf
Mein Kampf by Adolf Hitler is an autobiographical manifesto outlining the author's political ideology and future plans for Germany.
Discussed“I think I would rather read "Mein Kampf" to understand people that hate.”
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Three felonies a day
Three Felonies a Day by Harvey A.
Discussed“On the Wikipedia page for "Nothing to hide", you're cited. In fact, your book that you gave me today, "Three Felonies A Day", is cited.”
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Own book The shadow university
“The theory that I used in "The Shadow University"- - A book you've written. "The Shadow University".”
Own book The shadow university
“I wrote about them in "The Shadow University" in '98, and tried to deal with them”