Let's get real about free speech | Greg Lukianoff

In this episode of TED Talks Daily, host Elise Hu introduces a talk by Greg Lukianoff, a journalist and lawyer, who discusses the importance of free speech and warns against mob censorship. Lukianoff argues that suppressing opposing views is detrimental to truth, safety, and the powerless. He presents four key truths: free speech makes us safer, cures violence, protects the powerless, and even bad people can have good ideas. He emphasizes that understanding diverse perspectives, even those we disagree with, is crucial for societal progress and that free speech is a check on power.