Episode 80: The Coddling of the Wizard Mind (with Vlad Chituc and Christina Hoff Sommers)

Published: Dec. 21, 2015, 7 p.m.

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It\'s our last episode on campus protests and political correctness for a while, we promise!\\xa0But it\'s a fun one. \\xa0David and Tamler welcome two guests on the opposite side of the debate spectrum.\\xa0Recent Yale Alum, cognitive scientist, freelance writer, (and writer of novel-length emails)\\xa0Vlad Chituc joins both of us to defend the Yale protests, provide some context,\\xa0and explain why the good people at FIRE are hypocritical about free expression.\\xa0In the middle segment, Tamler talks with his notorious stepmother and "factual feminist" Christina Hoff Sommers (author of "Who Stole Feminism?" and "The War Against Boys").\\xa0They argue over whether the new political correctness poses a serious threat to campus climate,\\xa0whether it is even "new,"\\xa0and over whether one is obligated to smoke weed on Joe Rogan\'s podcast.\\xa0Plus, Tamler gets all huffy about the panic over terrorism, and we read some email responses to VBW Episode 78 ("Wizards Uprising"). \\xa0Oh, and we have a recording a date set for the Mr. Robot episode!

Links

Vlad Chituc [vladchituc.com]

Christina Hoff Sommers [aei.org]

"Fear in the Air, Americans Look Over Their Shoulders"\\xa0[nytimes.com]

The Coddling of the American Mind [theatlantic.com]

Who Stole Feminism by Christina H. Sommers [amazon.com affiliate link]

The War Against Boys by Christina H. Sommers [amazon.com affiliate link]

"CDS Appropriates Asian Dishes, Students Say"\\xa0[oberlinreview.org] \\xa0(ht/@brittanyepage)

Special Guests: Christina Hoff Sommers and Vlad Chituc.

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