Peter Boghossian is the first one to tell you: he's no victim of cancel culture. The philosophy professor has long had a taste for stoking debate, questioning orthodoxies, and exposing the brokenness of an academic system that values identity-based grievances over scholarship. He did that, in part, by writing phony papers like "The Conceptual Penis as a Soci ... Show More
Oct 13
How the New Middle East Was Made with Simon Sebag Montefiore
Last week I had the privilege of sitting down with one of the foremost historians of our time, Simon Sebag Montefiore. As I write this, his work has never felt more urgent. “We’re in a new world of counterhistory,” he said recently. “A new world of counterhistory where neither hi ... Show More
1h 11m
Sep 18
Tickets Now Live: Bari Weiss and Simon Sebag Montefiore in NYC
For the first time in almost a year, Bari is thrilled to host a live Free Press event, on October 1 in New York City. We’d love for you to join us. Many of you will know the name Dr. Simon Sebag Montefiore. He’s a close friend of The Free Press, a renowned historian, and the auth ... Show More
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May 2024
Peter Boghossian on Critical Thinking, Failing Universities, and Why Debate Matters
What happens when ideology replaces critical thinking across academia? Philosopher, author, and former professor Peter Boghossian witnessed this firsthand at Portland State University, and his school was not an anomaly. Known for his role in the “Grievance Studies Affair”, exposi ... Show More
1h 58m
Sep 2020
2 Liberal Atheists and the Virus of ‘Wokism’ w/ Peter Boghossian and James Lindsay
In this can’t miss episode of The Charlie Kirk Show, Charlie is joined by Dr. Peter Boghossian, a full-time faculty member in the department of philosophy at Portland State University and author of “How to Have Impossible Conversations, along withJames Lindsay, founder and presid ... Show More
1h 28m
Mar 2023
The Coddling Of The American Mind
<p>TRIGGER WARNING: if you're a SNOWFLAKE college professor afraid of how your students are expressing themselves, you might need a SAFE SPACE, because Michael and Peter are discussing "The Coddling of The American Mind," a book about campus culture that's lig ... Show More
1h 1m