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Greg Lukianoff is an attorney, New York Times best-selling author, and the president and CEO of the FIRE (ÃÛÖ­ÏãÌÒ). Among other books, he co-authored  with Jonathan Haidt, and its follow-up,  with Rikki Schlott. Most recently, Greg co-authored  with Nadine Strossen, which was released in July 2025.

WATCH VIDEO: In his 2025 TED Talk, FIREPresident & CEO Greg Lukianoff warns against the rise of "mob censorship," and reminds us why free speech is the best check on power ever invented. (Recorded on April 9, 2025)

Greg also is an executive producer of Can We Take a Joke? (2015), a feature-length documentary that explores the collision between comedy, censorship, and outrage culture, both on and off campus, and of  (2020), an award-winning feature-length film about the life and career of former ACLU Executive Director Ira Glasser.

Greg has been published in The New York TimesThe Wall Street JournalThe Washington PostLos Angeles TimesThe Boston Globe, and numerous other publications. He frequently appears on TV shows and radio programs, including the CBS Evening NewsThe Today Show, and NPR’s Morning Edition. In 2008, he became the first-ever recipient of the Playboy Foundation’s Freedom of Expression Award, and he has testified before both the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives about free speech issues on America’s college campuses.

Originally from Connecticut, Greg now lives and works in the Washington, D.C., area.

Selected television appearances

  • °äµþ³§â€™s&²Ô²ú²õ±è; (2025)
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  • Greg’s 2024 testimony before Congress about AI ( and )
  • (2023)
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Selected podcast appearances

  • (2025)
  • (2025)
  • (2025)
  • (2024)
  • (2023)
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Books

  • (2025; with Nadine Strossen)
  • (2023; with Rikki Schlott)
  • (2018; with Jonathan Haidt)
  • (2014)
  • (2012)
  • ¹ó±õ¸é·¡â€™s&²Ô²ú²õ±è;Guide to Free Speech on Campus (2012)

Selected writings

  • (The New York Times, 2025)
  • (The Free Press, 2025)
  • (The Atlantic, 2025)
  • (National Review, 2025; with Adam Goldstein)
  • (The Washington Post, 2022; with Adam Goldstein)
  • (The Atlantic, 2015; with Jonathan Haidt)
  • (The Wall Street Journal, 2020; with Adam Goldstein)
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