No Safe Spaces contends that identity politics and the suppression of free speech are spreading into every part of society and threatening to divide America.

No Safe Spaces

In the age of social media, nearly every day brings a new eruption of outrage. While people have always found something to be offended by, their ability to organize a groundswell of opposition to – and public censure of – their offender has never been more powerful. Today we're all one clumsy joke away from public ruin. Can We Take A Joke? offers a thought-provoking and wry exploration of outrage culture through the lens of stand-up comedy, with notables like Gilbert Gottfried, Penn Jillette, Lisa Lampanelli, and Adam Carolla detailing its stifling impact on comedy and the exchange of ideas. What will the future will be like if we can't learn how to take a joke?

Can We Take a Joke?

Campus group think, cancel culture, and race/gender orthodoxies foster intellectual fragility and hinder universities' mission of open debate and knowledge-seeking, as seen through students' experiences.