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Cato Weekly Podcast • September 5, 2018 

# *The Coddling of the American Mind*

Whatever the benefits of protecting kids from all manner of emotional disturbances, the costs may be among others, robbing kids of their own sense of competence. Greg Lukianoff is co-author of [*The Coddling of the American Mind*](https://www.amazon.com/Coddling-American-Mind-Intentions-Generation/dp/0735224897/?tag=catoinstitute-20).

- *[The Coddling of the American Mind](https://www.cato.org/events/coddling-american-mind-how-good-intentions-bad-ideas-are-setting-generation-failure),* Book Forum, October 1, 2018

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##### Greg Lukianoff 

President and CEO, Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, and Coauthor, *The Canceling of the American Mind*

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##### [Caleb O. Brown](/people/caleb-o-brown)

Former Director of Multimedia, Host and Executive Producer, *Cato Daily Podcast*, Cato Institute