Haidt's articles can be found on The Atlantic. He explains that the introduction of the cellphone has led to the dumbing down of this new generation as well as increase in mental illness for girls. In the second video below, Haidt explains how social media is destroying our universities, democracy, and nation. He issues and urgent call for reforms.

Why Free Speech Is So Important

In the video below, Haidt discusses his May 2022 article in The Atlantic "Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid It's not just a phase".

"Uniquely Stupid:" Dissecting the Past Decade of American Life 4/18/22

In the decade since Facebook went public, social media platforms have transformed American society. Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt speaks with Hari Sreenivasan about what went wrong and how social media could become less corrosive.

Haidt raises perhaps THE key issue of this era – the importance of free speech. Haidt points out that it's important to have multiple perspectives. However, starting in 2014/2015, it became much more hazardous to question "the consensus" on any topic even in universities. Fear of intimidation made many people self-censor and go silent.