Martin Peterson

Interviews, radio and television appearances, and reporting featuring my comments on philosophy, AI ethics, and academic freedom.

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Updated 5 November 2026.

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Selected media coverage and commentary

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• 5 November 2026 — PBS NewsHour. State lawmakers seek greater control over what universities can teach. Interview about academic freedom and restrictions on teaching at Texas A&M; English.

• 4 September 2026 — El País, Spain. “Los profesores temen meterse en problemas por lo que enseñan”: las leyes estatales implantan la censura en las universidades de EE UU. By Maye Primera. Reporting discussing my departure from Texas A&M; Spanish.

• 29 July 2026 — Sveriges Radio, Sommar i P1. Martin Peterson. Radio broadcast; Swedish.

• 19 June 2026 — Vox, The Gray Area. The college that canceled Plato. Podcast and edited interview; English.

• 18 May 2026 — LGBTQ Nation. Prof Martin Peterson was told not to teach Plato. Here’s how he turned it into a free-speech lesson. Q&A interview; English.

• 9 May 2026 — France Inter, Quand les dieux rôdaient sur la Terre. L’amour toujours au banquet de Platon. Programme by Pierre Judet de La Combe discussing my case; French. Relevant segment, approximately 5:06–6:05.

• 24 April 2026 — Houston Chronicle. A&M officials told this philosophy professor to remove some Plato from a course. He’s going to SMU. Reporting featuring my comments; English.

• 24 April 2026 — France Culture, Questions du soir. Pourquoi les conservateurs américains veulent-ils censurer Le Banquet de Platon ? Discussion presented by Quentin Lafay, with philosopher Dimitri El Murr, about Texas A&M’s censorship of Plato; French.

• 20 April 2026 — Inside Higher Ed. Faculty Defect From Texas Publics, Citing Censorship Concerns. Reporting featuring my comments; English.

• 20 April 2026 — The Texas Tribune. Protesters challenge premise of Texas A&M civil discourse symposium amid new restrictions. Event reporting quoting my remarks; English.

• 17 April 2026 — Forschung & Lehre, Germany. US-Philosophieprofessor kündigt nach Zensur seiner Lehrinhalte. Reporting quoting my resignation letter and earlier interview comments; German.

• 10 April 2026 — The Chronicle of Higher Education. Professor Banned From Teaching Plato Excerpt to Leave Texas A&M: ‘It’s Getting Worse’. Q&A interview; English.

• 10 April 2026 — FOX Local / FOX 26 Houston. ‘Institution of dead dogmas’: Texas A&M professor resigns over trans, race-related policy. Television and online interview; English. Also available: FOX 7 Austin.

• 8 April 2026 — Texas Public Radio / NPR. Political oversight reaches Texas college classrooms, with Texas Tech and A&M at the forefront. Radio report featuring interview excerpts; English. Also available: NPR report and transcript via WDIY.

• 11 March 2026 — The Chronicle of Higher Education, College Matters. Race, Gender, and Plato: Inside Texas A&M’s Censorship Machine. Podcast interview; English.

• February–March 2026 — Philosophy Now, United Kingdom, issue 172. Philosophy Professor Banned from Teaching Plato’s Symposium. News report by Anja Steinbauer about the censorship of my course; English.

• 27 February 2026 — The Chronicle of Higher Education. Inside Texas A&M’s Scramble to Censor Its Curriculum. Investigative reporting; English.

• 25 February 2026 — Spectrum News. Texas A&M carrying out ‘academic responsibility’ as Texas universities point to state law for course restrictions. Event and policy reporting; English.

• 12 February 2026 — Saco-S, Södertörn University. Intervju med Martin B. Peterson. Video interview; Swedish. Also available: Watch on YouTube.

• 9 February 2026 — The Economist, The Intelligence. Snap judgement: Japan PM’s electoral landslide. Podcast report on university censorship; English. Academic freedom segment, approximately 10:41 onward.

• 1 February 2026 — Le Monde, France. « Le Banquet », de Platon, censuré dans une université américaine : « Interdire d’étudier Platon, c’est contraindre une société à se méfier de ses propres questions ». Commentary by Pierre Reynaud about my case; French.

• 31 January 2026 — The Times of India, India. Texas A&M University to end women’s studies under new policy on race and gender teaching. Reporting based on Associated Press coverage, including my remarks at a campus protest; English.

• 30 January 2026 — The New York Times. Texas A&M Ends Women’s Studies and Overhauls Classes Over Race and Gender. News reporting; English.

• 29 January 2026 — The Economist. Republican states are censoring universities. Reporting featuring my comments; English.

• 29 January 2026 — Libération, France. Au Texas, « le Banquet » de Platon censuré, une goutte d’eau dans la terreur qui afflige les universités américaines. Commentary about the censorship at Texas A&M; French.

• 28 January 2026 — The College Fix. INTERVIEW: Texas professor censored over Plato curriculum speaks out. Video interview; English.

• 25 January 2026 — Le Monde. « Le Banquet », de Platon, jugé trop « woke » pour l’université Texas A & M. Commentary; French.

• 23 January 2026 — SRF. Uni ohne Grundlagen: Platons «Symposion» vom Lehrplan gestrichen. Radio and online explainer; German.

• 21 January 2026 — The Wall Street Journal. Academic Freedom in the Crosshairs. Commentary by Erwin Chemerinsky; English.

• 20 January 2026 — Kathimerini / eKathimerini. When a Texas university ostracized Plato. Newspaper interview; English.

• 14 January 2026 — WBUR / NPR, Here & Now. Is Plato woke? Texas A&M professor speaks out after being banned from teaching the Greek philosopher. Radio interview and Q&A; English. Also available: Texas Public Radio.

• 14 January 2026 — The Guardian. Donald Trump is waging war against human conscience. Commentary by Osita Nwanevu; English.

• 14 January 2026 — Courrier international, France. Au Texas, un universitaire empêché d’évoquer le genre en cours : “Platon a été censuré”. Reporting reproducing my comments from the Houston Chronicle; French.

• 13 January 2026 — The Washington Post. An ancient Greek philosopher falls victim to campus culture wars. Editorial; English.

• 13 January 2026 — The Atlantic. Texas Sends Plato Back to His Cave. By Adam Kirsch. Commentary quoting my correspondence with the university; English.

• 13 January 2026 — La Stampa, Italy. Platone censurato in Texas: il “Simposio” compatibile con la teoria gender. By Matteo Nucci. Article about the censorship of my course; Italian.

• 13 January 2026 — Il Fatto Quotidiano, Italy. Platone censurato in Texas: il dialogo sull’amore del Simposio si presta “a interpretazioni non binarie dei generi”. Article discussing my case; Italian.

• 13 January 2026 — Folha de S.Paulo, Brazil. O absurdo assume o poder. Commentary by Hélio Schwartsman about the censorship of my course; Portuguese.

• 12 January 2026 — The New York Times. This Is No Way to Run a University. Commentary by Greg Lukianoff; English.

• 12 January 2026 — Rolling Stone. Professor Forbidden to Teach Plato Assigns Article About University Censorship Instead. By Miles Klee. Feature about the censorship of my course and my response; English.

• 9 January 2026 — Svenska Dagbladet. Svensk filosof förbjuds undervisa om Platon. Newspaper interview; Swedish.

• 9 January 2026 — WTAW, 1620 AM / 94.5 FM. At Least One Texas A&M Educator Is Affected By A New System Teaching Ban. Radio interview; English.

• 9 January 2026 — La Nación, Argentina. Platón, censurado en una universidad de Texas por tocar temas de género y sexualidad. By Daniel Gigena. Reporting reproducing my correspondence with the university; Spanish.

• 9 January 2026 — Domani, Italy. In Texas si censura Platone: il Simposio parla «di genere e razza». By Daniele Cassaghi. Reporting about the censorship of my course; Italian.

• 9 January 2026 — Forschung & Lehre, Germany. US-Philosophieprofessor darf Platon nicht uneingeschränkt unterrichten. Reporting about my course and its replacement material on academic freedom; German.

• 8 January 2026 — Dagens Nyheter. Svensk professor stoppas – får inte föreläsa om Platon i USA. Newspaper interview; Swedish.

• 8 January 2026 — KBTX, CBS affiliate. A&M professor ordered to adjust curriculum speaks with KBTX about academic censorship concerns. Television interview; English.

• 8 January 2026 — FOX Local / FOX 26 Houston / FOX 4 Dallas–Fort Worth / FOX 7 Austin. Plato’s Symposium deemed too controversial for Texas A&M philosophy course. Television and online interview; English. Also available: FOX 4 Dallas–Fort Worth; FOX 7 Austin.

• 8 January 2026 — The College Fix. ‘Ban on Plato’: Professor says Texas A&M censored materials in contemporary morals class. Reporting featuring my comments; English.

• 8 January 2026 — Forbes. Texas A&M Forbids A Plato Reading In An Intro Philosophy Course. By Michael T. Nietzel. Article about my course and the university’s restrictions; English.

• 7 January 2026 — The New York Times. Texas A&M, Under New Curriculum Limits, Warns Professor Not to Teach Plato. Newspaper interview and reporting; English.

• 7 January 2026 — The Chronicle of Higher Education. Texas A&M Bans Plato Excerpt From a Philosophy Course. Interview and reporting; English.

• 7 January 2026 — Inside Higher Ed. Plato Censored as Texas A&M Carries Out Course Review. Reporting featuring my comments; English.

• 7 January 2026 — Houston Chronicle. Texas A&M blocks readings on gender ideology in philosophy class: ‘Plato has been censored’. Newspaper interview and reporting; English.

• 7 January 2026 — The Texas Tribune. About 200 Texas A&M courses could change due to new restrictions on teaching gender, race. Reporting featuring my comments; English.

• 7 January 2026 — KBTX, CBS affiliate. Texas A&M philosophy professor ordered to remove Plato reading or be reassigned. Television news report featuring my comments; English.

• 7 January 2026 — Spectrum News. Texas A&M philosophy professor to not teach Plato due to new university policies. Television and online interview; English.

• 7 January 2026 — Flamman. Platoncensur på filosofikurs i Texas: ”Absurt”. Newspaper interview; Swedish.

• 7 January 2026 — Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Texas A&M tells professor to cut Plato, ‘race and gender ideology’ from syllabus. News reporting; English.

• 6 January 2026 — Daily Nous. Texas A&M Bans Plato. News reporting and subsequent updates; English.

• 2026, exact date unspecified — Der Spiegel. Texas A&M University: »Sie verbieten Platon – in vorauseilendem Gehorsam«. Magazine interview; German.

• 18 December 2025 — The Texas Tribune. Texas A&M System tightens restrictions on discussing race and gender in class. Reporting featuring my comments; English.

• 15 December 2025 — The Texas Tribune. Texas universities deploy AI tools to review and rewrite how some courses discuss race and gender. Reporting featuring my comments; English.

• 13 November 2025 — The Texas Tribune. Texas A&M regents OK restrictions on ‘race and gender ideology’ in class, limits on changing course content. Reporting on my public testimony; English.

• 6 November 2025 — The Last Show with David Cooper. Martin Peterson: Can AI Have Morality? – November 5, 2025. Radio / podcast interview; English.

• 27 October 2025 — Texas A&M Stories. The ethics of AI. Research feature featuring my comments; English. Also available: Phys.org: Can AI have morality? Philosophy weighs in; EurekAlert!.

• 23 September 2025 — Houston Chronicle. Aggies worry for the future as Texas A&M searches for its third president in 4 years. Reporting featuring my comments; English.

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Earlier Swedish interviews and broadcasts

• 31 March 2021 — SVT Nyheter. Filosofen om låsta vaccinläget: Därför vill ingen samarbeta. Interview on vaccine distribution and game theory; Swedish.

• 2013, no. 2 — Tidskrift för politisk filosofi. Intervju med Martin Peterson, professor i filosofi vid Eindhoven University of Technology. Interview by Magnus Jedenheim-Edling, pp. 32–37; Swedish.

• 2009 — Aftonbladet. ”Fel att låta politiker gå före”. Interview on vaccine allocation; Swedish.

• 13 September 2009 — Sveriges Radio P1, Filosofiska rummet. Vems moral är den rätta? Om oenighetsargumentet. Radio discussion; Swedish.

• 16 November 2003 — Sveriges Radio P1, Filosofiska rummet. Beslut. Radio discussion; Swedish.