is the founder and editor-in-chief of Quillette. Her scholarly background is in English and Psychology, which in conjunction with her non-profit and governmental experience has contributed to the journal’s balance of art and science, as well as its vigilant exploration of the social consequences of ideas. In addition to sustaining a leading online publication through grassroots means, Lehmann speaks and publishes on the vital importance of free inquiry, free speech, and intellectual diversity. She has written for The Australian and Commentary, among other journals, and is a frequent guest speaker on a wide array of video networks and podcasts, and for various institutions. Quillette magazine, which embodies Ms Lehmann’s belief that knowledge is good per se, has attracted the audience of some of the world’s foremost thinkers from across the political and disciplinary spectrum. Lehmann serves on the advisory council of the Free Speech Union and is among the most vigorous public defenders of free inquiry in the English-speaking world.
