Word: mansfield
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When Camille Paglia addressed a packed auditorium at the Kennedy School last Thursday night, she was introduced by Kenan Professor of Government Harvey C. Mansfield, Jr.--literally. "Camille," said Mansfield, "meet Harvard... Harvard, meet Camille Paglia...
...something was amiss. Here was a radical Sixties left-Libertarian being introduced by Harvard's tenured Fifties conservative. Openly lesbian, Paglia (pronounced PAH-lee-yah) supports the complete legalization of abortion, sodomy, prostitution, pornography and drug use. Mansfield, on the other hand, renewed his notoriety this year with his testimony that homosexuality undermines civilization. Pagila thinks our society needs more sex. Mansfield thinks we need more shame...
Paglia and Mansfield both believe that something's wrong with today's liberals. Mansfield, who calls himself a "friend of liberalism," wants to "save liberalism from liberals." Paglia thinks we should revive "pragmatic liberalism." What are they talking about? Let's break it down...
...Mansfield "[struck] a blow for free speech,"Paglia said...
During the trial that questioned theamendment's legality, Mansfield outragedgay-rights groups when he testified thathomosexuality "undermines civilization...