September 29, 2008 10:11AM 

# Harvey Silverglate’s Libertarian Ire 

By [Tim Lynch](https://www.cato.org/people/tim-lynch) 

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Cato’s new adjunct scholar, [Harvey Silverglate](https://www.cato.org/people/harvey-silverglate), is in the news again for combating political correctness on campus. From the *[New York Times](http://papercuts.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/09/24/what-you-cant-say-at-harvard-law-school/): “*Silverglate’s column described events at Harvard Law School, where a sexual harassment speech code was adopted after a student parody of a woman law professor sparked a huge outcry. The code prohibits speech that creates ‘an intimidating, demeaning, degrading, hostile or otherwise seriously offensive working or educational environment.’ In other words, parodists beware!”

For a related Cato work, check out David Bernstein’s book, *[You Can’t Say That!](http://www.catostore.org/index.asp?fa=ProductDetails&method=cats&scid=15&pid=1441185)*

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