How Liberal Are Academics? Follow the Money
We all know that those steeped in academia tend to be liberal, but if you needed more proof: All of the Princeton University faculty members who have given money to presidential campaigns have donated to Democrats, the Daily Princetonian reports. Most of the money has gone to Sen. Barack Obama, with Sen. Hillary Clinton coming in second, and only two employees (a grad student and public safety officer) have given to a Republican (Ron Paul). Princeton's percentages also outpace Democratic giving at both Harvard and Georgetown.
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The Missing Link
I'm so tired of people constantly bemoaning "liberal academia." Perhaps the link you're not seeing is that as people become more educated, they tend to think more deeply about world issues, they tend to become more concerned about the world around them, they tend to become more *gasp* liberal. I just wish the general public had a deeper understanding of the ideological differences between conservative and liberal...then maybe "liberal" wouldn't be such a four-letter word...
No one's been educated here
Three Northeast universities? And the headline talks about all academia Look, I realize that the conservative mind has a low grasp of statistics, but three universities does not a statistical universe make - and how far outpaced were Harvard and Georgetown? This isn't reporting. This is an op-ed piece.
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