A big part of why I'm not as sympathetic as might be expected is
that too much of academia has become, IMNSHO, an intellectual
monoculture...and that the academics themselves have made it this
way. There's an interesting book, Profscam (don't remember
the author's name, but check Amazon.com) that talks about this, as
well as other things wrong with American higher education.
Friends of mine who've been there say that any hint at all
of political views that aren't left-of-centre can be the kiss of
death for any hope of a tenured position. Meanwhile, there are
professors who spend their time ranting about W-the-Antichrist
instead of teaching what they're supposed to be teaching.
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