It Makes a Difference to the Sheep

INVISIBLE ADJUNCT WEIGHS IN ON ON DAVID BROOKS' NYT OP-ED PIECE ON THE CHALLENGES FACED BY CONSERVATIVES IN ACADEMIA. My experience to date would seem to be in line with this observation:

To be sure, the accusation -- frequently made by those on the right -- that college campuses are hotbeds of professorial radicalism is grossly inaccurate. Most of those who make this charge probably don't realize (or else choose to ignore) the extent to which careerist imperatives mitigate against political activism. Still, I think it's fair to say that in many humanities disciplines, the default setting is roughly left-liberal (though not hard left, by any means).

UPDATE; more interesting observations here.