Krugman on Academe's Liberal Bias

Krugman hits a home run:

Scientific American may think that evolution is supported by mountains of evidence, but President Bush declares that "the jury is still out." Senator James Inhofe dismisses the vast body of research supporting the scientific consensus on climate change as a "gigantic hoax." And conservative pundits like George Will write approvingly about Michael Crichton's anti-environmentalist fantasies.

Think of the message this sends: today's Republican Party - increasingly dominated by people who believe truth should be determined by revelation, not research - doesn't respect science, or scholarship in general. It shouldn't be surprising that scholars have returned the favor by losing respect for the Republican Party.

The mosy highly educated people also tend to be the most liberal, so yeah: universities are going to attract a liberal crowd. I don't think it's a bad thing, nor do I think it's academically or educationally problematic. It just makes sense!