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To: LindyBill who wrote (29991)	2/16/2004 6:59:54 PM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793917

Gee, why did I ever bother to question the wisdom of Academia? "Letter to the Editor," from a Duke Professor, 2002. Voting IQs Regarding John Leo's Sept. 17 Op-ed article "Faculties in need of balance": So John Leo and the (oh so diverse!) American Enterprise Institute think there is insufficient diversity of political affiliation among university faculty. Their poll numbers show that Republicans are a small minority of the professoriate. True, and rightly so. In seeking faculty, universities look for people who can analyze and discuss matters of some complexity, who are unafraid to challenge the wisdom of simple solutions, and who have a sense of social responsibility toward those who cannot buy influence. Such people tend to be put off by a political party dominated by those who believe dogmatically in the infallibility of the marketplace as a solution to all economic problems, or else in the infallibility of scripture as a guide to morality. In short, universities want people of some depth, subtlety and intelligence. People like that usually vote for the Democrats. So what? Lawrence Evans Durham The writer is professor emeritus of physics at Duke University.

To: LindyBill who wrote (29991)	2/16/2004 7:01:28 PM
From: Lane3	Respond to of 793917

Of course, we still don't know if the rumor was true or not... This woman is a Journalist? :>) She was right about the serious media. They may not have ignored it, but they didn't publish it. As a journalist, she must have been counting on that liberal media bias... <g>