Universities to the Left

Winds of Change reports on two pieces. An Economist piece describing how one-sided the political atmosphere of universities has become, and an Opinion Journal piece looking at liberal bias in the universities.

One quote from the Journal:

Mr. Rothman used statistical analysis to determine what factors explained how academics ended up working at elite universities. Marital status, sexual orientation and race didn't play a statistically significant role. Academic excellence, as measured by papers published and awards conferred, did. But the next best predictor was whether the professor was a liberal. To critics that argue his methodology is flawed, Mr. Rothman points out that he used the same research tools long used in courts by liberal faculty members to prove race and sex bias at universities. Liberals criticizing his methods may find themselves hoist by their own petard."

Ka-boom!