I admire Professor Bainbridge for taking a stand and calling out the lack of political and religious diversity at UCLA law school, but he would likely be the first to tell you that the hiring board is playing the long game when it comes to conservatives and Bainbridge himself. Within 20 years there will be zero conservative Republicans on staff, and the purge will be complete. The tipping point was reached some time ago; when the disparity of political and religious viewpoints reaches a certain minimum, the majority will naturally have a freehand in the selection of who gets hired, and the feedback loop results in statistics like Professor Bainbridge cites.
This is the ultimate goal of Leftists, to achieve a plurality, and then use this plurality to achieve political office, and enact whatever policies they see fit. Ironically, they would long ago have secured their plurality but for their intransigent support for abortion-on-demand (the vast majority of aborted babies would have grown up in progressive/ leftist social settings). Nevertheless, it’s just a waiting game now. Europe will fall to Islam without a shot being fired, the remainder of the West will fall to Leftists, and the world will plunge into darkness and chaos. The East will seek to isolate itself once again. That’s how I see this playing out, based on the current trends.
Down in the bardo
there was nothing to hold so we let it go
we were empty, we were hollow
shined with everything we were living for
and you see your soul
like some picture show
across Idaho
we were running through the autumn leaves
a couple kids just wearing out our jeans, running
Mary she’s our autumn queen
watch her smoking cigarettes in the street
and down she goes
cold she blows
across Idaho
and there’s lights up in the north
and I ain’t wondering where you are
yeah just lights up in the north
now it’s white as snow
watch the evening glow
across Idaho