[governsleastgovernsbest]

It's true that there have been a number of threads on this story. Some of us feel that the issue of a lack of diversity of thought in academia is a serious problem. David Horowitz at Front Page is conducting a real crusade on the issue.

Each of the threads has added additional information that some have found interesting.

As for political affiliation being known, in New York State when people register to vote they have the option, which most exercise, to register with a political party. That information is a matter of public record, and is exactly how the authors of the study determined the affiliations of the IC professors.

In any case, the faculty hiring committee surely reviews the publications of any applicant, and quickly determines their political orientation.

[goldstategop]

And vets out those who won't follow the party line. There was more diversity of thought in the old Soviet Communist Party than there is in our entire university campus faculties today. Scary but true.