I think there&#x27;s more to it than &quot;academics are hostile to conservatives&quot;.<p>The conservative movement in this country is vehemently anti-intellectual. People love to point to Trump but even George W Bush played dumb to appeal to his base.<p>Add in a strongly capitalistic attitude among the american right, that smart ambitious people should work in industry and not in &quot;ivory towers&quot;. Why would a fan of Ayn Rand take a government job for meager pay?<p>Academics are probably biased against conservatives. But a conservative is biased against becoming an academic as well.