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In a Zogby poll, 58% of [[Americans]] said that the bias of professors is a serious problem, while 39% said it is a "very serious" problem.<ref>http://www.zogby.com/news/ReadNews.dbm?ID=1334</ref>
 
In a Zogby poll, 58% of [[Americans]] said that the bias of professors is a serious problem, while 39% said it is a "very serious" problem.<ref>http://www.zogby.com/news/ReadNews.dbm?ID=1334</ref>
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[[Liberal]] politicians are routinely given high-ranking academic positions despite a lack of a doctorate.  Examples include:
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[[Liberal]] politicians are routinely given high-ranking academic positions over better-qualified candidates.  Examples include:
    
* [[Al Gore]]<ref>Beginning early in 2001, "Gore will be [at UCLA] to develop a new curriculum for family-centered community building, a multidisciplinary approach that brings together authorities from such fields as education, business and public policy to work on problems that ail our society and affect our children. ...  He also will be teaching at three other universities - Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism, Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro and Fisk University in Nashville - in addition to his teaching and research work at UCLA." [http://spotlight.ucla.edu/special-guests/al-gore_teach/]</ref>
 
* [[Al Gore]]<ref>Beginning early in 2001, "Gore will be [at UCLA] to develop a new curriculum for family-centered community building, a multidisciplinary approach that brings together authorities from such fields as education, business and public policy to work on problems that ail our society and affect our children. ...  He also will be teaching at three other universities - Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism, Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro and Fisk University in Nashville - in addition to his teaching and research work at UCLA." [http://spotlight.ucla.edu/special-guests/al-gore_teach/]</ref>
 
*[[Michael Dukakis]]
 
*[[Michael Dukakis]]
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*[[Gary Hart]]
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*[[Bob Kerrey]]
 
* [[Tony Blair]]
 
* [[Tony Blair]]
 
There are about 3600 colleges, many small, and perhaps 500,000 professors.  Yet there have been a relatively large number of shocking crimes and bizarre conduct.
 
There are about 3600 colleges, many small, and perhaps 500,000 professors.  Yet there have been a relatively large number of shocking crimes and bizarre conduct.
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