[CamB]

I agree with Todd - both sides do it.

Besides, the whole first half of the article is predicated on Sowell defining "greed" differently than the (demonized) liberal.

The second half bemoans the fact that there are no Republicans in academia. Is this because of bias? Or because of some other factor (eg pay rates? personality suited to academia is inclined to be liberal? more study = more likely to see the light (j/k)).

FWIW, I was strongly conservative (wrt taxes/govt/etc if not really moral issues) at university and have become fairly liberal (again, wrt to taxes/govt/etc, if not moral issues).

The key was seeing more of the world and placing myself into other peoples shoes, seeing the world through their eyes (not the same as walking a mile in their shoes and thinking like me). I have led, and continue to lead, a privileged lifestyle by comparison to many people. Tax me and make my country a nice place to live. I'm happy with that.