Walter E. Williams: Are academic elites communists?

Published August 18, 2006 4:00am ET



Grove City College publishes an excellent newsletter titled “Visions and Values.” Its July 2006 edition features an interview with Dr. Richard Pipes, acclaimed Russian historian and Harvard University professor of Sovietology. The interview was conducted by Grove City College professor of political science Paul Kengor.

Pipes, who served on the National Security Council during the Reagan administration, explained that there are actually only a few communists among academics. At first glance, that?s a puzzling observation, given the leftist bias at mostcollege campuses. Pipes and Kengor explain the puzzle in a way that makes perfect sense.

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