On today’s Morning Joe, MSNBC contributor regular Pablo Torre, a Harvard alum who comments on sports and politics, denied that Harvard is “merely a hotbed of liberalism.”
Torre’s one bit of evidence in support of his claim was that the basic economics course at Harvard used to be taught by an economic adviser to President Reagan. The course is now taught by someone who quit the GOP in protest against Trump, and is a global warmist who advocates carbon taxes.
In saying that Harvard is not “merely” a hotbed of liberalism, Torre apparently meant that the university is not exclusively liberal. And he’s right! After all, this 2022 survey found that a mere 80% of the faculty described themselves as “liberal” or “very liberal.” Only 1% of respondents stated they are “conservative,” and no respondents identified as “very conservative.”
And even those…
