Brain Fertilizer

That's what this article seems like to me.

Summary:

Liberals grow more liberals by controlling thought at universities! If we don't do the same thing, we won't have enough conservatives in the future!

Alarmist crap, IMHO.

People become conservatives when they grow up. Liberalism is about avoiding personal responsibility and letting the govt take care of everything. Being swayed by liberal arguments is a phase that everyone goes through, and usually between the ages of 18-22. Some grow out of it, some don't.

Bottom line: good idea expressed well will gain traction in the minds of a majority of the populace and the politicians. We don't need "conservative" universities any more than the liberals needed their own "talk radio". The internet helps spread both good ideas and liberal talking points. No matter what, there will be people smart enough to realize Big Government doesn't work very well. No matter what, there will be people dumb enough to keep voting more largesse for themselves or their favorite condescension target from the public trough, i.e., consistently vote Democrat.

Let's not waste effort combating university culture that has been set for more than 4 decades. Our poor selection of candidates was not due to university culture, I can tell you. Let's concentrate on developing and disseminating conservative thought. That's how we win.