make different choices about academic careers and in this connection he say no one other than friedrich hayek, a great conservative economist to set in 1949 for the exceptionally able men the multitude they going to log into the military where they feel more comfortable. liberals may dominate by default. conservatives have better things to do. these two explanations are different, so the first account is one that emphasizes some distinct episodes in the american past in the history at the university to develop this care are. the other explanation suggests and in a capitalist society conservatives are more likely to go in to business, more likely to be attracted to these other fields and here is where it would then very helpful although perhaps difficult it may be impossible to get evident about other societies. is this just a story about the united states? re: is there a more general pattern? my impression and i don't have any data, but my impression is the american academic world is not unusual, that this is true in many other places and consequently i'm in client and to be partial towards t