A critique of declining objectivity and ideological groupthink among academics in the techno-economy
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Robert D. Atkinson
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A retired ITIF leader critiques the decline of objectivity and critical thinking in academia, particularly among professors in technology and economics fields. The author argues that many academics have abandoned rigorous, evidence-based analysis in favor of left-leaning ideological narratives, ignoring inconvenient facts. Drawing on decades of experience, he contrasts today's academic environment with earlier expectations of scholarly objectivity and warns that this trend undermines both intellectual integrity and sound public policy.
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· 3 pulledWhen did they decide to suspend critical thinking and analysis in favor of left-of-center groupthink?
Even my profess...
Too many academics now trade objectivity for narrative, ignoring inconvenient facts that get in the way of the story they want to tell.
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