The leftist hold on higher education extends to publishing. In some fields, you can’t get published unless you adhere to the most extreme “progressive” ideology.

In today’s Martin Center article, Daniel Buck looks at this lamentable state of affairs and argues for the creation of conservative journals.

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Consider the position of a newly minted conservative or even center-left assistant professor of American history or political philosophy. What options exist for them to advance their careers? Right now, their only recourse is to distort their scholarship until it fits within the dictates and enlightened preferences of editorial boards such as the Feminist Collective. With the addition of an alternative tenure track, they could teach well and advance to an associate or full professorship, but they would be sacrificing their own scholarship. Alternative publication venues, by contrast, would create a space for them to disseminate quality scholarship that breaks with current, progressive dogma while also advancing their own careers through publication.

Consider the position of a newly minted conservative or even center-left assistant professor of American history or political philosophy. What options exist for them to advance their careers? Right now, their only recourse is to distort their scholarship until it fits within the dictates and enlightened preferences of editorial boards such as the Feminist Collective. With the addition of an alternative tenure track, they could teach well and advance to an associate or full professorship, but they would be sacrificing their own scholarship. Alternative publication venues, by contrast, would create a space for them to disseminate quality scholarship that breaks with current, progressive dogma while also advancing their own careers through publication.

Buck points out that quite a few academic centers friendly to conservative ideas have been founded in recent years and suggests that they establish their own journals.

Read the whole thing.

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