If anything, I think you corroborate the article. The crude, unsophisticated caricature of conservatism you've presented is precisely the kind of caricature you

If anything, I think you corroborate the article. The crude, unsophisticated caricature of conservatism you've presented is precisely the kind of caricature you are likely to come across at universities. It appears you assume there can be no sophisticated conservative position on the issues you've mentioned and that's precisely the problem. It isn't even a question of whether a student agrees with these other views. It's that students are never exposed to them in the first place. You might find this article illuminating: http://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2009/03/how-some-of-your-professors-see-you.html http://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2009/03/how-some-of-your-pro...