> Why? Particularly, why shouldn't what people value have a very real relationship to what they choose to do with their life? Yes. We should push the youth to

> Why? Particularly, why shouldn't what people value have a very real relationship to what they choose to do with their life? Yes. We should push the youth to want to do what they love, but also let them know other options exist. It shouldn't be weird for a conservative to want to be a social worker. > Economics is a social science. And, frankly, I think we need more scientists in the social sciences (incl. economics) and fewer ideologues of any stripe (not fewer people that have an ideology, that would be nonsense, but fewer that pursue the field with an axe to grind for an ideology.) Sorry... I think you know what I was getting at though. And I agree we do, although I believe the article was about those who have an ideology versus those who wear it on their sleeve. > I think that the case for the former belonging to "liberals" is a lot stronger than the case for that latter belonging to "conservatives". Could be. It really depends how you look at it. FWIW it's more common for business owners to lean conservative, if only fiscally. > What's the alternative? Ideological quotas in professions? How do you enforce it? You don't. It's a cultural thing, not something you can (or should) ever enforce.