American Universities are seeing some of their most elite pals being strung out and embarrassed on a national stage, none want to be next. (Politico)

The anti-intellectualism has always had a strain that is thread throughout American history. The know nothingingism and unwillingness to explore new and different ideas that could be considered foreign is a constant in our culture and has never dissipated. In fact in the last 15 years the notion has exploded in popularity with conspiracy theories now used to interpret events that are beyond the comprehension of some. Those theories are presented as facts and believed by millions. Higher education is considered a bastion of ideas that are foreign to many and thus attacked as a scary disease and needs elimination.