Poll: Americans distrust academics

In an interview somewhere (sorry, away from my books) Foucault discusses the role of the public intellectual.

In a new poll by Zogby Interactive, 9,464 adults were surveyed on their opinions of academics and tenure, and the results show an overall distrust of professors. More than 58% of respondents thought that political bias was “somewhat” or “very serious” in the classroom. About 40% thought it “very serious.”