If free market principles were applied in the academy, a diversity of opinions from those with diverse backgrounds would be naturally occur, as the selection process would be a normal distribution based entirely on merit. Any attempts to manage the process will necessarily deviate from this optimal solution, such deviation by definition being suboptimal. It's sad to see those claiming to be academics employ question-begging, evidence-free arguments to support their positions. Perhaps they need to go back to school and take rhetoric and/or discussions such as these have moderators to call out the logical fallacies and other rhetorical violations to force them to make coherent arguments supported by facts and evidence, as opposed to a constant appeal to authority they believe their position automatically conveys.
A ridiculous example of the rationalization of racism.
If free market principles were applied in the academy, a diversity of opinions from those with diverse backgrounds would be naturally occur, as the selection process would be a normal distribution based entirely on merit. Any attempts to manage the process will necessarily deviate from this optimal solution, such deviation by definition being suboptimal. It's sad to see those claiming to be academics employ question-begging, evidence-free arguments to support their positions. Perhaps they need to go back to school and take rhetoric and/or discussions such as these have moderators to call out the logical fallacies and other rhetorical violations to force them to make coherent arguments supported by facts and evidence, as opposed to a constant appeal to authority they believe their position automatically conveys.