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Elite Colleges Drive Panic
- The political correctness panic mostly centered on a tiny number of elite liberal arts colleges.
- These schools disproportionately influenced national debates, despite enrolling only 4% of students.
Political Correctness as Purity Test
- The term "political correctness" originated as a negative accusation about forced ideological purity.
- It was rarely used earnestly except to discredit opponents.
Conservative Long War on Colleges
- Conservatives have targeted colleges for decades, evolving their criticisms from Marxism to social issues.
- This strategy included funding opponents and creating conservative campus media.