Sunday, April 12, 2015

Closeted Conservatives

National Journal has an article about techies in Silicon Valley, and the Bay Area more generally, who are conservative but in the closet politically. Most feel if their right-leaning politics were known the knowledge would harm their career, their firm, or both.

I relate to their experience. I spent 33 years in academia, most of it as a neocon who voted GOP nearly exclusively. Even in my university's Business school faculty, conservative politics were somewhat uncommon and they are certainly rare across campus. I kept my opinions largely to myself, although a couple of friends knew I was no liberal.