One of the talking points from the Left in recent years has been that the political leadership in “red states” such as Florida and Texas is causing a terrible problem, namely, that their universities must now deal with the exodus of their brilliant leftist faculty.

There was never any reason to believe it, and it has now been thoroughly debunked, as Grace Hall explains in today’s Martin Center article.

There was a dubious survey done by the AAUP that gave rise to this notion, but now, Hall writes, even lefty outlets admit that it was much ado about nothing:

Yet, now that the dust has settled, some outlets are being more cautious in their coverage of faculty sentiment in red states. According to the same Inside Higher Ed article, the New York Times’s most recent headline refers modestly to “some” Florida faculty who are dissatisfied with the state. Compared to the initial headlines, this editorial caution seems significant.”

Even if a few flaming hot leftist profs leave their jobs teaching politicized subjects, so what? They’re easily replaced.