A majority of college professors have been politically left for a long time, but most of them used to just teach their subjects. Over the last 40 years or so, that has changed. Many of them are activists, intent on pushing their beliefs at every opportunity. Finally, a counterattack has begun, as Republicans have gotten tired of funding their adversaries. But what, exactly, should be done?

That’s the question Russell Warne answers in today’s Martin Center article.

Here is one of his ideas:

The easiest way to reduce the ideological imbalance at universities is to selectively lay off untenured faculty. These should not be indiscriminate firings; rather, untenured faculty should be evaluated first and eliminated using objective criteria that indicate that they contribute to ideological imbalance. One characteristic of ideological new faculty is whether they were hired under plans or programs that reduced the competitiveness of the hiring process.

Among those, the first targets should be faculty hired with “diversity statements.”

Also, eliminate academic departments where the entire purpose is to promote grievances rather than to teach a body of knowledge.

The other part of the challenge is to increase the number of conservatives and libertarians so there will be a counterweight to the remaining leftists. Warne suggests:

The first tool is to establish scholarly centers that are staffed with experts in an area. There are hundreds of university centers for the intellectual study of cherished ideas on the left, like social change, climate change, and gender and sexuality. Universities serious about ideological balance should take stock of these centers and create an equivalent number of conservative centers with equal levels of staffing and funding.

There’s no time to waste.