<p>I don’t think it is a conspiracy that makes the media more liberal than the average American. It is a process of self-selection. Those individuals who tend to be idealist, have a healthy skepticism of government, have an unhealthy sense of moral superiority, and could not solve a differential equation if their life depended on it are drawn to journalism.</p>
<p>The military happens to be more conservative due to the same process of self-selection. Individuals drawn to the military tend to believe in the concept, or are at least open to the concept of duty, honor, and country.</p>
<p>It seems to me, it is intellectually dishonest not to acknowledge that the national media, as a whole, is more liberal than the average American. It is equally intellectually dishonest not to acknowledge that the U.S. military, as a whole, is more conservative than the average American.</p>