<p>Most humanities and social science professors have their heads up in fairy land; these are the liberals. English professors are generally the worst because most of what they study is far removed from the real world. If you talk to professors in fields that deal with the real world such as science, math, and economics profs, the liberal vs conservative difference essentially vanishes.</p>
<p>Many of the best economists in the world are conservative. Take Greg Mankiw, the head of Harvard’s economics department, as an example.</p>
<p>The two economics professors that I have had so far have been quite conservative.</p>