I usually say to my students that accuse academia of having a liberal bias, “ok, I’ll give you that one, but the military, religious institutions, talk radio and corporate America have a conservative bias.” I might have to rethink the last one after this graph from Adam Bonica.

It shows a wide spread of ideology by members of corporate boards based on their giving patterns. While this doesn’t necessarily prove that corporate America is ideologically neutral, it does suggest that members of corporate boards aren’t agents of the right. This might say something about the lack of serious distinction between our two political parties when it comes to issues of corprorate governance — but that for another blog post.

What do you think this says about corporate America’s ideological views?

HT: The Monkey Cage