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Seems to me it's the other way around. Liberalism was born in academia and has spread from there.

That's seems to be a common refrain from conservatives. I used to be far more conservative, but I never bought that argument.

What is it about people with MA and PhD programs that fosters a liberal environment? Your answer just reinforces the question OP asked.

There more education I've received (high school, BA, then MA, now MA+45) the more liberal I've become (mostly on social issues I'm more moderate on fiscal issues). And I was raised in a fiercely conservative family with conservative grandparents.

So, there is something to this!

Oh, and many of my teachers were also conservative (religious private schools for BA and some MA), but I still ended up more liberal.

Could you provide some sources or suggested reading regarding this topic? I haven't encountered this opinion before and I'm quite curious how this came about.

Nietzsche's whole opus documents this quite well. You can google him or look him up on amazon maybe.

Does Nietzsche record the spreading of liberal views from academia to the greater mainstream and confirm liberal views were born in academia first and foremost?

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