Ain't Gonna Study Anti-War No More

Ask the Students

Shaped by memories of their own student days, baby boomers take it for granted that recreational leftism will always be a favorite pastime of collegians. But times change, believe it or not, and student predilections do, too. This is evident in a national poll of undergraduates by Harvard University’s Institute of Politics. When asked to characterize their “feelings about being an American,” 43 percent of respondents termed themselves “very patriotic,” while 49 percent said they’re “somewhat patriotic.”