Karl Marx Tops List Of Most Assigned “Economists” In U.S. College Classes

It’s an increasingly well known fact that the halls of academia are littered with liberalism, but new statistical evidence demonstrates just how liberal they really are.

Karl Marx, author of the notorious The Communist Manifesto, is the most assigned “economist”, to use the word loosely, in U.S. college classes. As far as notable works relating to economics and finance go, The Communist Manifesto tops the list.

According to MarketWatch,

Each text is assigned a count, registering the number of times it appears in syllabi, and a teaching score, “a numerical indicator of the frequency with which a particular work is taught,” according to the site.

Some books show up where you might not expect them.

For instance, a search for “economics” shows Paul Krugman at the top of the list with his iconic “Economics,” which gets a count of 1,081 and score of 89.4. However, Gregory Mankiw’s “Macroeconomics,” doesn’t appear at all under the same search, even though it gets a count of 989 and a teaching score of 87.5.

Karl Marx’s classic receives a count of 3,189 and a score of 99.7. It doesn’t actually show up under economics texts either, as it is generally taught along with philosophy texts such as “The Social Contract,” by Jean-Jacques Rousseau; “Leviathan,” by Thomas Hobbes; and “On Liberty,” by John Stuart Mill.

The only books assigned more frequently than “The Communist Manifesto” were “The Elements of Style,” the writing guide by William Strunk which was popularized by E.B. White, and “The Republic,” by Plato.

Among other standouts, “Mein Kampf,” by Adolph Hitler, received a count of 697 and a score of 75.7. “What Is To Be Done,” by Vladimir Lenin received a count of 361 and a teaching score of 45.9.

No wonder most young people are leaving school decrying capitalism and “fighting for $15”.

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