David and I have blogged about this before — the point being that whatever liberal bias there is in academia, conservatives need to man up and state their views (and stop exaggerating the consequences for doing so). Over on the Corner, David Kahane makes a similar point about Hollywood:

While I don’t go out of my way to start political discussions, my sentiments are freely shared with those I work with (mostly producers and agents) if and when the subject comes up. Sometimes, true, they’ll stop a dinner party conversation in its tracks, as happened one memorable evening in the Hollywood Hills with a once-famous but now has-been TV and movie star, but they’re generally regarded as a kind of weird affectation, like Wiccanism, that can be overlooked if said producers and agents want to get their hands on the story material. Plus, it’s amusing to see how many conservative sentiments you can sneak into a script before the producer starts to notice.