I'm wondering if The Problem comes from The Academy becoming Big Business?

BTW (as someone on The Right) Ideology, is also a problem. When (say) 90% of Professors hold the same basic world view...this is a problem.

"Midwits. This isn’t merely ignorance—it’s midwittery. Many academics are not particularly intelligent; they are, at best, middling intellects."

I'm thinking this has probably always been the case. The number of really smart brilliant has always been small. Also the idea that if someone knows a lot about one thing (Or Are Famous!), they Must know a lot about some other subject.