THE BAKER BRIEF with Professor John Baker

Professor John Baker further explains the growth of federal police power, tracing it back to the seminal 1903 Supreme Court case Champion v. Ames ("The Lottery Case"), which in tandem with the manufacturing of seemingly endless new "crimes" by the administrative state, could eventually transform our society into one more closely resembling the oppressive regimes that so many have fled in order to come here.

Professor John Baker explains how, contrary to the vision of the framers which emphasized federalism and separation of powers, and placed the police power with state and local governments, the administrative state has cultivated a massive police power of its own through the criminal enforcement of hundreds of thousands of pages worth of federal regulations.

Professor John Baker explains the origins of our 4th Amendment protections against unreasonable searches and seizures, and the dismaying growth of Federal police powers originally intended to lay with state and local governments.

Professor John Baker describes how "Social Studies," an outgrowth of the Progressive Education movement, has steered students away from learning about the Constitution as it is actually written and left them clueless as to why the structure of our government is important.

What do YOU see as the most important aspect of the United States Constitution? Professor John Baker, with a little help from the late great Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, launches an explication of what sets our Constitution apart from all other Constitutions and founding documents the world over.

Professor John Baker explains how the Progressive departure from the Constitution as-written has led not only to the rise of the Administrative State, but also a dangerous misunderstanding of the Constitution itself by our military leadership which threatens to countermand civilian control of the military.

Professor John Baker explains how private accrediting agencies serve as an indirect conduit for the administrative state to exercise control over higher education curriculums, and the reason why colleges and universities are so often small "islands of blue" even throughout very red states.

Professor John Baker describes how the growth of the administrative state eventually gave it commanding influence over higher education curriculums, why college tuitions seem to grow endlessly, and why it's so difficult for colleges and universities to break free of federal influence today.

Professor John Baker breaks down how Progressives attempt to wield the power of the administrative state to influence K-12 public education, and how administrative law and regulatory "rulemaking" have overrun congressional and state legislative power.

Professor John Baker traces the history of federal influence over education, going back to the Land Ordinance of 1785 and the Northwest Ordinance of 1787, through to modern Supreme Court cases on prayer in schools, and the founding of the Department of Education.

Is academic freedom an unalloyed good? Or has its abuse played a role in the takeover of American universities by a politically motivated minority keen to rescind academic freedom for others once they have cemented their power and control? Professor John Baker gives a brief history of academic freedom from its Humboldtian origins to today, reflecting upon concerning parallels between the corruption and ultimate loss of academic freedom in early 20th century Germany, and the ongoing corruption of academic freedom in America.

Has the modern American university system been corrupted beyond the point of repair? Professor John Baker shares the story of tenured UCLA anthropology professor Joseph H. Manson, the latest in a growing cohort of renowned and respected academics hailing from all across the political spectrum who have thrown up their hands and tendered public resignations from their resident institutions on the grounds that an entrenched minority of far-left "woke" ideologues have come to dominate academic life and impoverish the prospect of meaningful academic inquiry. Professor Manson's full blog article: https://josephhmanson.com/2022/07/04/why-im-leaving-the-university/ https://www.commonsense.news/p/why-im-giving-up-tenure-at-ucla/

Professor John Baker charts a brief history of the emergence of the American elite in industry and in higher education, and the genesis of the administrative state.

Continuing a common theme from last week regarding a "Divided America" — and exploring how democratic the constitution is, or should be.

Much has been written, published and broadcast about a Divided America. Even more so since the Supreme Court recently overturned the Roe v. Wade decision which had legalized abortion. Is the divide between people in Blue and Red states as deep as generally portrayed in the media? Or might the division be one between the elites that shape culture and ordinary Americans?

Professor John Baker discusses how and why The Declaration of Independence, a once central aspect of the observance of Independence Day, has become forgotten, or worse — ignored, in the current cultural zeitgeist.