The Administrative State, Part 3: Academic Freedom [The Baker Brief, 8/6/22]

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.