Bryan T. Baker

by Bryan T. Baker January 9, 2019

Socratic Seminar: Balancing Liberty and Security at Interior Border Patrol Checkpoints

Assign this reading: https://smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/tyranny-majority-interior-federal-checkpoints. It should be read before class. Begin class by playing this spot: “In Arizona, Citizens KeepContinue Reading

by Bryan T. Baker January 2, 2019

Essays History National Security

Placing Putin’s Pragmatism in Perspective

This essay was originally published in Small Wars Journal under a Creative Commons license. This excerpt is reprinted with theContinue Reading

by Bryan T. Baker December 21, 2018

History Keeping The Republic

Ep. 6. Justice and the Mexican-American War

The United States fought a war with Mexico from 1846 to 1848. The result was a resounding US victory andContinue Reading

by Bryan T. Baker December 20, 2018

Blog Politics Theology

Are Political Cults Seizing the Republic?

Andrew Sullivan just wrote an incredibly interesting piece for New York Magazine. He starts with this bold claim: “Everyone hasContinue Reading

by Bryan T. Baker December 14, 2018

Blog Teachers

Call For Lesson Plans

Dear Teachers/Professors, Do you have a lesson that you look forward to every year? Do you have a topic that getsContinue Reading

by Bryan T. Baker December 11, 2018

Blog History Teachers

John Brown: Hero or Terrorist?

Socratic Seminar *Assign a textbook reading on John Brown’s Raid the night before the seminar. How does Federick Douglass characterizeContinue Reading