by Bryan T. Baker May 17, 2019 Keeping The Republic Ep. 10. Graduates, Reject the American Dream The following exhortation was delivered to the first graduating class of BASIS Goodyear High School on May 17, 2019. Minor changesContinue Reading
by Bryan T. Baker March 23, 2019 Great Books Keeping The Republic Politics Theology Ep. 9. Walt Whitman and C.S. Lewis on Keeping the Soul of the Republic What role do the arts and literature play in a democracy? What are the root causes of the political, social,Continue Reading
by Bryan T. Baker February 22, 2019 History Keeping The Republic Politics Ep. 8. The Imperial Presidency? Placing Trump’s Emergency Declaration in Context Donald Trump just declared a national emergency. Was this the justified action of a commander-in-chief? Or was this a powerContinue Reading
by Bryan T. Baker January 26, 2019 Keeping The Republic National Security Politics Ep. 7. Drugs, War and Immigration Drugs and people flow north, guns flow south, and Mexico’s streets fill with blood. It’s part two of our talkContinue 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 November 22, 2018 Great Books Keeping The Republic Ep. 5. Is Diversity a Strength? A Discussion of 12 Angry Men and the Tyranny of the Majority On a recent episode of Tucker Carlson Tonight, Mr. Carlson challenged his audience to prove to him how exactly diversity isContinue Reading