Hunter (J.D., Ph.D.) serves as senior fellow for First Liberty’s Center for Religion, Culture, and Democracy. He is the author of Postliberal Protestants: Baptists between Obergefell and Christian Nationalism, The End of Secularism, Political Thought: A Student's Guide, and The System Has a Soul. His work has appeared in a wide variety of other books and journals. He is a regular commentator on the popular podcast The World & Everything in It.
The administration is shifting its message on the Strait of Hormuz—from military intervention to humanitarian effort. Also, Marco Rubio at the podium and debate over the War Powers Act. Washington Wednesday with Hunter Baker.
King Charles visits Washington amid strain in the transatlantic alliance, while a third attempt on President Trump’s life raises questions about political stability at home. Our Washington Wednesday conversation with Hunter Baker.
A Federal Reserve nomination raises questions about independence under political pressure, while a high-stakes redistricting vote in Virginia highlights a broader fight over power and process ahead of the midterms. Hunter Baker weighs in on Washington Wednesday.
What was meant to encourage debate now blocks action, as the Senate’s filibuster keeps even majority parties from governing effectively. Hunter Baker argues the chamber must change if it’s to work as intended.
From reconciliation fights to congressional resignations and a growing rift with the Vatican, several political tensions are unfolding at once. Hunter Baker has this week’s Washington Wednesday.
From a changing attorney general to pressure for political payback and a pivotal election in Hungary, the question is how far leaders can act—and where the system pushes back. Hunter Baker has this week’s Washington Wednesday.
Hunter Baker | Counterpoint: It would take a dubious philosophy of constitutional law to end birthright citizenship without an amendment
A free-speech victory, a high-stakes citizenship case, CPAC signals, and coordinated “No Kings” protests all point to a political season well underway. Hunter Baker has this week’s Washington Wednesday.
Four pressure points of governance—asylum law, election rules, TSA disruptions, and the Iran war—each testing how much control leaders truly have and how much the public will tolerate—on Washington Wednesday with Hunter Baker.
A top counterterrorism official resigns in protest of the Iran war as critics warn of another Middle East quagmire. Supporters argue victory could transform the region and rewrite the narrative of American power. WORLD’s Hunter Baker weighs the debate
