Stephen K. Baskerville (born October 15, 1957) is an American author and

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. He was previously an Associate Professor of Government at

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, and currently teaches at the

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. He is described by

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as a leading authority on

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and the

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system. Baskerville's most recent book, ''Who Lost America?: Why the United States Went “Communist” and What to Do about It'', was published in 2024 by

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Education and employment

Baskerville holds a BA in International Relations from

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as well as a PhD in Political Science and History from the

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. Baskerville was a Professor of Government and Director of the International Politics & Policy program at

. He was previously Professor of Political Science at

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. He is the managing editor of the International Journal for Religious Freedom. In 1996 Baskerville published ''Not Peace but a Sword'', dealing with the "

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" of the

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era, which was described by one reviewer as "comprehensive."

Families and fathers

Baskerville has served as the president of the American Coalition of Fathers and Children, and has been featured as a guest on

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. ''

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'' described Baskerville as both critiquing the ways the systems create individual crimes and arguing that they create patronage systems and function at times to perpetuate the high levels of divorce that require the current large staffs in the system. It describes Baskerville's speciality as studying how public policy affects the family and working as an activist to change the policy. Baskerville's book ''Taken Into Custody: The War Against Fatherhood, Marriage and the Family'' (Cumberland House Publishing, 2007) was described by ''

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'' as possibly his biggest contribution to public policy debates. In a 2011 article for the ''International Journal for Religious Freedom'', Baskerville described "the sexual agenda," which he defined as " mpaigns for women’s and homosexual rights,

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, and other issues related to family and sexuality" as "the greatest threat to religious freedom – and therefore to freedom generally – in the

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today."International Journal for Religious Freedom, Vol. 4 Issue 2, 2011, p. 91.

References

External links

Professor Baskerville's testimony
to the

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in August 2007
''O'Reilly Factor'' interview with Baskerville
{{DEFAULTSORT:Baskerville, Stephen Alumni of the London School of Economics American political scientists American University School of International Service alumni Fathers' rights activists 1957 births Living people Howard University faculty Patrick Henry College faculty