Clayton J. Baker, MD, Author at Brownstone Institute

Clayton J. Baker, MD

C.J. Baker, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a quarter century in clinical practice. He has held numerous academic medical appointments, and his work has appeared in many journals, including the Journal of the American Medical Association and the New England Journal of Medicine. From 2012 to 2018 he was Clinical Associate Professor of Medical Humanities and Bioethics at the University of Rochester.

What is Medical Freedom, Exactly?

By Clayton J. Baker, MD | November 20, 2023

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“Medical freedom” has become more than a buzzword. It is also a movement, with its advocates, experts, and critics. Multiple medical freedom conferences hav... Read more.

The Depopulation Bomb: A Halloween Sci-Fi Tale

By Clayton J. Baker, MD | October 31, 2023

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A plague, a pestilence, a pandemic seemed more promising. Past naturally occurring pandemics had reduced human populations much more successfully than wars. The... Read more.

My Golden Retriever Confronts the Medical Juggernaut

By Clayton J. Baker, MD | October 27, 2023

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The whole episode left me with a lingering, uneasy, even unhealthy feeling. It’s not exactly déjà vu, but rather the sensation that I’d been through somet... Read more.

The Dirty Secret About How Masks Really “Work”

By Clayton J. Baker, MD | September 10, 2023

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Masks are also extremely effective in exposing dissidents. Who dares to stand up against the state? There’s one, right over there. Shame on them. Shun them. A... Read more.

Solutions to Vaccine Troubles in Ten Sentences

By Clayton J. Baker, MD | July 24, 2023

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A open, public discussion and debate should be undertaken on the appropriate role of vaccines in public health, including, among other issues, a) a critical rev... Read more.

The Pharmacological Path to Soft-Core Totalitarianism

By Clayton J. Baker, MD | June 15, 2023

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Soft-core totalitarianism was predicted by past seers who tried to warn us about where Western Civilization was headed. The leavening of tyranny with the intent... Read more.

The Four Pillars of Medical Ethics Were Destroyed in the Covid Response

By Clayton J. Baker, MD | May 12, 2023

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Individual patients can and must affect change. They must replace the betrayed trust they once held in the public health establishment and the healthcare indust... Read more.