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Project Cosmos: Conversations on the Future of Civilization

Project Cosmos: Conversations on the Future of Civilization

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Project Cosmos is a new series from the Intercollegiate Studies Institute (ISI) that brings together leading thinkers for candid, in-depth conversations about politics, culture, history, and the fate of the American regime.


Hosted in an informal, living-room setting, each episode feels less like a panel discussion and more like stepping inside a private exchange among some of today’s most influential intellectuals. Together, they explore urgent questions:

  • What is the common good in 21st-century America?
  • Has liberalism failed, and what comes after it?
  • Can the administrative state be reformed—or must it be dismantled?
  • Should Americans embrace a stronger executive power?
  • What lessons can we learn from Rome, the Founders, and modern history?


From executive authority and Caesarism to community, culture, and the role of elites, Project Cosmos offers unfiltered discussions at the highest level.

© 2026 Project Cosmos: Conversations on the Future of Civilization
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Episodios
  • Enchanting the Machine: Liturgy, Technology, & Wonder
    Feb 27 2026

    Join host Johnny Burtka with Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick, Peter Leithart, Hans Boersma, and Zachary Porcu for a deep conversation about re-enchantment in our technological age. This roundtable explores the revival of liturgical Christianity, the spiritual dimensions of technology, and what it means to live in an enchanted world.

    TIMESTAMPS:
    0:00 - What is enchantment?
    7:22 - Tolkien, WWI, and "death and the machine"
    23:33 - How did materialism become dominant?
    36:14 - Constantine and converting pagan culture
    51:37 - Technology as spiritual warfare
    1:11:00 - Asceticism and spiritual formation
    1:25:25 - The Incarnation and cosmic transformation
    1:29:27 - What do we do? Practical steps forward

    Featured Topics: Tolkien, liturgy, sacramental ontology, the Reformation, technology and Babel, saints' lives, the Jesus prayer, AI and attention, neo-paganism

    Recorded live at ISI's Christmas Open House on December 15, 2025, at Butterworth's in Washington, DC.

    A production of the Intercollegiate Studies Institute | isi.org

    ProjectCosmos #Enchantment #Christianity #Theology #Tolkien #Technology

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    1 h y 36 m
  • The Future of American Education | Arnn, Brooks, Imam, Tate, Mitchell & Burtka
    Jan 22 2026

    In this episode of Project Cosmos, Johnny Burtka brings together Dr. Larry Arnn, Pastor Corey Brooks, Jacob Imam, Jeremy Tate, and Dr. Joshua Mitchell for a powerful roundtable discussion on the future of American education as we approach the nation's 250th birthday.

    📌 Project Cosmos is ISI's flagship series—intimate, living-room-style conversations where today's leading thinkers tackle the deepest political and cultural challenges facing America.

    Guests:
    Dr. Larry Arnn – President, Hillsdale College
    Pastor Corey Brooks – Founder, Project H.O.O.D. and Leadership Academy (Chicago)
    Dr. Jacob Imam – Founder, College of St. Joseph the Worker (Steubenville, OH)
    Jeremy Tate – Founder & CEO, Classic Learning Test (CLT)
    Dr. Joshua Mitchell – Professor of Political Theory, Georgetown University
    Johnny Burtka – President, Intercollegiate Studies Institute (ISI)

    ⏰ Chapters:
    00:00 Introduction & 10-Year Vision for Education
    01:08 Pastor Corey Brooks on School Choice
    07:18 Jeremy Tate on Classical Learning Test
    08:18 Identity Politics & Higher Education
    28:50 Inner City Education & the Gospel
    1:04:15 The American Canon & Great Books
    1:20:00 Marriage, Family & Gender Dynamics
    1:40:00 Liberal Arts & Manual Labor
    1:47:45 AI, Digital Age & Human Competence

    🔔 Subscribe for more episodes of Project Cosmos, where ideas, history, and political strategy meet.

    ProjectCosmos #Education #ClassicalEducation #SchoolChoice #HigherEducation #LiberalArts #Faith #Truth #AmericanFamily #JohnnyBurtka #CoreyBrooks #LarryArnn #JacobImam #JeremyTate #JoshuaMitchell #ISI #Hillsdale #Tocqueville

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    1 h y 57 m
  • Technology & The American Family | Klavan, Bovard, Toscano, Pappin, Libresco Sargeant & Burtka | Project Cosmos EP:04
    Dec 9 2025

    In this episode of Project Cosmos, Spencer Klavan, Rachel Bovard, Michael Toscano, Gladden Pappin, Leah Libresco Sargent, and Johnny Burtka gather for a thought-provoking roundtable on one of the most pressing questions of our era:

    👉 How are technology, transhumanism, and AI reshaping the American family and our society’s future?

    This wide-ranging conversation explores:

    The promise and peril of AI and emerging technologies
    Whether technology can strengthen or undermine families and communities
    The intersection of faith, ethics, and the digital age
    How education and human skills are changing in the face of automation
    The global race for technological supremacy and its impact on policy
    Family policy, fertility, and the economic challenges of modern life
    Building real community and human connection in a tech-driven world

    📌 Project Cosmos is ISI’s flagship series—intimate, living-room-style conversations where today’s leading thinkers tackle the deepest political and cultural challenges facing America.

    Guests:
    Spencer Klavan – author, classicist, and commentator
    Rachel Bovard – policy director and writer
    Michael Toscano – executive director, The Institute for Family Studies
    Gladden Pappin – political scientist and editor
    Leah Libresco Sargent – author and speaker
    Johnny Burtka – President, Intercollegiate Studies Institute (ISI)

    ⏰ Chapters:
    00:00 Introduction & Framing the Technology Debate
    04:35 Technology, AI, and the American Family
    14:45 Faith, Ethics, and the Role of Technology
    26:40 Education, Human Skills, and AI
    44:40 Policy, Innovation, and Global Competition
    57:00 Family Policy, Fertility, and Economic Challenges
    1:15:00 Building Community & Human Connection
    1:54:43 Final Thoughts & Outro

    🔔 Subscribe for more episodes of Project Cosmos, where ideas, history, and political strategy meet.

    ProjectCosmos #Technology #AI #Transhumanism #AmericanFamily #JohnnyBurtka #SpencerKlavan #RachelBovard #MichaelToscano #GladdenPappin #LeahLibrescoSargent #Faith #Ethics #Policy #Family

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    1 h y 55 m
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