Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
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
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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
