Project Cosmos: Conversations on the Future of Civilization The Future of American Education | Arnn, Brooks, Imam, Tate, Mitchell & Burtka
Jan 22, 2026
Dr. Larry Arnn, president of Hillsdale College, advocates classical liberal arts and civic education. Dr. Joshua Mitchell, Georgetown professor, examines identity politics and the erosion of mediating institutions. Dr. Jacob Imam, founder of the College of St. Joseph the Worker, blends liberal arts with manual trades. Pastor Corey Brooks builds inner-city schools and mentorship. They discuss reviving great books, marrying work and learning, school choice, and resisting illiberal trends.
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Make School Choice Real For Inner City Families
- Do expand school choice so parents can move children out of failing public schools.
- Pastor Corey Brooks plans a classical Christian boys' school on Chicago's South Side to serve gang-involved youth with mentorship and literacy focus.
The Crisis Is Giving Up On Knowledge
- Knowledge and truth are the central casualties in modern education, not just isolated problems.
- Larry Arnn argues reclaiming phrases like "the laws of nature and nature's God" signals restoring a shared understanding of truth.
Identity Politics Is Education's Poison
- Identity politics is poisoning higher education by framing groups as innocent victims and others as transgressors.
- Joshua Mitchell says purging that scapegoating frame is necessary for any genuine pursuit of knowledge.
