Executive Power & The Common Good | Rufo, Deneen, Caldwell, Yarvin & Burtka | Project Cosmos EP:01
August 19, 2025
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as posted by the channelIn the debut episode of Project Cosmos, Christopher Rufo, Patrick Deneen, Christopher Caldwell, Curtis Yarvin, and Johnny Burtka (President of ISI) gather for a provocative roundtable on one of the most urgent questions of our time:
👉 What is the future of executive power and can it serve the common good?
This wide-ranging discussion covers:
-The meaning of the common good in a pluralistic 21st-century America
-Whether liberalism has failed, and what comes next
-The origins and growth of the administrative state
-Should bureaucracy be dismantled, reformed, or used for populist ends?
-The role of DOGE reforms, tech, and MAGA in shaping political power
-How the Civil Rights revolution reshaped executive authority
-Is America an oligarchy—and what can be done about it?
-Historical lessons from Hamilton, Jefferson, Jackson, and Lincoln
-And the bold question: Should Americans embrace Caesarism?
📌 Project Cosmos is ISI’s new flagship series—intimate, living-room-style conversations where today’s leading thinkers tackle the deepest political and cultural challenges facing America.
Guests:
Christopher Rufo – writer, senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute
Patrick Deneen – political theorist, author of Why Liberalism Failed
Christopher Caldwell – journalist, author of The Age of Entitlement
Curtis Yarvin – political theorist and blogger
Johnny Burtka – President, Intercollegiate Studies Institute (ISI)
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