https://bsky.app/profile/ascendantproject.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/ascendantproject.bsky.social/post/3mtzxnsz3t32lState of the World Check in Today's episode is a discussion on the State of the World.... https://theascendantproject.com/2026/08/27/state-of-the-world-check-in/27 Aug 2026 04:02 +0000at://did:plc:ttmmryojchdkifjqwtpsph36/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtzxnsz3t32lhttps://bsky.app/profile/ascendantproject.bsky.social/post/3mt3ryyjlhj2fOverSTEMulated The Ascendant Project considers whether society has focused too much on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. The implication being that Artificial Intelligence is the result of STEM and it has come at the cost of… https://theascendantproject.com/2026/08/15/overstemulated/ https://theascendantproject.com/2026/08/15/overstemulated/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social15 Aug 2026 04:01 +0000at://did:plc:ttmmryojchdkifjqwtpsph36/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt3ryyjlhj2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/ascendantproject.bsky.social/post/3mrtkmvhpvo2sHot Water Using the Jevons Paradox, comparing the adoption of hot water in homes to the adoption of AI may be useful. Read. Listen. Think.... https://theascendantproject.com/2026/07/30/hot-water/30 Jul 2026 04:02 +0000at://did:plc:ttmmryojchdkifjqwtpsph36/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrtkmvhpvo2shttps://bsky.app/profile/ascendantproject.bsky.social/post/3mqqdzkkdu327Minnesota Between the killings of Renee Goode and Alex Peretti, Julius had to go to Minnesota to perform IT work in Latino groceries stores. His experience caused him to remember a unique sermon from his teenage years and process the… https://theascendantproject.com/2026/07/16/minnesota/ https://theascendantproject.com/2026/07/16/minnesota/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social16 Jul 2026 04:01 +0000at://did:plc:ttmmryojchdkifjqwtpsph36/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqqdzkkdu327https://bsky.app/profile/ascendantproject.bsky.social/post/3mps6h4sbn727Reaction Episode: Common Sense by Thomas Paine Statue of Thomas Paine. Image by Shutterstock Welcome to the July 4th Episode of The Ascendant Project!!!... https://theascendantproject.com/2026/07/04/reaction-episode-common-sense-by-thomas-paine/04 Jul 2026 04:01 +0000at://did:plc:ttmmryojchdkifjqwtpsph36/app.bsky.feed.post/3mps6h4sbn727https://bsky.app/profile/ascendantproject.bsky.social/post/3mnydptxrih2xOur Sacred Honor In early July of 1776, a document was written that marked something that was in the land of De Facto, and fortified it with the forces of De Jure.... https://theascendantproject.com/2026/06/11/our-sacred-honor/11 Jun 2026 04:01 +0000at://did:plc:ttmmryojchdkifjqwtpsph36/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnydptxrih2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/ascendantproject.bsky.social/post/3mnvo6cf2rg25Memorial Day The Ascendant Project observes Memorial Day by discussing what Memorial Day means to us as well as Veterans Affairs.... https://theascendantproject.com/2026/05/24/memorial-day/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social10 Jun 2026 02:30 +0000at://did:plc:ttmmryojchdkifjqwtpsph36/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnvo6cf2rg25https://bsky.app/profile/ascendantproject.bsky.social/post/3mnvnvkxglt2iFrom Silence to Strength https://theascendantproject.com/2026/04/16/from-silence-to-strength/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social10 Jun 2026 02:26 +0000at://did:plc:ttmmryojchdkifjqwtpsph36/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnvnvkxglt2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/ascendantproject.bsky.social/post/3mnvnsajft52xNo Kings 3 Discussion Brian and Julius discuss praises and criticisms of the 3rd No Kings Protest and movement.... https://theascendantproject.com/2026/04/30/no-kings-3-discussion/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social10 Jun 2026 02:24 +0000at://did:plc:ttmmryojchdkifjqwtpsph36/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnvnsajft52xhttps://bsky.app/profile/ascendantproject.bsky.social/post/3mnvnpgl3er2yFor The Love of Country Patriotism is not nostalgia for a perfect past that never existed, nor denial of our failures, but the willingness to carry hope for one another even during hard times. Love of country means grieving together, arguing honestly, growing together, and refusing to give up on… https://theascendantproject.com/2026/05/14/for-the-love-of-country/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social10 Jun 2026 02:22 +0000at://did:plc:ttmmryojchdkifjqwtpsph36/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnvnpgl3er2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/ascendantproject.bsky.social/post/3mgbzkzdbx22dOf The First Amendment and the Concept of Loyal Opposition Ascendant Project Logo, by Alicia Bolli Of The First Amendment and the Concept of Loyal Opposition. Essay by Brian Smyers. Interview by Julius Knapp. In a time of political divisiveness and heated passions, as we are in now, it is… https://theascendantproject.com/2026/03/05/of-the-first-amendment-and-the-concept-of-loyal-opposition/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social05 Mar 2026 05:05 +0000at://did:plc:ttmmryojchdkifjqwtpsph36/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgbzkzdbx22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/ascendantproject.bsky.social/post/3m73fo4qtoi2qSeason One Questionnaire Thank you for being a listening in the inaugural year of The Ascendant Project! We strive to improve our podcast, and your feedback is of paramount important part of this process. Please complete this 25 question survey to help us improve and provide better content in the… https://theascendantproject.com/2025/12/03/season-one-questionnaire/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social03 Dec 2025 11:56 +0000at://did:plc:ttmmryojchdkifjqwtpsph36/app.bsky.feed.post/3m73fo4qtoi2q