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COMPLACENCY
The notion where Per Aspera began: the only way to the stars is through the difficulties.
MEDIA PLATFORM FOR
AMERICAN CAPABILITY
EXPLORE
American Capability
Is Built “Through Difficulties”
Per Aspera is a media platform for American Capability. We publish insights that can push our capability forward. We share field manuals from the tribe for fellow builders. We surface truths about the challenges that we face today.
Per Aspera — Latin for “through difficulties” — is built for those who refuse to treat American Capability as a trend. America is entering a new renaissance — velocity across every technological, industrial and cultural frontier at once — but velocity without clarity collapses. Noise is the enemy. Noise destroys stamina. Noise distorts judgment. Every movement that mattered failed the same way: signal was lost.
Because, American Capability is built “through difficulties.
Our Anti-Values
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HYPE OVER SIGNAL
Choosing to cover subjects of rigor and building real momentum through progress instead of noise.
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INTELLECTUAL DISHONESTY
Facing the world as it is, knowing that truth is the only foundation strong enough to build the future.
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TURF OVER NATION
We win the next century by acting as one — Americans and allies aligned toward a shared mission.
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IDOLATRY OF PAST
Honoring our history by surpassing it, rather than clinging to golden ages of the past.
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BOUGHT OBJECTIVITY
Earning trust through independence, letting truth guide the narrative — not influence, access, or agenda.
Frequently Asked Questions
Founders, operators, engineers, investors, policymakers, and anyone serious about rebuilding American industrial and technological strength.
We cover the systems that matter for American power — defense, manufacturing, semiconductors, energy, AI, aerospace, and supply chains — through the lens of people actually building them.
No. Per Aspera is non-partisan. Our focus is national strength, industrial capacity, and technological leadership.
We publish once a week, with occasional special briefs tied to major developments in industry, technology, or national competitiveness.
At the moment, contributions are by invite-only.
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