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Last week, we heard from Alex Petkas from the Cost of Glory Podcast. Alex is a former Classics professor from Princeton who is now focused on classical education, especially for men and boys.

We discuss:

* How are the classics, especially the biographies of great men, are relevant to what we’re trying to accomplish?

* What translations are most accurate and accessible?

* Can we rebuild the engine of competition and cultivation that produced the greatest Greeks, Romans, and early Americans?

* What’s the point of cultivating an energetic and dangerous spirit if there are no non-suicidal outlets for it?

* How serious were the Greeks and Romans about their distaste for commerce?

* How would a great Classical hero respond if placed in our time and circumstances? Would he self-immolate rather than live under such a system, or would he “play the long game”?

* What is Alex’s personal vision for the future of classical education?

* How can we get our kids accustomed to playful, proportionate physical and rhetorical violence?

* Alex’s thoughts on various Classical scholars

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EXIT News

* On tonight’s weekly group call (Tuesday, 9PM ET), we will discuss Fustel de Coulanges’ The Ancient Family. It’s a short but fascinating survey of the primordial religious and family practices of the proto-Indo-Europeans, as pieced together from study of Greek, Roman, and Hindu texts.

* Last weekend, we got together in Washington DC for the Steve Sailer Noticing event, as well as a cocktail hour on the roof of the Watergate and a barbecue.

* This Friday night (10/18), we will host a cocktail hour in Austin, TX in collaboration with Praxis. Invitation available below the paywall for subscribers. +1s welcome.

* The DFW guys will be shooting airsoft on Saturday, 11/2. Members can inquire in the #texas channel.

* Meetup in San Francisco, Saturday 11/9. This will be a family meetup, so bring the wife and kids. (Event may be postponed in the event of civil war.) Cocktail hour invite for subscribers below.

Member Q&A with Alex Petkas (Cost of Glory)

EXIT Podcast (private feed for joe.substack@hootman.org)