Hi, everybody. This is Gadsad. Today I have a repeat guest. He was here. I checked November 18th,

2025, so about five months ago. I've got Professor Steven Scultetti. How are you doing, sir?

Oh, I'm doing really well, and it's great to see you again, Gad. You too. And so I just want to remind

people who you are. Number one, you are a professor of philosophy at old miss you're also the chair of the

department of philosophy and religion at old miss but if that wasn't keeping you busy enough you

decided to found a center which i am a proud member of the declaration of independence center for

the study of american freedom for the Study of American Freedom.

So I always have a very hard time nailing you down to meet, not because you don't wish to meet,

but because I always look at my wife and I say, how does this guy do it? Anything else you want to

add to your unbelievable burden of responsibilities that you have?

Well, and I still, you know, I genuinely love teaching.

So I'm still in the classroom working with just fantastic students and, you know, working on my scholarship.

So I'm still trying to be a professor of philosophy as well as all these different administrative tasks.

But each is exciting in its own way, but I still really am devoted to my students and my teaching as well.

That's beautiful.

Since you mentioned, you know, a professor of philosophy, and for those of you who don't know,

your main area of expertise, although you have several related areas, is of course Aristotle.

I believe we discussed him at some length the last time you were on the show. I thought we'd

start today. So you and I agreed prior to the show that we might try to

stick as best as we can to the theme of freedom and education. Remember, we are at a center

that tries to promote American freedom. And so we will talk about that. And maybe the best way to

start that, since I have a classicist of sort on the show,

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