Milt Rosenberg

Something is rotten in the state of Illinois. More people are leaving than coming and, despite the many qualities of life in the Chicagoland area, people are choosing to work and live in other states where they can, frankly, keep more of their money. What would a healthier economy in our state entail? What can…

Michael Walsh is a renowned critic. But instead of music or film, this time he has turned his attention to the cultural decline of our nation and our rotting society. His latest, The Devil’s Pleasure Palace:The Cult of Critical Theory and the Subversion of the West has become a hugely influential work upon publication. What…

Chris Cerf is no stranger to creative language. Along with his co-author Henry Beard, he also co-founded National Lampoon, was a publisher at Random House, worked on The Muppets and Sesame Street, contributed to Saturday Night Live, and has composed songs for some of the biggest musicians on the planet. Their latest work, Spinglish–with the…

On this program we occasionally venture into the realm of entertainment. Our last film discussion was on the Western. Today, we focused on Film Noir. Like any genre, there are great and not-so-great entries. So today we spoke on the best as we see them. John Kupetz, Nathan Holmes, and Matt Hauske have seen almost…

The race for the presidency is in full swing. But what if the very seat on which so much money is spent and for which so many are running was too close to the very office–of king–than our founding fathers ever intended? That is the contention of F.H. Buckley, who has written a masterful work…

Two themes to which we often return on this program are faith and fact. Or, more specifically, religion and science. Dr. Jerry Coyne–always a remarkable interview–has just had published another supremely fascinating book, Faith Versus Fact: Why Science and Religion are Incompatible. You should read his previous influential work, Why Evolution is True. Coyne is…

One need not look further than Donald Trump’s ascendancy to the top of the GOP candidate heap to know that Americans have become disillusioned with the political establishment. James Piereson takes a look at previous political ‘revolutions’ that have already taken place in this country. Piereson tells us that another is on its way. His…

It wasn’t the Roman Senate or Lincoln v Douglas, but it was entertaining. Perhaps that is, for better or worse, a large part of the formula of a political “debate” in the digital age. Donald Trump came in a large favorite. There are mixed feelings as to whether that lead will be so large once…

Of course, when you see the phrase “Elementary, my dear Watson” you think of Sherlock Holmes. But…Holmes never uttered this phrased. It’s one of the great misquotes in literary history, and it’s just one of many we explored recently when we welcomed three ‘Sherlockians‘, all part of the group The Hounds of the Baskerville. Dr.…

What is funny? When does something become funny? Cease to be funny? Christopher Miller is a best-selling author, college professor who asked himself these questions and set out to answer the in his very amusing book, American Cornball: A Laffopedic Guide to the Formerly Funny. Think Whoope Cushions, squirting flowers, college professors and countless others.…

We’ve all heard of the “Military Industrial Complex”. Indeed, we were warned that we guard against undue influence by that then-new termed institution by President Eisenhower as he prepared to leave office. But long before America felt compelled to have a permanent armaments industry, many men were fast at work to ensure that we would…

We make no secret of our respect, admiration and, yes, love of Israel. And though turmoil in the region is nothing new, we thought that we should continue to examine the percolating situation in the Middle East after we’ve been able to analyze the Iranian nuclear deal. Two of our favorite people with whom to…

By now we now that the continents were one body of land that was broken apart to give us our present landforms. But there is much, much more to plate tectonics, seismology, hyrdology and their affiliated disciplines. We wanted to know what the future held for Earth. What will it look like in 1000 years?…

Dr. James McPherson has dedicated his entire career to the study of the Civil War. As he so eloquently shows us in his new book, the Civil War is still as relevant–if not more relevant–to our current times than to those that were directly affected by it.

The race for the White House in 2016 is fully underway. The GOP side is entertaining, to say the least. The Democrat side has not, so far, been as colorful, though questions still remain as to who will succeed President Obama in running for the presidency. We thought it the right time to sit down…

Old Time Radio…our favorite. It’s what got us into the business. Milt has his shows and personalities that will forever remain his favorite: Vic and Sade, Jean Shepherd, Bob and Ray. Chuck Schaden is a legend in his own right. His long-running (still running!) show, “Speaking of Radio” is a treasure. Old time radio stars…

Shakespeare is as relevant as ever. Like Elvis, his genius isn’t always apparent, especially when he’s foisted upon the youth. But as patience and a thirst for learning set in, the magnificence of his characters and an appreciation of the scale of these productions finally hits you. There’s a reason he’s so popular and legendary.…

Former Israeli Ambassador the the U.S., Michael Oren, has written a truly brilliant memoir of his time in that post at exactly the right time. While the streets of Tehran teem with those calling for Death to America and Death to the Jews, Oren’s insider’s account of the pressures faced by the Middle East’s lone…

Stephen Harding is a wonderful military historian and editor-in-chief of Military History. He wrote the great book The Last Battle, the amazing story in which German and American soldiers actually fought together. That one will be coming to a movie screen near you. Last to Die is the story of Anthony Marchione—the last American killed…

Robert E. Lee is back in the news, and not for the best of reasons. He’s certainly not a target for Union snipers, but rather a target for political correctness, for those that want to erase history. And a car named after him won’t be outrunning any tv sheriffs again. For years, this brilliant American…