Everyone makes mistakes, and the brilliant among us are no exception as Mario Livio tells us in his new book Brilliant Blunders: From Darwin to Einstein – Colossal Mistakes by Great Scientists That Changed Our Understanding of Life and the Universe.

Livio, an astrophysicist who works on the Hubble telescope, tells of how even the most genius minds sometimes made mistakes in their work–and the discoveries they made came in spite of, or sometimes because of, their mistakes.

We’re joined today by a favored guest, Craig Sirles, professor of English at DePaul University, to discuss one of our favorite topics–namely, the current state of English usage. Is it whom or who? Milt and I or Milt and me? And, what are some of our pet peeves? We’ll address these and more on today’s show–If only your high school English class could be as much fun!

What is a think tank, and how do they operate? One of the more prominent ones is based in Chicago and known as The Heartland Institute. The president of The Heartland Institute, Joe Bast, joined us to talk about some of the issues they deal with, the business of running a think tank, and the differences in running one now vs. 20 years ago.

Donald Rumsfeld has been a Congressman, White House Chief of Staff, CEO of numerous corporations, and served as Secretary of Defense in two different administrations. Over his many years of government and corporate life, he’s become known for what he calls his rules–a collection of stories, quotes, sayings and other lessons useful to anyone in a leadership position. Now he’s collected these rules into a most informative book called, what else, Rumsfeld’s Rules: Leadership Lessons in Business, Politics, War, and Life. We talk with him about his time in government, the war in Irag, and how these rules have guided him through his various posts and challenges in life.

In the excellent new book The Savior Generals, written by one of our favorite guests, Victor Davis Hanson, we look at five different generals and how they met the challenges they faced on the battlefield. Ranging from the Athenian general Themistocles to General William Tecumseh Sherman to General David Petraeus, Hanson shows us a common theme that runs through these heralded military leaders. It’s a fascinating look at leadership and military tactics and how they shaped the reputations of these great men.

Was the Arab Spring really surge of democracy that many in the media and government made it out to be? Not according to today’s guest. Andrew McCarthy has written Spring Fever, a book that says for many who practice Islam, freedom simply doesn’t have a place, and the values of the west are at odds with this worldview.

Our 30th President, Calvin Coolidge, is often listed by historians in the bottom quarter of Presidential rankings. Does he belong there? Amity Shlaes, the author of the excellent new biography Coolidge certainly doesn’t believe so. We talk with Shlaes about her new book, the life and times of a severely misunderstood President, and Shlaes role in furthering the understanding of conservative economic policy.

You can find the book on Amazon here.

In our inaugural show, we talk with Mark Steyn, author of the book After America and a favorite guest of The Milt Rosenberg Show. We talk with Mark about the host of scandals plaguing the Obama administration, the Boston Bombing suspect, and the changing cultural face of America.

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