High Tech Lithobolia (or When Stone-Throwing Devils Go Online)

I did not know what the word meant, either, so I’ll explain.  “ Lithobolia ” is a “stone-throwing devil,” a kind of poltergeist that might—s...

This Could Be Heaven or This Could Be Hell

I’m just finishing up  Don Felder’s book, “Heaven and Hell: My Life in the Eagles (1974-2001). ”  I’ve had a little fling with rock ‘n roll ...

Wanted: Enlightened Despots

The worst lie ever told in an Economics class is this: If everyone optimizes his individual happiness, the entire system is optimized.    I ...

Beware the Brown M&Ms

Even people who have never heard a Van Halen song may know the rock band for its infamous performance clause calling for a backstage bowl of...

Who Are These People?

I took the Amtrak Acela Express from Boston to New York City last week.  If you've ever ridden the Acela you know that most of the trai...