Nathan Lustig

If you like college basketball and have the humor of a college student, you need to read this blog called Club Trillion: Views From the End of the Bench. It’s written by Ohio State’s last man on the bench Mark “The Shark” Titus and is absolutely hilarious.  I’ll let “The Shark” explain the origin: Club [...]

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I loved Gladwell’s first book, The Tipping Point, but I actually like Outliers: The Story of Success even better.   I received Outliers from my parents as a gift and finished it in two sittings.  I found myself saying “wow” and “no way” aloud many times as I was reading the book, something that a [...]

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In “Why You’ll Love Paying for Roads that Used to be Free,” Eric A. Morris delivers a compelling arguement for setting up variable toll rates for public highways that are currently free to reduce congesting. It’s a really hard sell to politicians and citizens alike, but he argues: Variable tolling is an excellent public policy. [...]

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These commercials have been on during the latest bowl games including tonight’s Tostitos Fiesta Bowl (or Chip Bowl for those so inclined). I assume they are for Gatorade, but many people have been complaining that they do not mention the product at all.  These complaints are the exact point that the ads are going for. [...]

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Matt Millen is now an “expert” on NBC’s coverage of the NFL playoffs. Seriously? Millen’s old team, the Detroit Lions, just finished this season with the worst record ever, 0-16.  Why would anyone want to listen insight on football from a guy who’s team went 31-84 under his leadership?  Why would NBC trot out a [...]

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Why has there been so little innovation in both professional and college football? New offensive and defensive schemes happen every once in awhile, like the Wildcat offense or the Tampa 2 defense, but these changes are small variations on typical offenses and defenses.  Teams still line up in similar formations, drop back in the same [...]

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