After being mailed from Denver on July 7, then traveling the midsection of America while trying to find Palestine, Texas, Elaine’s eBay purchase—and our patience while trying to reel in an old but working IBM Selectric II—came to an end overnight.eBay—to their credit—came through with a refund of just over $200.Honestly, we will probably give up. Elaine said, “I don’t really need it.” And both of us have learned over nearly eight decades apiece that sometimes, when you reach for something and the Universe repeatedly takes it back—going so far as to attempt a Denver delivery—it is best to take…

Waiting for the Bag – who will hold it? , Waiting. It’s what life becomes at certain nodes of hypercomplexity.As a natural-born action figure, days like this make me nuts—and I’m perfectly willing to share. But you come here for brilliant insight, and sorry to report, we’re fresh out.We seem…

This article was originally published by Joshua Mawhorter at The Mises Institute.  Contrary to the popular assumption that centralized political power was necessary to destroy slavery, federal power spent much of its history protecting and enforcing the institution. This privatized costs for a privileged few and socialized and diffused the costs…

AAR: If No Turn Tomorrow, Downside Odds Grow AAR – After Action Report Today our “flag and pennant” concerns peaked.  Have a look. We won’t offer anyone advice.  Just education and news.  Having said that: Pennants and flags are short-term continuation patterns that appear after a sharp price move, usually…