I suspect its global...

I 1st noticed them in a 2006 piece, "The new road to serfdom: An illustrated guide to the coming real estate collapse"

harpers.org/archive/2006...

Harpers?

Could be the oldest literary and cultural magazines in the US, around since 1850. Mark Twain, William Faulkner, and Herman Melville (he excerpted early versions of "Moby Dick" in Harpers).

No, but the book is dedicated to two Charles -- Charley Ellis & Charlie Munger.

Here is Munger's take, passed along through Buffett:

“My partner Charlie says there [are] only three ways a smart person can go broke: liquor, ladies, and leverage,”

I have steered clear of the "How to Trade" books.

I am curious if you found any of them genuinely helpful... ?

Just used a credit will start it tommorow in the truck!

I can give you two:

Market Wizards Jack Schwager
Trend Following by Michael Covel

Trading is much harder than usually shown, and is very dependent on discipline and risk management.

Especially if you like Italian Pasta!

The Trump administration is set to impose duties of 107% on Italian pasta imports, among most punitive of tariffs it has levied

www.wsj.com/world/europe...

Here is Neal Katyal right before -- and after -- the Court of Appeals decision...

youtu.be/2eJxiCXDOxE?...