You might be wondering what happened to the once-mighty Sears, and the answer is one weird libertarian CEO, Eddie Lampert, who almost single-handedly brought down one of the biggest American retail companies with the power of Randian objectivism. We also delve into the past glory days of Sears, when they sold mopeds, cars, and entire houses. But first: project car updates.

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Links/Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sears //

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sears_Modern_Homes //

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allstate_(automobile) //

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allstate_(vehicle_brand) //

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Lampert //

https://web.archive.org/web/20160826045037/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2013-07-11/at-sears-eddie-lamperts-warring-divisions-model-adds-to-the-troubles //