- April 6, 2021
Vaccine Passports and the Economy
A distressing aspect of the pandemic—aside from the sickness, death, and recession—is the way it turned into a political and social wedge.
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- March 23, 2021
Light from the Shadows
Light and dark are opposites, but not equal. Light always wins. Introduce just a little light into a cave, and it’s not dark anymore.
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- March 16, 2021
Biden’s COVID Bill Has a Giant Economic Surprise
Last week President Biden signed the $1.9 trillion “American Rescue Plan” into law. Together with other packages passed under former President Trump, the federal government has now spent, or agreed to spend, about $5 trillion on pandemic-related programs.
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- March 9, 2021
American Jobs Mirage
The latest US monthly jobs data showing employers created 379,000 new jobs in February generated much celebration and, for those who fear inflation, a little fear.
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Patrick Watson
Editor, Connecting the DotsPatrick Watson is a compulsive trend-observer and John Mauldin's senior economic analyst. He and John first began collaborating around 30 years ago, and he contributes research and ideas to John's wildly popular weekly e-letter, Thoughts from the Frontline. When John needs to make sense of the senseless, Patrick is often the first person he looks to.
