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Healthcare Crisis Survival—Readers’ Responses

April 4, 2017

Healthcare Crisis Survival—Readers’ Responses

Connecting the Dots has two goals: to be informative and to be thought-provoking.

How to Survive the Obamacare Collapse

March 28, 2017

How to Survive the Obamacare Collapse

Like it or not, Obamacare lives. The question is, for how long?

Reality Gets Too Virtual at SXSW

March 21, 2017

Reality Gets Too Virtual at SXSW

Reality is getting complicated. Don’t like the world around you? Today’s technology lets you pick a different one.

Border Hassles and Economic Growth

March 14, 2017

Border Hassles and Economic Growth

Here’s a new party game: Summarize the world’s postwar economic history in 10 words. Take all the time you need. Go.

Why Interstate Health Insurance Won’t Fix Obamacare

March 7, 2017

Why Interstate Health Insurance Won’t Fix Obamacare

Congress has a new healthcare plan to replace Obamacare. It may go nowhere since many Republicans aren’t happy with it… and the problems it tries to solve will remain.

Souped-Up Food Production: The Next Big Thing?

February 28, 2017

Souped-Up Food Production: The Next Big Thing?

Humans have needs, but we need some things more than others.

How Mistakes Lead to Success

February 21, 2017

How Mistakes Lead to Success

“Creative people don’t make mistakes. We make discoveries.”

The Great American Jobs Apocalypse, and What to Do About It

February 14, 2017

The Great American Jobs Apocalypse, and What to Do About It

The Great American Jobs Apocalypse is still threatening to cause tears in America’s social fabric, and no one really knows what to do about it.

Twisted Words and Border Taxes

February 7, 2017

Twisted Words and Border Taxes

Every writer knows the feeling. You tell a great story, tweaking every word so they’re all perfect. You have a little rush of pride when the world sees your byline.

The Energy Rally That Couldn’t

January 31, 2017

The Energy Rally That Couldn’t

Energy stocks jumped after the November election because investors thought new management in Washington would be their ticket to wealth. But what if it’s not?

Globalist Job Slaughter: What Trump Voters and News Media Have in Common

January 24, 2017

Globalist Job Slaughter: What Trump Voters and News Media Have in Common

Donald Trump won the White House for two main reasons.

Trump vs. Big Pharma Welfare Queens

January 17, 2017

Trump vs. Big Pharma Welfare Queens

“They’re getting away with murder,” said President-elect Donald Trump at last week’s epic news conference.

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Patrick Watson

Patrick Watson

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Patrick 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.

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