Wow – diagram above from Gallup via Greg Mankiw. 

John Mauldin has posted George Friedman’s newsletter titled The Geopolitics of Pandemics.  A quick read and useful view of pandemics and what an appropriate and measured response looks like. 

Interestingly a topic that continues to evade significant mainstream coverage – California Continues to Implode from Mish. 

From Naked Capitalism – Details on Banks’ Victory Over Treasure in Stress Tests Emerge and Ruminations on the Latest Unemployment Figures from the Bureau of Lies and Statistics.  Don’t miss either. 

Today’s must read – Green Shoots or Dandelion Weeds? From BR at The Big Picture. 

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