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Bruce Bartlett

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Once a conservative, now progressive. Once a writer, now retired. Background on me: https://www.nytimes.com/topic/person/bruce-bartlett https://newrepublic.com/authors/bruce-bartlett https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=248623

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Bruce Bartlett @bartlettb.bsky.social · Jan 18

Banner picture from left: me, Larry Kudlow, Arthur Laffer, Bob Bartley, Mrs. Mundell, Bill Middendorf, Bob Mundell, Robert Novak, Jude Wanniski. Dinner hosted by WSJ in 1999 to celebrate Mundell's Nobel Prize.

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Bruce Bartlett @bartlettb.bsky.social · 4h

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Reagan Did Not Love Tariffs

Trump Is a Liar

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Gillian Brockell @gbrockell.bsky.social · 1d

When I worked in WaPo Opinions in 2017-2018, senior editors specifically told junior editors not to factcheck Marc Thiessen and other MAGA columnists, otherwise they wouldn’t be able to publish anything by them at all, and “we need them for intellectual diversity.”

John Carl Baker @johncarlbaker.bsky.social · 1d

It’s very telling that opening your publication to MAGA “thought” requires a massive downgrade in quality control.

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Bruce Bartlett @bartlettb.bsky.social · 2d

No but I think there are more serious problems to worry about, such as people starving because they don't have SNAP benefits.

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Bruce Bartlett @bartlettb.bsky.social · 2d

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Opinion | The Canadians Are Right About Reagan and Free Trade

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Bruce Bartlett @bartlettb.bsky.social · 2d

There haven't been any votes, so she hasn't missed anything except a paycheck.

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Bruce Bartlett @bartlettb.bsky.social · 3d

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From the Cesspool to the Mainstream | Suzanne Schneider

The “new fusionist” intellectuals are the missing link between nineteenth-century race science, twentieth-century libertarianism, and the contemporary alt-right.

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Bruce Bartlett @bartlettb.bsky.social · 3d

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Average American Spends 48% Of Paycheck 48 Hours After Receiving It

Nearly half of the average American's paycheck vanishes within 48 hours.

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Bruce Bartlett @bartlettb.bsky.social · 4d

I will generalize and say that ALL Trump supporters are jerks. No exceptions.

Bruce Bartlett @bartlettb.bsky.social · 5d

Succinct definition of Trumpism.

Bruce Bartlett @bartlettb.bsky.social · 5d

At least you have to earn a PhD, you can't just inherit one like most of the ultra wealthy inherited their wealth.

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Bruce Bartlett @bartlettb.bsky.social · 5d

I'm too old to move anywhere. Will stay put, hope for the best.

Bruce Bartlett @bartlettb.bsky.social · 5d

The US has elected an ignorant, immature imbecile as its leader. But other countries like Canada and Mexico elect highly skilled policymakers with PhDs from top universities. brucebartlett.substack.com/p/profession...

Professional Economists Who Were Heads of Government or State, Cabinet Ministers, or Elected Members of Legislatures

A Preliminary Investigation

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Bruce Bartlett @bartlettb.bsky.social · 6d

Their hatred of liberals is overwhelming.

Bruce Bartlett @bartlettb.bsky.social · 6d

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Trump Says He Will Hike Tariffs on Canada By 10% Over Ontario Ad

The measure was in response to what the U.S. president called ‘misrepresentation’ of Ronald Reagan’s comments.

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Bruce Bartlett @bartlettb.bsky.social · 7d

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Heart Benefits of Wegovy Extend Beyond Weight Loss, Study Shows

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Bruce Bartlett @bartlettb.bsky.social · 7d

Middendorf just passed. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/u...

J. William Middendorf II, 101, Dies; Navy Secretary and Musical Diplomat

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Bruce Bartlett @bartlettb.bsky.social · 7d

Since when does SCOTUS care about the real world effect of its decisions?

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Bruce Bartlett @bartlettb.bsky.social · 9d

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Trump's Inner Circle Implodes: How McMahon and Rollins Tried to Oust Wiles

In an excerpt from Retribution, Jonathan Karl reveals the chaos and infighting from Trump acolytes—including a last-ditch effort by Linda McMahon and Brooke Rollins to derail Susie Wiles’s appointment...

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Bruce Bartlett @bartlettb.bsky.social · 9d

The opposition party is inept and feckless.

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Bruce Bartlett @bartlettb.bsky.social · 9d

You don't pay much attention to SCOTUS, do you?

Bruce Bartlett @bartlettb.bsky.social · 9d

Even if it is against the law, who is going to stop it? Who would even have standing to sue? And SCOTUS will just rubber-stamp whatever Trump wants anyway.