Bruce Bartlett
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It amazes me that neither Trump nor any of his staff have yet figured out that Teddy Roosevelt's policies directly support what he is doing in Venezuela. In fact, TR did virtually the same thing in the same country! Details and references here. open.substack.com/pub/brucebar...
Gunboat Diplomacy à la Trump
Venezuela Part Trois
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January 7, 2026 at 2:52 PM
It amazes me that neither Trump nor any of his staff have yet figured out that Teddy Roosevelt's policies directly support what he is doing in Venezuela. In fact, TR did virtually the same thing in the same country! Details and references here. open.substack.com/pub/brucebar...
Trump's tariffs are having the opposite effect he intended.
January 6, 2026 at 10:42 PM
Trump's tariffs are having the opposite effect he intended.
I haven't seen it mentioned, but the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine directly supports Trump's action in Venezuela. open.substack.com/pub/brucebar...
Gunboat Diplomacy à la Trump
Venezuela Part Trois
open.substack.com
January 6, 2026 at 10:15 PM
I haven't seen it mentioned, but the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine directly supports Trump's action in Venezuela. open.substack.com/pub/brucebar...
One of my regrets in life is that I didn't take wood shop in school. Instead I took metal shop and electric shop, neither of which turned out to be useful in my life. Auto shop would have also helped.
January 4, 2026 at 2:11 AM
One of my regrets in life is that I didn't take wood shop in school. Instead I took metal shop and electric shop, neither of which turned out to be useful in my life. Auto shop would have also helped.
This article from 2016 seems relevant today. www.jstor.org/stable/24916...
You Can't Always Get What You Want: Why Foreign-Imposed Regime Change Seldom Improves Interstate Relations on JSTOR
Alexander B. Downes, Lindsey A. O'Rourke, You Can't Always Get What You Want: Why Foreign-Imposed Regime Change Seldom Improves Interstate Relations, International Security, Vol. 41, No. 2 (FALL 2016)...
www.jstor.org
January 3, 2026 at 4:01 PM
This article from 2016 seems relevant today. www.jstor.org/stable/24916...
Reupping my post on the crimes of capitalism in light of last night's events. open.substack.com/pub/brucebar...
January 3, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Reupping my post on the crimes of capitalism in light of last night's events. open.substack.com/pub/brucebar...
On the imminent Trumpization of the Federal Reserve. open.substack.com/pub/brucebar...
Thoughts on the Federal Reserve
Will Kevin Hassett Be Another Arthur Burns?
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December 30, 2025 at 4:41 PM
On the imminent Trumpization of the Federal Reserve. open.substack.com/pub/brucebar...
The end of Federal Reserve independence. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/u...
How Kevin Hassett Became a Trump Loyalist and Fed Chair Contender
www.nytimes.com
December 29, 2025 at 6:16 PM
The end of Federal Reserve independence. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/u...
Good issues for Democrats. They should pound them relentlessly. But mostly I hear crickets.
December 28, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Good issues for Democrats. They should pound them relentlessly. But mostly I hear crickets.
Anyone still watching CBS News is either a Trumpster or a fool. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Stop Defending Bari Weiss
It is impossible to take her actions at face value given the context in which she is operating.
www.theatlantic.com
December 27, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Anyone still watching CBS News is either a Trumpster or a fool. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
CBS has handed the Trump administration a "kill switch" for any story it doesn't like. wapo.st/3YL4T3D
‘60 Minutes’ correspondent says CBS’s Bari Weiss abruptly pulled segment on Trump deportations
CBS News postponed a “60 Minutes” segment about El Salvador’s CECOT prison one day before it was set to air because the Trump administration declined to participate.
wapo.st
December 22, 2025 at 4:49 PM
CBS has handed the Trump administration a "kill switch" for any story it doesn't like. wapo.st/3YL4T3D
It's ironic that Nixon once proposed a universal basic income, but it was killed by congressional liberals who didn't think it was liberal enough. open.substack.com/pub/brucebar...
UBI Once Again
I see that the idea of a universal basic income (UBI) is regaining some interest (Porter 2025, Ferguson 2024, Kelly 2023).
open.substack.com
December 21, 2025 at 7:31 PM
It's ironic that Nixon once proposed a universal basic income, but it was killed by congressional liberals who didn't think it was liberal enough. open.substack.com/pub/brucebar...
Most of my substantive thoughts now appear on substack. brucebartlett.substack.com
Bartlett's Notations | Bruce Bartlett | Substack
My personal Substack. Click to read Bartlett's Notations, by Bruce Bartlett, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers.
brucebartlett.substack.com
December 20, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Most of my substantive thoughts now appear on substack. brucebartlett.substack.com
The rats are deserting the sinking ship. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/n...
Elise Stefanik Drops Out of N.Y. Governor’s Race and Will Leave Congress
www.nytimes.com
December 20, 2025 at 12:16 AM
The rats are deserting the sinking ship. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/n...
White males are now a protected class by the Trump regime. The EEOC will sue you if you don't hire or promote one. open.substack.com/pub/brucebar...
How White Males Became a Discriminated Class
Yesterday was a two-fer on the long-simmering issue of “reverse discrimination” – racial discrimination primarily against white males.
open.substack.com
December 19, 2025 at 3:30 PM
White males are now a protected class by the Trump regime. The EEOC will sue you if you don't hire or promote one. open.substack.com/pub/brucebar...
Yesterday, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, a federal agency, announced that it would begin prosecuting claims of racial discrimination against white males. I look at the evolution of "reverse discrimination" and how Trump has exploited it. brucebartlett.substack.com/p/how-white-...
How White Males Became a Discriminated Class
Yesterday was a two-fer on the long-simmering issue of “reverse discrimination” – racial discrimination primarily against white males.
brucebartlett.substack.com
December 18, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Yesterday, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, a federal agency, announced that it would begin prosecuting claims of racial discrimination against white males. I look at the evolution of "reverse discrimination" and how Trump has exploited it. brucebartlett.substack.com/p/how-white-...
Billionaires with $1 salaries – and other legal tax dodges the ultrawealthy use to keep their riches
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Billionaires with $1 salaries – and other legal tax dodges the ultrawealthy use to keep their riches
The richest Americans can largely avoid paying income and other taxes. A new book explains the history.
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December 17, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Billionaires with $1 salaries – and other legal tax dodges the ultrawealthy use to keep their riches
theconversation.com/billionaires...
theconversation.com/billionaires...
The forgotten Republican roots of Obamacare. brucebartlett.substack.com/p/republican...
December 17, 2025 at 1:04 AM
The forgotten Republican roots of Obamacare. brucebartlett.substack.com/p/republican...
The Heritage Foundation is hemorhaging board members. Gift article. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/u...
Two More Heritage Foundation Trustees Resign Over Support for Tucker Carlson
www.nytimes.com
December 17, 2025 at 12:38 AM
The Heritage Foundation is hemorhaging board members. Gift article. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/u...