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Bruce Bartlett

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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

Part 2. brucebartlett.substack.com/p/why-the-po...

Why the Populist Tea Party Was One of the Most Pernicious Movements in American History

Part 2, Books and Academic Research

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Bruce Bartlett @bartlettb.bsky.social · 4h

I have compiled a history of the Tea Party in 2 parts. It's important because it plowed the ground for Trump and was fully absorbed by MAGA, which is why the Tea Party's history ends in 2015. brucebartlett.substack.com/p/why-the-po...

Why the Populist Tea Party Was One of the Most Pernicious Movements in American History

Part 1, Popular Media Bibliography

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Bruce Bartlett @bartlettb.bsky.social · 6h

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Exclusive | Heritage Foundation in revolt over Tucker Carlson defense after controversial Nick Fuentes interview: ‘Footsie with literal Nazis’

“I’m disgusted by this,” said one Heritage staffer.

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Bruce Bartlett @bartlettb.bsky.social · 17h

For some reason it has always amazed me that Brett played Freddy in "My Fair Lady."

Bruce Bartlett @bartlettb.bsky.social · 1d

I'm not sure it was cynicism so much as clever political strategy. The Tea Party was a spontaneous force that just needed direction. Koch supplied the leadership. By contrast, Democrats did everything in their power to ignore and destroy OWS, which was a left-wing version of the Tea Party.

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Bruce Bartlett @bartlettb.bsky.social · 2d

I hated the Tea Party from the moment it appeared because it consisted entirely of ignorant fools led by a few mendacious operators hoping to harness its power for their own ends. They plowed the ground for Trump. wapo.st/4nwGvwM

In Trump’s GOP, the once-mighty tea party is hard to find

Since the movement upended politics 15 years ago, Republicans have sharply changed direction under MAGA — with many tea party veterans along for the ride.

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Bruce Bartlett @bartlettb.bsky.social · 2d

diplomacy

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Here's how much Ronald Reagan hated tariffs, in his own words

Ontario Premier Doug Ford's television ads only scratched the surface: “Protectionism has no future; it's a dead and discredited idea.”

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Bruce Bartlett @bartlettb.bsky.social · 3d

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Reagan Did Not Love Tariffs

Trump Is a Liar

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Gillian Brockell @gbrockell.bsky.social · 4d

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 · 4d

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 · 5d

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 · 5d

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Opinion | The Canadians Are Right About Reagan and Free Trade

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Bruce Bartlett @bartlettb.bsky.social · 6d

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

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Bruce Bartlett @bartlettb.bsky.social · 6d

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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 · 6d

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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 · 7d

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

Bruce Bartlett @bartlettb.bsky.social · 8d

Succinct definition of Trumpism.

Bruce Bartlett @bartlettb.bsky.social · 8d

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 · 8d

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

Bruce Bartlett @bartlettb.bsky.social · 8d

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...