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Bruce Bartlett
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Now posting at https://brucebartlett.substack.com/ 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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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.
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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For some reason it has always amazed me that Brett played Freddy in "My Fair Lady."
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.
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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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.”
It’s very telling that opening your publication to MAGA “thought” requires a massive downgrade in quality control.
No but I think there are more serious problems to worry about, such as people starving because they don't have SNAP benefits.
There haven't been any votes, so she hasn't missed anything except a paycheck.
I will generalize and say that ALL Trump supporters are jerks. No exceptions.
Succinct definition of Trumpism.
At least you have to earn a PhD, you can't just inherit one like most of the ultra wealthy inherited their wealth.
I'm too old to move anywhere. Will stay put, hope for the best.
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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Their hatred of liberals is overwhelming.
Since when does SCOTUS care about the real world effect of its decisions?