Bruce Bartlett

Mind Games

D. R. Tucker | Posted 03.27.2012

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Facts destroyed 'motivated reasoning' in my case. Could this happen to other conservatives? That depends on conservatives being willing to subject the views they hear and read to strict scrutiny, to ask themselves if they're really hearing the truth from the talkers.

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Reagan White House Officials: Where the Right Went Wrong (VIDEO)

Bill Moyers | Posted 04.16.2012

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In separate interviews, David Stockman and Bruce Bartlett, senior architects of Ronald Reagan's economic policy, have harsh words for the staunch anti-tax position of modern conservatives.

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Deregulation Won't Lead To Job Growth: Congressional Budget Office

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 11.17.2011

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The country needs jobs, but cutting back on government regulations may not the best way to get them. Deregulation -- a favorite talking point of c...

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Bartlett: I'd Rather Be An Unlucky Ducky

The New York Times | Bruce Bartlett | Posted 11.27.2011

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During Thursday’s Fox News debate among Republican presidential candidates, Representative Michele Bachmann of Minnesota was asked how much money pe...

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Uphill From Here: Why US Jobs Policy Will Improve

Stephen Kent | Posted 11.08.2011

Let's hope today goes down in history as the low point of our national debate on jobs, and that it's all uphill from here.

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Read Our Lips: No New Texans

Michael Sigman | Posted 10.21.2011

Read More: Karl Rove, Michele Bachmann, George H.W. Bush, Bruce Bartlett, Sarah Palin, Ron Paul, President Obama, George W. Bush, Michael Dukakis, Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke, Tea Party, Rick Perry, Jon Huntsman, Elections 2012, Politics News

As onerous as the prospect of a Mitt Romney candidacy may be, the thought that Rick Perry might be our next president inspires the paraphrasing of an infamous George H.W. Bush slogan.

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Tax The Rich, But First Define 'Rich': Fiscal Times

The Fiscal Times | Bruce Bartlett | Posted 10.19.2011

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On Monday, financier Warren Buffett ignited a tax debate by recommending a tax increase on the super-rich. The reaction by some Republicans and others...

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Federal Reserve's Stimulus Pledge Misses The Point, Fed Official Says

HuffingtonPost.com | William Alden | Posted 10.17.2011

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NEW YORK -- As the Federal Reserve attempts to stimulate the economy and avert a new recession, one of the central bank's most basic tools isn't worki...

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White House Rules Out Constitutional Option On Debt Ceiling: Report

The Huffington Post | Sam Stein | Posted 09.06.2011

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WASHINGTON -- As quickly as the so-called "constitutional option" appeared as a way to resolve the debt ceiling showdown, top White House officials ha...

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First Republican Expresses Openness To 14th Amendment Option

HuffingtonPost.com | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 09.06.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) said on Thursday that the Constitution may trump the debt ceiling, allowing the administration a way out of...

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Nearly Half of Americans Exempt From Federal Income Tax

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 08.28.2011

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Nearly half of American tax filers will pay no federal income taxes this year, according to data released by the Tax Policy Center. Some 76 million...

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Federal Tax Rate At Lowest Level In Over 60 Years, Bartlett Says

HuffingtonPost.com | William Alden | Posted 07.31.2011

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Hearing some politicians talk about taxes, one might be convinced the United States has one of the highest tax rates in the world. But the reality ...

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WATCH: GOP Lawmaker Claims Every Time The U.S. Has Cut Taxes, Revenue Has Gone Up

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 06.17.2011

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WASHINGTON -- As Congress addresses the federal deficit and begins debating next year's budget, a centerpiece of the conversation is whether to raise ...

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Bruce Bartlett: Time to Reform the Budget Process

thefiscaltimes.com | Bruce Bartlett | Posted 05.25.2011

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ne consequence of the Senate's irresponsible delay in confirming Jacob Lew as director of the Office of Management and Budget is that Congress will ha...

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Bruce Bartlett: Neocons Talk Deficit but Won't Budge on Defense Cuts

The Fiscal Times | Bruce Bartlett | Posted 05.25.2011

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Establishment conservatives love to talk about the need to cut government spending, but they always seem to find an excuse whenever there is a serious...

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Bruce Bartlett, David Frum, and the Closing of the Conservative Mind

Michael J.W. Stickings | Posted 05.25.2011

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The American mind may very well still be closing, in a cultural way, but the conservative mind seems to have been shut down altogether.

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The Recession, President Obama and The Future. Do ideas matter?

Alan Miller | Posted 05.25.2011

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Recently, the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, penned an article bemoaning the greed of bankers and hatred of politicians. Indeed, it has been a wid...

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Even Conservatives Conclude GOP Has No Credible Economic Policy

New York Times | DAVID LEONHARDT | Posted 05.25.2011

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Successful economic ideas usually end up being taken too far. Democrats dominated the middle part of the 20th century, thanks in part to their vigo...

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The Gorilla Dust of Health Care

Michael Winship | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dick Armey, Betsy Mccaughey, Lobbyists, Health Care Reform, David Frum, Chuck Grassley, Newt Gingrich, Bruce Bartlett, Town Hall Meetings, Sarah Palin, Health Care, Politics News

What's interesting about the health care hullabaloo is that there appears to be an emerging backlash from some of the more reasoned thinkers of the conservative movement.

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Bruce Bartlett: The GOP's Misplaced Rage

The Daily Beast | Posted 05.25.2011

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Leading conservative economist Bruce Bartlett writes that the Obama-hating town-hall mobs have it wrong--the person they should be angry with left the...

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