Bruce Bartlett

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20 Dec 2025

Most of my substantive thoughts now appear on substack. brucebartlett.substack.com

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democrats-judiciary.house.govJudiciary Democrats’ Report Details Mounting Evidence Linking Trump to Epstein’s Criminal Activities and DOJ’s Cover-Up; Specific Accounts Involving 11 Women Provide More Evidence of Potential Sex Cri...Washington, D.C. (October 26, 2026)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, released a sweeping new Committee staff report, “‘We Have Certain Things in Common, Jeffr...

Not only has Trump violated all of the Deadly Sins, he does so on a daily basis. Yet many so-called Christians believe he is the second coming. Their gross hypocrisy, blasphemy and ignorance of their own theology is astonishing.

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Has anyone violated ALL of these more times than Trump?

thenation.comThe Fall of “Scientific American”When the beloved science publication got too political, its corporate owners stepped in. Now its future is uncertain.

A tragedy. www.thenation.com/article/soci...

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Has anyone violated ALL of these more times than Trump?

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Who paid for Vivek Ramaswamy's pro-pedophile ad campaign? Here they are

washingtonpost.comTrump golf club in Loudoun removes hundreds of trees near riverJohn Mathwin of Rockville was met with surprise on what should have been a typical day fishing with his grandchildren. He launched his canoe one day last month and paddled upstream. But when he looked...

Trump hates trees. www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/conte...

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washingtonpost.comActivists to Trump: You owe us 500 treesAdvocates want the GOP presidential hopeful to donate trees after hundreds were cut down for a golf course in Northern Virginia.

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bls.govPrices for gasoline increased 34.2 percent over the year ended September 2026 : The Economics Daily : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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uclalawreview.orgThe Autocratic Legal Playbook - UCLA Law ReviewAbstract This Article examines the role of lawyers in the ascent of American autocracy. It analyzes that role in relation to the development and innovation of the autocratic legal playbook: the repert...

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nytimes.comArizona Congressional Candidate Says She Was Raped While Fixing Sign (Gift Article)Bernadette Greene-Placentia, a Democrat, said the attack in August occurred while she was repairing a damaged campaign sign.

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nytimes.comA Trump 2024 Campaign Ad Returns, Now Brought to You by the Government (Gift Article)The ad, which ethics experts said could violate federal law, shows Mr. Trump vowing to “expel the warmongers” from the government and fight the “deep state,” even as he wages a war with Iran.

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axios.comEveryone's talking about this huge McLean houseIt could be the region's largest ever.

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talkingpointsmemo.comHow GOP Infighting Put the Spotlight on a Far-Right Secret Society of Influential Christian Men

Raising the top income tax rate would substantially increase net revenue even accounting for a Laffer Curve effect. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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creators.comGet Rid of All Things Trump, by Ted RallPolitics is war. In war, capturing and replacing a rival head of state does not constitute victory.

brucebartlett.substack.comI Thought Trump Would Destroy the GOPBut I was 10 Years Too Early

18 Sept

I thought Trump would destroy the Republican Party 10 years ago, but now it may finally be happening. brucebartlett.substack.com/p/i-thought-...

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17 Sept

talkingpointsmemo.comWe Asked 28 GOP Officials If They’d Denounce the GOP Nominee Who Marched With Nazis in CharlottesvilleThis week I asked 28 current and former Republican Party officials in...

17 Sept

Remember, their vote counts the same as yours. www.asc.upenn.edu/news-events/...

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15 Sept

nytimes.comTexas Republican’s Racist Social Media Post Draws Condemnation (Gift Article)Many Republicans criticized the post, some in more direct terms than others.

14 Sept

Evergreen headline. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/u...

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13 Sept

theguardian.comThe end times fascists are plotting their escape from our world. Our mission is clear | Naomi Klein and Astra TaylorAn unholy alliance is working toward an apocalyptic future from which only a chosen few will emerge unscathed. It’s becoming clear how we stop them

fair.orgThe Wall Street Journal’s Socialism Reporting Is Better Than the New York Times’Rupert Murdoch’s Wall Street Journal openly opposes socialists. The New York Times also opposes socialism, but prefers a more insidious approach.

13 Sept

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nytimes.comRoger Marshall Sued 700 Patients for Debts; 81 Were Arrested. Now He’s a Senator. (Gift Article)Patients sued by Senator Roger Marshall of Kansas were routinely charged 18 percent interest, The Times found. Some had bank accounts garnished.

8 Sept

Republicans live by oppo research, Democrats think it is dirty tricks and refuse to do it. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/08/u...