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Bruce Bartlett

Affiliation: Forbes

Bruce Bartlett is a columnist for Forbes.com, the online side of Forbes, the nation’s premier financial magazine.

He served for many years in prominent governmental positions including executive director of the Joint Economic Committee of Congress, Deputy Assistant Secretary for economic policy at the U.S. Treasury Department during the George H.W. Bush Administration, and as a senior policy analyst in the White House for Ronald Reagan.

Bruce is the author of seven books, including the New York Times best-selling Impostor: How George W. Bankrupted America and Betrayed the Reagan Legacy, and thousands of articles in national publications including the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Washington Post, New Republic, Fortune and many others. He appears frequently on CNN, CNBC, C-SPAN and Fox News, and has been a guest on both the Daily Show with Jon Stewart and the Colbert Report.

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Bruce Bartlett's Latest Articles | 76

Tax Complexity

Jan 12, 2010| 

The revelation that IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman doesn’t do his own tax return is getting a lot of snickers. But the truth is that he would be a fool to do... Read »

How Much Did Capital Gains Contribute to 1990s Budget Surpluses?

Jan 11, 2010| 

I like the way Derek Thompson of The Atlantic characterizes an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal this morning as a “column/slash/GOP strategy memo.” Unfortunately,... Read »

Tim Geithner Out?

Jan 11, 2010| 

Tim Geithner Out? — The New York Post takes a huge shot at him here. I still don’t see Geithner leaving, however, due to the lack of a credible replacement.... Read »

Rahm Out?

Jan 8, 2010| 

There’s been a lot of talk lately that Larry Summers and Tim Geithner are on their way out. I’ve previously said that I don’t see it and have no... Read »

1937 Again?

Jan 8, 2010| 

Predictably, talk of deficit reduction and the Fed’s exit strategy from easy money have raised fears that we may repeat the errors of 1937. As my new Forbes... Read »

Summers Out?

Jan 5, 2010| 

There’s been some blog commentary lately suggesting that NEC director Larry Summers is on his way out. The argument is that there is a White House whispering campaign... Read »

The Republican Party is Brain-Dead

Dec 21, 2009| 

The Republican Party is Brain-Dead. Jonathan Chait tells it like it is. (Link)  Read More →

Inequality: A Problem?

Dec 16, 2009| 

Normally, when one reads a proudly left-wing magazine like The American Prospect one expects to read vocal denunciations of inequality. So there’s a certain... Read »

Fourth Quarter Growth Rebound?

Dec 12, 2009| 

Via the Wall Street Journal, we are seeing a sharp uptick in growth forecasts for the 4th quarter. Further evidence that we have turned the corner and can be more... Read »

Don’t Misuse TARP Funds

Dec 8, 2009| 

Just a quick comment on President Obama’s plan to use surplus TARP money to fund various job creation measures. I think it’s a bad idea. First, TARP... Read »

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