Not only is my wife Native American but she was born in Japan (on a US Army base to American-born parents). Is our marriage valid?

Has anyone ever negotiated a deal with someone like Trump? Someone who agrees to a deal one day, rejects it the next day for no apparent reason and refuses to be bound by any contractual obligation. What did you do?

I wish someone would explain to me in simple terms why so many Christians believe that their faith forces them to hate trans people. What biblical verses compel this attitude?

Maine Democrats are once again searching for a way to reelect Susan Collins. They are such losers. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/30/u...

Trump is the most racist president since Woodrow Wilson. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/01/u...

If Trump had been elected in 1940 we'd all be speaking German or Japanese today. This idiot has no more idea how to fight a proper war than a newborn baby.

A prediction for the next Democratic president. brucebartlett.substack.com/p/a-predicti...

The Los Angeles Times follows the Washington Post down the editorial toilet of Trump appeasement. substack.com/home/post/p-...

Open access article. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Free article from 2018. wapo.st/4uVPL2z

Democrats are such losers.

Democrats are such losers.

My last congressional testimony as a Republican. Shortly thereafter I was effectively defenestrated by the GOP for writing a book that developed these thoughts further. Lost almost all my friends, but I don't miss them. Most became MAGA. substack.com/home/post/p-...

WOW - This is a killer essay, which surfaces many aspects of the historical context for corporations that are never considered in political, social or legal conversations. Very eye-opening.

Republicans benefit enormously from Democratic political incompetence. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/20/u...

It was always a lie that right-wingers only oppose illegal immigrants. The truth has always been that they are opposed to all nonwhite immigrants. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

The party of family values strikes again. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Whenever Democrats are in power, Republicans predict massive inflation. When there is no inflation, they shrug their shoulders and move on. Of course, they are completely silent on inflation when a Republican is in office, like now. open.substack.com/pub/brucebar...

I wonder how many voted for Trump? www.wsj.com/health/healt...

Right-wing lies about the European welfare state have impoverished Americans unnecessarily for generations. open.substack.com/pub/brucebar...

The Latin Americanization of the US. Trump is a classic caudillo. www.wsj.com/articles/SB1...

Prediction--after Bezos has eliminated the last of the Post's serious reporters and commentators he will suddenly pump a lot of new money into the organization and hire tons of new staff. But they will all be MAGA-friendly. His cutbacks were all to get rid of independent thinkers, not to save money.

The Trumpization of Latin America. Gift article. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/12/w...

Another chain to boycott permanently.

gift article www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/b...

gift article www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/u...

Open access article. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

The latest in my series of posts about stupid arguments by libertarians and conservatives against socialism and the welfare state. open.substack.com/pub/brucebar...

At many big companies, media pay is so low that workers qualify for welfare benefits--and need them to survive. ips-dc.org/report-ameri...

This song never gets old. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9D9L...

In his mind, Trump won the Nobel Peace Prize today. (But only if Israel rather than Norway awards the prize.)

That Congress didn't authorize Trump's war against Iran is the weakest possible argument against it. Argue the substance, not the procedure.

Everyone thinks Democrats are wusses. www.gelliottmorris.com/p/new-poll-d...

Democrats can always be depended upon to seize defeat from the jaws of victory. That's why Susan Collins is still in the Senate.

gift article www.nytimes.com/2026/02/22/b...

Some famous economists who were socialists--and not a Marxist among them. open.substack.com/pub/brucebar...

Everyone on the center-left is feckless by nature. Only the hard left has balls. But the hard left cannot win. Therefore, its primary job is to keep pressure on the center-left, stiffen its spine, and keep it from drifting right.

gift article www.wsj.com/finance/bill...