Bruce Bartlett

Washington Times columnist Bruce Bartlett is a prolific author, having published more than 900 articles in national publications including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times and The Washington Post, as well as in many prominent magazines such as Fortune. His twice-weekly column on economic policy is published in The Washington Times and Detroit News and is nationally syndicated by Creators Syndicate. And in 1996, one of his columns inspired Bob Dole's 15-percent tax reduction plan. He has also written for important academic journals and published four books, including Reaganomics: Supply-Side Economics in Action, published in 1981. Mr. Bartlett was Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic Policy at the U.S. Treasury Department, where he served from September 1988 to January 1993. In 1987 and 1988, he was a Senior Policy Analyst in the Office of Policy Development at the White House. From 1985 through 1987, he was a Senior Fellow at the Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C. In 1981, Mr. Bartlett joined the staff of the Joint Economic Committee of Congress as Deputy Director, becoming Executive Director in 1983. Between 1979 and 1980, he worked for Senator Roger Jepsen of Iowa, where he was his chief legislative assistant. In 1977, he joined the staff of Congressman Jack Kemp of New York as a special assistant and staff economist, during which time he helped draft the famous Kemp-Roth tax bill. And in 1976, he served as a legislative assistant on the staff of Congressman Ron Paul of Texas.