Bruce Bartlett is a conservative historian and author of several bestselling books. He is a columnist for The Fiscal Times and has previously written for Forbes Magazine and Creators Syndicate. His writing focuses primarily on the intersection between politics and economics. Bartlett is seasoned by many years of service in the government. He was a staff of Congressmen Ron Paul and Jack Kemp and Senator Roger Jepsen, a senior policy analyst in the Reagan White House, and deputy assistant secretary for economic policy at the Treasury Department during the George W. Bush administration.