Vol. 42, No. 02
02/01/2026
The Real Teddy Roosevelt
AT A GLANCE
• Contrary to popular belief, Teddy Roosevelt was not a conservative but a Big Government progressive.
• Roosevelt used antitrust legislation to interfere in the free market on an epic scale.
• He pushed for the regulation of food and drugs.
• He was one of the first presidential advocates of American military interventionism.
“Theodore Roosevelt remains one of our most revered presidents — regularly named by historians among the top four, along with Washington, Lincoln, and FDR.”
— Bret Baier, To Rescue the American Spirit: Teddy Roosevelt and the Birth of a Superpower
“Theodore Roosevelt was a petty, power-grubbing politician with a big mouth.”
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