Not really. But, Teddy was a big fan of busting up crony capitalists. That is well known.
Problem is with Teddy, he was a progressive. And, caused us the problem we have with government controlled lands.
“Not really.”
Sure he was. His studies at Harvard were focused on America’s role as a sea power and resulted in a book he authored at 24. His writing influenced the great Admiral Alfred Thayer Mahan who went on to write the seminal Influence of Sea Power Upon History.
TR became Asst Sec of the Navy under McKinley and resigned to lead the Rough Riders in the Spanish American War. The most bitter fighting of the Philippine-American War and the resulting occupation occurred during his Presidency. He’s the father of the modern Navy, building the Great White Fleet to establish America as a major sea power. He built the Panama Canal so that the Navy could cover both oceans. He was the first President who saw America having a major role in world affairs. Wilson’s decision to enter WWI had its roots in TR’s administration.
But I do agree with you that TR was a progressive, something that the ridiculous Glenn Beck hasn’t discovered. “Trust busting” was a major project of Teddy’s administration. Agencies like the Food and Drug Administration were created by him. The national government began intervening in business, trade, and consumer safety.
And of course in 1912 he ran for President under the Bull Moose Party, the actual name of which was the Progressive Party, which Teddy Roosevelt founded.