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Adam Summers
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Adam Summers is a senior policy analyst at Reason Foundation, a nonprofit think tank advancing free minds and free markets. He has written extensively on privatization, government reform, law and economics, and various other political and economic topics.
Summers' articles have been published by the Los Angeles Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, Orange County Register, Los Angeles Daily News, Baltimore Sun, and numerous others.
Summers earned an M.A. in Economics from George Mason University and Bachelor of Arts degrees in Economics and Political Science from the University of California, Los Angeles.
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- California Unemployment Rate Rises to 12.2%; State Must Improve Business Climate to Combat Unemployment, Budget Problems
Adam Summers
September 26, 2009, 11:44pm - Occupational Licensing and the Beard Trimming Turf War in Texas
Adam Summers
September 24, 2009, 6:25pm - Public Pensions Threaten Solvency of Local Government in California
Adam Summers
September 23, 2009, 7:51pm - San Diego Pension Board Rejects Accounting Changes, Avoids Repeating Past Mistakes
Adam Summers
September 22, 2009, 6:49pm - George Will Details Problems with California's State Government
Adam Summers
September 19, 2009, 11:49pm - State Licensing Mandates for Movers in Illinois Increase Prices, Reduce Job Opportunities
Adam Summers
September 16, 2009, 11:21pm - California Agencies Hide State Audit Results from Public
Adam Summers
September 14, 2009, 7:55pm - Retroactive Pension Benefit Increases Should Be Illegal
Adam Summers
September 9, 2009, 9:02pm - Let Free Markets Guide Fire Protection Services
Adam Summers
September 4, 2009, 10:48pm - Government Policies Exacerbate Fire Damage
Adam Summers
September 3, 2009, 5:49pm - Use Private Firefighters to Improve Wildfire Protection
Adam Summers
September 2, 2009, 4:47pm - Former San Diego Councilman Convicted of Extortion and Fraud Now Heads City Employees' Union
Adam Summers
September 2, 2009, 1:01pm - California Can Keep Parks Open with User Fees
Adam Summers
September 1, 2009, 12:39pm - California Holds Garage Sale to Get Rid of Surplus Property
Adam Summers
August 26, 2009, 12:26pm - U.S. Debt to Nearly Double in 10 Years
Adam Summers
August 25, 2009, 11:11pm - Exercising Gun Rights in San Diego
Adam Summers
August 24, 2009, 11:40pm - California Prison Overcrowding and Costs, Part II
Adam Summers
August 6, 2009, 10:48pm - Federal Judges Order Release of 43,000 California Prisoners Due to Overcrowding
Adam Summers
August 6, 2009, 12:02am - California Still Issuing IOUs
Adam Summers
August 4, 2009, 9:48pm - Pension Spiking Fueling Budget Problems in California
Adam Summers
August 3, 2009, 11:36pm - Is It Finally Time for Public Pension Reform in California?
Adam Summers
July 31, 2009, 11:48pm - Future of Space Program May Depend on Private Space Transportation
Adam Summers
July 31, 2009, 10:37pm - California Budget Deal Doesn't Fix Much
Adam Summers
July 29, 2009, 4:42pm - California Needs to Address Long-Term Problems to Avoid More Budget Crises
Adam Summers
July 24, 2009, 5:49pm - San Diego County Planning to Triple Size of Jail Facility in Downtown Santee, Should Consider Cheaper & Better Alternatives
Adam Summers
July 10, 2009, 6:42pm - San Diego Chamber of Commerce to Consider California Budget Reform Recommendations
Adam Summers
June 25, 2009, 10:56pm - California Desperately Needs Pension Reform
Adam Summers
June 22, 2009, 3:21pm - Voters Are Not to Blame for California's Fiscal Mess
Adam Summers
May 22, 2009, 10:14pm - How to Fix California
Adam Summers
May 22, 2009, 9:07pm - California Special Election Measures Fail to Address State's Fiscal Problems
Adam Summers
May 14, 2009, 4:34pm - Fixing California's Broken State Government
Adam Summers
April 22, 2009, 6:01pm - Government vs. Bedbugs, Part 2: Government is the Bigger Pest
Adam Summers
April 21, 2009, 8:46pm - Which are the Worst Bloodsuckers: Bedbugs or Politicians?
Adam Summers
April 20, 2009, 11:22pm - Rep. Ron Paul Suggests Using Letters of Marque and Reprisal to Hunt Down Pirates
Adam Summers
April 15, 2009, 11:14pm - Federal Reserve Transparency Act Would Shed Light on Fed's Books
Adam Summers
April 10, 2009, 12:54am - From 2002 to 2007, State Spending Rose 50 Percent Faster Than Inflation
Adam Summers
April 9, 2009, 11:45am - CBO: TARP Bailout to Cost Taxpayers Even More Than Expected
Adam Summers
April 8, 2009, 11:50pm - Vermont Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage, Overrides Governor's Veto
Adam Summers
April 7, 2009, 11:20pm - Iowa Supreme Court Unanimously Upholds Same-Sex Marriage
Adam Summers
April 7, 2009, 1:00am - Tennessee Pension Losses Mean More Taxpayer Contributions to System
Adam Summers
April 4, 2009, 12:47am - California Launches Web Site to Report Officials' Gift and Travel Info
Adam Summers
April 2, 2009, 11:41pm - California Sales Taxes Rise, Prospects for Economic Growth Fall
Adam Summers
April 1, 2009, 11:18pm - California's Credit Rating Is Justifiably Poor
Adam Summers
April 1, 2009, 2:47am - China Worried Over the Value of the Dollar (with Good Reason)
Adam Summers
March 31, 2009, 2:24am - Public Sector Continues to Expand in California, Elsewhere Despite Recession
Adam Summers
March 27, 2009, 6:14pm - Group Drops Living Wage Bid Due to City Budget Crunch
Adam Summers
March 26, 2009, 7:06pm - California Offers High Taxes, Poor Business Climate
Adam Summers
March 26, 2009, 5:41pm - Newspaper Bailout on the Horizon?
Adam Summers
March 26, 2009, 2:13am - Getting the State Out of the Marriage Business in California
Adam Summers
March 24, 2009, 7:31pm - More Taxes Not the Answer to California's Budget Woes
Adam Summers
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