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Ted Balaker
Ted Balaker
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Ted Balaker is a writer and producer at Reason.tv where he creates documentary shorts, Drew Carey Project pieces, and comedic videos.
In 2008, Reason.tv received the Templeton Freedom Award for innovative media, and Business Week recognized Balaker’s “Where’s My Bailout” video as among the best of bailout humor. Balaker’s work has been cited or featured by Salon.com, The Wall Street Journal, MSNBC, Fox News Channel, and on the 20/20 John Stossel special “Bailouts and Bull,” a joint project between ABC News and Reason.tv.
Balaker is also a policy analyst at Reason Foundation where he has authored studies on urban policy and workplace issues, such as offshore outsourcing and telecommuting. His work has appeared in dozens of publications, including Investor’s Business Daily, The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, and Washington Post. He has appeared on many radio and television programs, including ABC World News Tonight, CBS Evening News, and CNBC’s On the Money.
Balaker is co-author (with Sam Staley) of the book The Road More Traveled (Rowman & Littlefield, 2006), which urban historian Joel Kotkin suggests “should be required reading, not only for planners and their students, but for anyone who loves cities and wants them to thrive.”
Prior to joining Reason, Balaker spent five years as a producer at ABC Network News.
Balaker graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of California, Irvine with degrees in political science and English.
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- Obama’s Glamour Problem
Former reason editor Virginia Postrel on the economics of health care and the intersection of glamour and politics.
Ted Balaker
June 1, 2010 - Reason.tv Video: Hasta La Vista, Arnold
What California's Budget Mess Means for America
Nick Gillespie and Ted Balaker
May 14, 2009 - 'We Have a Lot of Work to Do'
ABC's John Stossel on defending the market from within the liberal media
Ted Balaker
March 19, 2009 - Does being a great "oratator" count?
Ted Balaker
February 4, 2008, 3:15pm - How LA Can Get People Out of Their Cars
Create some healthy competition
Ted Balaker
December 27, 2007 - "Just take their keys!"--China Edition
Ted Balaker
September 16, 2007, 2:37pm - Two Americas?
Ted Balaker
September 16, 2007, 2:23pm - Get a job!
Ted Balaker
September 6, 2007, 4:32pm - War Against the Machines--Robot Farmer Edition
Ted Balaker
September 6, 2007, 9:05am - Mayor Metronio?
Ted Balaker
September 3, 2007, 2:02pm - Pols Love Public Transit-Just Not for Themselves
Villaraigosa, Bloomberg tout transit, but like most people, opt for driving
Ted Balaker
September 2, 2007 - See you on Tuesday--or whenever you feel like coming back from vacation
Ted Balaker
August 30, 2007, 11:09am - The LA Grind
Ted Balaker
August 15, 2007, 4:43pm - Is your world shrinking?
Ted Balaker
August 15, 2007, 4:29pm - How green is rail transit?
Ted Balaker
August 12, 2007, 7:34pm - Party train not rocking so hard
Ted Balaker
August 12, 2007, 6:56pm - Girls Gone Good?
Ted Balaker
August 9, 2007, 5:06pm - Nothing to sneeze at
Ted Balaker
August 6, 2007, 1:43pm - Ban Wagon--"bitch" and "ho" edition
Ted Balaker
August 6, 2007, 12:32pm - Friendlier to fatness, but how about smoking?
Ted Balaker
August 2, 2007, 1:40pm - I want to believe
Ted Balaker
July 31, 2007, 6:40pm - MetroCard Mayor Prefers Suburban
Ted Balaker
July 31, 2007, 5:52pm - Keeping eyes on the prize
Ted Balaker
July 24, 2007, 1:00pm - You know the deal with those immigrants ...
Ted Balaker
July 18, 2007, 10:03am - "It's probably the best thing that's ever happened here"
Ted Balaker
July 17, 2007, 4:09pm - Job Opening
Ted Balaker
July 17, 2007, 10:43am - For Traffic Solutions Think Over the Box
Queue jumpers and tunnels can help ease New York's gridlock
Ted Balaker and Samuel Staley
July 15, 2007 - More than meets the eye
Ted Balaker
July 9, 2007, 7:05pm - "People could live here and never use their cars"
Ted Balaker
July 9, 2007, 6:26pm - Is jogging right wing? Is sketch comic running France?
Ted Balaker
July 5, 2007, 4:01pm - I, Flag
Ted Balaker
July 5, 2007, 9:49am - Should we really be so eager to spread democracy abroad?
Ted Balaker
July 5, 2007, 8:36am - Why Mobility Matters to Personal Life
Policy Brief 62
Ted Balaker
July 1, 2007 - Buy American? How?
Ted Balaker
June 28, 2007, 9:41am - Me on CNBC
Ted Balaker
June 21, 2007, 2:15pm - A summer read
Ted Balaker
June 13, 2007, 6:17pm - In case you missed it ...
Ted Balaker
June 11, 2007, 9:34pm - The "problem" is wealth (again)
Ted Balaker
June 11, 2007, 9:18pm - And the winner is ...
Ted Balaker
June 3, 2007, 5:15pm - Stand Down, Trans Fat Fighters
Some trans fat may reduce the risk of heart disease and certain cancers
Ted Balaker
May 29, 2007 - Drew Carey, Reason, KFI, and the search for LA's most congested commute
Ted Balaker
May 20, 2007, 11:09am - Just a semantic issue?
Ted Balaker
May 20, 2007, 10:53am - Ban Wagon--National Pastime Edition
Ted Balaker
May 7, 2007, 10:32am - Griping about gridlock--LA Edition
Ted Balaker
April 29, 2007, 4:02pm - What causes industry agglomeration?
Ted Balaker
April 26, 2007, 6:03pm - Salary shmalery
Ted Balaker
April 26, 2007, 1:51pm - One-square toilet paper limit? Demonize cars?
Ted Balaker
April 24, 2007, 10:38am - Makin' jams
Ted Balaker
April 18, 2007, 3:03pm - Who can mention the VA Tech massacre, Imus, and outsourcing in the same breath?
Ted Balaker
April 17, 2007, 11:37am - DC Decongestant
Ted Balaker
April 15, 2007, 4:37pm
