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- Fixing the Regulation of Wall Street
A review of the Obama administration's proposal for reforming financial services regulation and recommendations to end the era of too big to fail
Policy Study 377
Anthony Randazzo
September 14, 2009 - Rethinking Universal-Service Policy in a Broadband Internet Era
Bringing inexpensive broadband connectivity to as many people as possible
Policy Study 376
Steven Titch
September 2, 2009 - Gridlock and Growth: The Effect of Traffic Congestion on Regional Economic Performance
How reducing traffic congestion can add billions of dollars in economic growth to local economies
Policy Study 371
David T. Hartgen and M. Gregory Fields
August 27, 2009 - The Future of Too Big to Fail and Bailouts
A comparison of the two plans to overhaul financial services regulation in the 21st Century
Policy Brief 81
Anthony Randazzo
August 17, 2009 - Trends In Public and Contracted Government Services From 2002 to 2007
Privatization and outsourcing by local governments
Policy Brief 80
Amir Hefetz and Mildred Warner
August 4, 2009 - Taxpayer's Guide to the Stimulus
Where is all that stimulus money going?
Anthony Randazzo
June 17, 2009 - The Internet Is Not Neutral (and No Law Can Make It So)
Why net neutrality will stifle innovation and competition
Policy Study 375
Steven Titch
May 28, 2009 - California's May 2009 Special Election
Analyzing the Propositions and Offering Alternatives for Real Reform
Policy Brief 79
Adam Summers
May 14, 2009 - The Catastrophe of What Passes for Alcohol Policy Analysis
What costs does alcohol impose on California's taxpayers?
Policy Brief 78
Edward Stringham
May 12, 2009 - Weighted Student Formula Yearbook 2009
Examining the school districts using student-based "backpack" funding to improve results
Lisa Snell
April 30, 2009 - Housing Market Resilience and Affordability in Houston, Texas
Houston's housing market has been more resilient than other Texas cities
Samuel Staley
February 27, 2009 - Reducing Congestion in Lee County, Florida
Cutting traffic in one of America's fastest growing urban areas
Robert Poole and Chris Swenson
February 26, 2009 - Avoiding an American Lost Decade
Lessons from Japan's Bubble and Recession
Anthony Randazzo, Michael Flynn and Adam Summers
February 20, 2009 - California's Spending by the Numbers
A Historic Look at State Spending from Gov. Pete Wilson to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger
Adam Summers
February 18, 2009 - Kenosha-Racine-Milwaukee Corridor Transit Service Options: An Investigation and Analysis
Policy Study 372
Thomas A. Rubin
December 16, 2008 - Redistricting in California: Competitive Elections and the Effects of Proposition 11
Policy Brief 72
George Passantino
October 1, 2008 - Drowning in Debt: Bond Measures Threaten California's Already Precarious Debt Situation
Policy Brief 73
Adam Summers and Anthony Randazzo
October 1, 2008 - The Nonviolent Offender Rehabilitation Act: Prison Overcrowding, Parole and Sentencing Reform (Proposition 5)
Policy Brief 74
Skaidra Smith-Heisters
October 1, 2008 - Analysis of California's Propositions 7 and 10: Renewable Energy Mandates and Handouts
Policy Brief 75
Skaidra Smith-Heisters
October 1, 2008 - Analysis of California's Propositions 8: Limits on Marriage
Policy Brief 76
Adam Summers
October 1, 2008 - California General Election: Voter Guide
Policy Brief 71
Adrian Moore and Michael Flynn
October 1, 2008 - California High-Speed Rail Findings at a Glance
Analyzing the impacts of the state's proposed train system
September 18, 2008 - The California High-Speed Rail Proposal: A Due Diligence Report
Policy Study 370
Joseph Vranich, Wendell Cox and Adrian Moore
September 1, 2008 - 17th Annual Report on the Performance of State Highway Systems (1984-2006)
Policy Study 369
David T. Hartgen and Ravi K. Karanam
July 1, 2008 - Leasing the Pennsylvania Turnpike: Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
Policy Brief
Matthew Brouillette and Leonard Gilroy
May 1, 2008 - Pennsylvania Turnpike Alternatives: A Review and Critique of the Democratic Caucus Study
Policy Brief 70
Robert Poole and Peter Samuel
April 1, 2008 - iProvo Revisited: Another Year and Still Struggling
Policy Brief 69
Steven Titch
April 1, 2008 - Illegally Green: Environmental Costs of Hemp Prohibition
Skaidra Smith-Heisters
March 13, 2008 - Increasing Airport Capacity Without Increasing Airport Size
Policy Study 368
Viggo Butler
March 4, 2008 - Missouri's Changing Transportation Paradigm
David Stokes, Leonard Gilroy and Samuel Staley
February 27, 2008 - Measure 50: Are Tobacco Taxes The Answer To Funding Children's Health Programs?
Policy Brief 65
Skaidra Smith-Heisters
January 29, 2008 -
Vampire Family Values
Understanding the massive appeal of The Twilight Saga: New Moon
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Mandating Disaster
Will Americans be forced to buy health insurance?
(11/20)
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How to Get Ahead in Law
Bernard Baran served 22 years on dubious child molestation charges, but the prosecutor who convicted him was promoted to judge.
(11/20)
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Treating Wall Street Like the Mafia
Chris Dodd’s Agency for Financial Stability will give too much power to federal regulators
(11/20)
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Friday Funnies
Obama's trip abroad
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The Salvia Ban Wagon
How does terrible drug policy get made? The mad rush to criminalize a psychedelic herb provides a textbook case.
(11/19)
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Worse Than Taxes
The real burden of government is the spending level
(11/19)
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Reason.tv: Buy American Pot—A very special message from the American Marijuana Growers Association
(11/19)
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