Adam Summers
Senior Policy Analyst, Reason Foundation
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 Must Control State Pension and Benefit Costs
Currently facing an unfunded liability of over $48 billion for state retiree health and dental benefits
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Is America Following the Policies that Caused Japan’s “Lost Decade”?
Federal government is repeating many of the same mistakes that created Japan's Lost Decade
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California’s May 2009 Special Election
Analyzing the Propositions and Offering Alternatives for Real Reform
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Getting California Back on Track
Rip up the government's credit cards, institute a spending limit, and prioritize programs based on effectiveness
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State Governments Face Deficits and Fiscal Trouble Because of Spending
From 2002 to 2007, state spending rose 50 percent faster than inflation