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’s Budget Crisis Continues
State still doesn't have a budget, but plenty of bad ideas are coming out of Sacramento
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Gay Marriage on California’s November Ballot
The state shouldn't be in the marriage business at all
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California’s High-Speed Rail Plan Wildly Overestimates Ridership Numbers
Real costs of rail are downplayed
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San Diego Can Benefit from Private Trash Collection
Private sector already handles over 75 percent of nation's garbage collection
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Taco Wars in Los Angeles
Government seeks to help restaurants by chasing away taco trucks
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Opening CalPERS to Private Accounts Is a Bad Investment
Should the state manage retirement plans for private-sector employees?
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Mysterious Things Happening Behind CalPERS’ Curtain of Secrecy
Letter to Sacramento Bee
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Reining in Job Licensing Laws in Arizona
You need a license to do 72 jobs in the state, including landscaping and fishing guide
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Occupational Licensing Laws Protect Special Interests, Not the Public
Testimony to the Arizona House Government Committee
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Payday Loans Get Pink Slip in California
Baldwin Park government tries to block check-cashing stores
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California Won’t Fix Budget Until It Cuts Spending
State deficit keeps growing despite revenue increases
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New Toll Road Opens in San Diego
Interview with Greg Hulsizer, CEO of the South Bay Expressway Toll Road
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Private Solution to California’s Infrastructure Problems
Schwarzenegger says state needs $500 billion