Vittorio Nastasi
Director of Criminal Justice Policy, Reason Foundation
Vittorio Nastasi is the Director of Criminal Justice Policy at Reason Foundation.
Nastasi works on criminal justice reform, healthcare regulation, occupational licensing, and environmental policy issues at Reason Foundation.
His work has been published in the Wall Street Journal, Orange County Register, Palm Beach Post, and Tallahassee Democrat, among others.
Prior to joining Reason, Nastasi worked with the James Madison Institute and the DeVoe L. Moore Center focusing on land-use regulation, occupational licensing, and criminal justice reform.
Nastasi graduated from Florida State University with bachelors degrees in Economics and Political Science.
He is based in Tallahassee, Florida.
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Housing Regulations and Occupational Licensing Are Hurting Millennials
From high housing prices to limited employment opportunities, government is the cause of, not the solution to, the challenges we face.
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The Potential of Telepharmacy Services in Times of Crisis
State level reforms to allow increased use of telepharmacy services would help address the current crisis and expand access to care after the pandemic subsides.
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How to Ensure the Economic Downturn Doesn’t Exacerbate Florida’s Housing Crisis
Rolling back restrictive land-use regulations amid COVID-19 uncertainty could help alleviate Florida’s growing housing shortage.
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Occupational Licensing Reform Could Help Boost Economy As We Fight COVID-19
From barbers to athletic trainers to auctioneers, nearly one-quarter of workers in the US require a license to work.
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Amidst Economic Crisis, California Creates Exemptions to Assembly Bill 5 Rather Than Repealing It
The negative impacts of the law requiring companies to reclassify most independent contractors as employees are being amplified by the coronavirus pandemic.
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COVID-19 Prompts States to Suspend Regulations That Have Limited Expansion of Health Care Facilities
Permanently repealing certificate of need laws is one way to proactively prepare our health care system for future emergencies.
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Free Trade, Not Tariffs, Is How to Reduce the Medical Equipment Shortages Hurting the COVID-19 Response
The COVID-19 response effort is hurt by shortages of essential health care resources like ventilators, hand sanitizer, and personal protective equipment.
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Immigration Rules Block Thousands of Qualified Doctors and Nurses From Helping the US Fight COVID-19
“There are upwards of 15,000 qualified overseas nurses who have passed background checks and US licensure and English language proficiency tests but cannot get their visas processed.”
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Water Markets Present a Solution to Florida’s Water Bottling Conflict
A market-based approach would treat all users equally and result in prices that are more accurately determined by supply and demand.
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Rolling Back Regulations to Combat COVID-19 Should Be Just the Start
Once the coronavirus pandemic passes, lawmakers should permanently eliminate many of the unnecessary regulations they've temporarily suspended.
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To Fight COVID-19, Governments Smartly Remove Bureaucratic Health Care Regulations, Unnecessary Licensing Restrictions
These restrictive, unnecessary policies aren’t just a problem during pandemics, they limit access to health care every day.
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How State-Level Reforms Could Alleviate the Looming Physician Shortage
As the population continues to grow and age, the demand for health care services is expected to outpace the supply of physicians.
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Scope of Practice Reforms Could Alleviate Physician Shortages in Florida
Florida could need as many as 4,671 additional primary care physicians by 2030 to meet the demands of its growing population.
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Greater Accountability and Public-Private Partnerships Could Reduce Sewage Spills in Florida
Florida’s economy depends on its environmental resources, but a shocking number of sewage spills over the last decade are contributing to toxic algae blooms across the state.
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How Occupational Licensing Hurts Florida’s Most Vulnerable
Florida could remove barriers to employment by eliminating unnecessary licenses and reducing the requirements for widely licensed occupations.
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Florida’s Open Enrollment Policy Can Serve As a School Choice Model
Florida allows students to transfer from their assigned school to any public school with available capacity.
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Market-Driven Water Pricing Could Help Solve Florida’s Water Problems
Privatization, improved water pricing, and innovative wastewater reuse technologies can help deal with rising demand and population growth.
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Licensing Reform Could Expand Health Care Access and Reduce Costs
States, including Florida, may struggle to provide adequate access to medical care as their populations age.
