![]() Adam B. Summers
Research Fellow
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Adam B. Summers is a Research Fellow at the Independent Institute. He previously worked as an editorial writer and columnist at the Orange County Register and its ten sister newspapers in the Southern California News Group, and a Senior Policy Analyst at the Reason Foundation. Mr. Summers has written extensively on California and national politics, individual liberty, property rights, law and economics, public pension reform, occupational licensing, privatization, privacy/Fourth Amendment and civil liberties issues, government reform, and various other political and economic topics. In addition to his numerous Orange County Register articles, Summerss columns have been published by the Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, San Diego Union-Tribune, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Washington Times, Baltimore Sun, Contra Costa Times, The Freeman, Reason, and many others. Summers has testified before state legislative committees in Arizona, California, Louisiana, and Michigan on topics such as public pension reform and occupational licensing regulations. Summers holds an M.A. in economics from George Mason University and a B.A. with a double-major in economics and political science from the University of California, Los Angeles.
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Books | |
The Pursuit of Justice | 2010 |
Video | ||
Beyond Homeless: Finding HopeWorld Premiere of the New Documentary | February 16, 2022 | |
Why California Wastes Millions on Failing Tech Projects | Adam B. Summers | November 20, 2020 | |
Why California Wastes Millions on Failing Tech Projects | Adam B. Summers | November 1, 2020 | |
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Events | |
Beyond Homeless: Finding Hope: World Premiere of the New Documentary | February 16, 2022 |
COVID-19 Crisis: Could Coronavirus Be the Great Deregulator? | May 19, 2020 |
Commentary Articles | |
California Needs a New Approach on Homelessness | November 23, 2021 |
The Cost of Californias Public-Employee Unions | April 2, 2021 |
California Is the Worlds Tech Capital, Except for Its Governments Lousy IT | November 19, 2020 |
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Briefings | |
Bugs in the System | September 17, 2020 |
California Wildfires | June 25, 2019 |
Executive Summaries | |
Beyond Homeless | December 15, 2021 |
Fixing Californias Government Technology Failures | September 17, 2020 |
Beacon Blog Posts | |
Economic Liberty Alleviates Poverty Better Than Any Government Program | December 12, 2019 |
Blackouts and Monopolies: Public Utilities in California | November 1, 2019 |
More Freedom, Not More Government (or Persistent Blackouts), Needed to Fight Wildfires | October 9, 2019 |
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Catalyst Posts | |
Economic Liberty Alleviates Poverty Better Than Any Government Program | December 28, 2019 |
Blackouts and Monopolies: Public Utilities in California | November 16, 2019 |
Thoughts on Housing Affordability and Homelessness in California | September 21, 2019 |
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Policy Report | |
Beyond Homeless | November 10, 2021 |