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Automated License Plate Readers: A Study in Failure
Automated License Plate Readers: A Study in Failure: Groundbreaking report reveals high-tech cameras fail to catch criminals or recover stolen vehicles—but stick municipal taxpayers with huge costs.
Jonathan Hofer | Nov. 30, 2021
University of Florida: From Football School to Academic Powerhouse
University of Florida: From Football School to Academic Powerhouse
Richard K. Vedder | Nov. 30, 2021
Wokeness: An Evil of Our Age
Wokeness: An Evil of Our Age: Even the Chinese apparat could not invent a more evil, more macabre way to destroy the United States.
Victor Davis Hanson | Sep. 13, 2021
Recall the California Ideology
Recall the California Ideology: A careening Golden State is heading for a colossal train wreck. Voters will have to pick between the incompetent engineer or the private passenger rushing into the cab to get the engine back on track.
Victor Davis Hanson | Sep. 9, 2021
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Automated License Plate Readers: A Study in Failure: Groundbreaking report reveals high-tech cameras fail to catch criminals or recover stolen vehicles—but stick municipal taxpayers with huge costs.
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Better than Common Core: Florida’s New K-12 Standards Raise the Bar
Better than Common Core: Florida’s New K-12 Standards Raise the Bar
By Ze'ev Wurman, David M. Steiner, Ashley Rogers Berner, R. James Milgram
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| July 2, 2020
Breaking Bad: Public Pensions and the Loss of That Old-Time Fiscal Religion
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“Suspend CA AB5” Sr. Fellow Williamson Evers appears on the Andy Caldwell radio show
Apr. 17, 2020
“Suspend California AB5 Now” Sr. Fellow Bill Evers appears on the John Batchelor Show
Apr. 17, 2020
“Suspend CA AB5” Sr. Fellow Williamson Evers appears on the Lars Larson radio show
Apr. 16, 2020
“Resolving the Housing Affordability Crisis” Sr. Fellow Lawrence McQuillan appears on KAHI radio.
Mar. 2, 2020
“CA Housing Crisis” Lawrence McQuillan appears on the David Webb Show on SiriusXM’s Patriot Channel
Jan. 22, 2020
Sr. Fellow Lawrence McQuillan appears on the David Webb show on SiriusXM radio
Nov. 7, 2019
“PG&E’s Role in CA Fires” Sr. Fellow Lawrence McQuillan appears on KFI radio
Nov. 6, 2019
“PG&E and CA Fires” Sr. Fellow Lawrence McQuillan appears on KTOX radio
Nov. 1, 2019
“CA Fires and Power Lines—What Are the Alternatives?” Lawrence McQuillan appears on the Chip Franklin show on KGO radio
Oct. 31, 2019
“PG&E Shutoffs” Lawrence McQuillan appears on the Andy Caldwell show on KUHL radio
Oct. 31, 2019
“California Fires and PG&E Power Shutoffs” Sr. Fellow Lawrence McQuillan appears on KFAX radio
Oct. 31, 2019
“The Late Great Golden State” Sr. Fellow Lawrence McQuillan appears on KMED radio's Bill Meyers show
Oct. 31, 2019
