Adrian Moore

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BIOGRAPHY

Adrian Moore is vice president of research at Reason Foundation, a non-profit think tank advancing free minds and free markets. Moore oversees all of Reason’s policy research and conducts his own research on a wide range of policy issues.

Mr. Moore is co-author of Mobility First: A New Vision for Transportation in a Globally Competitive Twenty-first Century, published in 2009, and Curb Rights: A Foundation for Free Enterprise in Urban Transit, published in 1997, which was runner up for the Sir Antony Fisher International Memorial Award. And he is author of dozens of policy studies. His work has been published in the Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, Houston Chronicle, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Orange County Register, The Independent Review, Economic Affairs, Public Policy and Management, Consumer Affairs, and numerous other publications. He also makes many media appearances to discuss current issue and his research. Recent appearances include Fox News, CNNfN, MSNBC, and National Public Radio.

Prior to joining Reason, Moore served 10 years in the Army on active duty and reserves. As an noncommissioned officer he was accepted to Officers Candidate School and commissioned as an Infantry officer. He served in posts in the United States and Germany and left the military as a Captain after commanding a Heavy Material Supply company.

Mr. Moore earned a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of California, Irvine. He holds a Master's in Economics from the University of California, Irvine and a Master's in History from California State University, Chico.

COMMENTARIES

CA Leaders Falsely Blame Voters For Budget Crisis

By Dr. Adrian Moore | 10/03/09

In this column in the Wall Street Journal, my colleagues and I explain why voter initiatives are NOT the source of California's budget problems. With the Golden State still struggling to balance its books, politicians from both sides of the aisle have come up with a nifty way to avoid responsibility for the mess: Blame the voters. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, a Republican, summed it up for his fellow pols recently by telling a reporter:... read more »

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Sometimes Figures Lie. Well, In Sacramento Maybe They Alaways Do.

By Dr. Adrian Moore | 08/31/09

Bill Leonard, on the CA Board of Equalization, sends out an informative weekly newsletter. His latest includes these comments on the state's budget figures. BODY,.aolmailheader {font-size:10pt; color:black; font-family:Arial;} a.aolmailheader:link {color:blue; text-decoration:underline; font-weight:normal;} a.aolmailheader:visited {color:magenta; text-decoration:underline; font-weight:normal;} a.aolmailheader:active ... read more »

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A 3rd Way on Healtchare Reform

By Dr. Adrian Moore | 08/20/09

If you have not seen the column in the Wall Street Journal by John Mackey (CEO of Whole Foods) on healthcare reform, you are missing the boat. It is a must read. When he says Obamacare won't work, he knows what he is talking about from his company's experience: At Whole Foods we allow our team members to vote on what benefits they most want the company to fund. Our Canadian and British employees express their benefit preferences very... read more »

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A Spoonful of Sugar Helps the Medicine Go Down?

By Dr. Adrian Moore | 08/18/09

So, California Forward has released with fanfare its 1.5 page list of reform ideas. What a disappointment. Oh, sure they have some good ideas in there, one's long pushed by various organization around the state, including pay as you go, results based budgeting, and a 2-year budget. But that is the sugar they hope will mask their fouler ideas: --eliminate the 2/3 vote requirement to pass a budget. --eliminate the 2/3 vote... read more »

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What do you get when you cross Ronald Reagan and Woody Harrelson?

By Dr. Adrian Moore | 08/18/09

(video interview) California State Rep Chuck DeVore on government spending sprees, tea parties, industrial hemp, and running for Barbara Boxer's Senate seat. Recently, Reason.tv's Ted Balaker sat down with California State assemblyman and U.S. Senate candidate Chuck DeVore. While the Republican is aiming to Democratic incumbent Sen. Barbara Boxer, Devore discusses bipartisan state and federal spending sprees. California remains mired in... read more »

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California's Debt is Probably at Least $200 Billion More Than You Think

By Dr. Adrian Moore | 07/16/09

David Crane, writing in the Huffington Post, has written a column most readers of this blog probably would not ordinarily see. But they should. He has succinctly explained the extent of California's disastrous management of pension obligations, and how it has created a $200-300 billion debt. That makes the state's whopping general obligation debt look trivial. During the current state budget crisis we've heard a lot about "kicking... read more »

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California--12% of the US Population, 32% of the US Welfare Recipients

By Dr. Adrian Moore | 07/16/09

Yep, that's right. Check out the details here. read more »

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CalPERS Gets it Right (!), and Wrong

By Dr. Adrian Moore | 07/16/09

The LA Times reports that: California's giant public pension fund is suing the nation's three top bond credit-rating companies for issuing "wildly inaccurate" rankings on investments that it said cost pensioners "perhaps more than $1 billion." The California Public Employees' Retirement System on Wednesday drew plaudits and skepticism for raising legal questions about the firms' gold-plated AAA rankings for investment... read more »

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GAO Points Out Shortcomings of High Speed Rail Plans

By Dr. Adrian Moore | 06/26/09

The U.S. agency in charge of $8 billion in stimulus money for high-speed rail projects doesn't have an adequate plan to oversee the projects, and the system of super-fast trains ultimately will cost much more than even the $8 billion, a government watchdog official told Congress on Tuesday. The Federal Railroad Administration does not have a clear role other than to distribute the stimulus money, which states are competing fiercely to obtain,... read more »

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California's Budget Crisis and State Worker Pensions

By Dr. Adrian Moore | 06/26/09

There are many contributing factors to California's budget crisis. One is state pensions. As I wrote in my last post: In 2000 and 2002 changes in California state law allowed state, county and city workers to get more retirement benefits, and get them earlier. The changes dramatically increased pension benefits. Someone who worked for the government for 30 years would now get an amazing 90 percent of their salary for the rest of... read more »