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

GOP up wrong tree on mortgage plan

By Dr. Adrian Moore | 02/06/09

It won't work and will make the problem worse. See more here. read more »

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Stimulis--because all economies have performance issues

By Dr. Adrian Moore | 02/05/09

Who needs Viagra when you can have Stimulis? Are you an economy with performance issues? If you find it hard to achieve and maintain growth, maybe Stimulis is right for you. Take Stimulis once every election cycle or whenever you're in need of economic enhancement.On an only very slightly more serious note, how's this for a real alternative approach to dealing with the economic downturn? read more »

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Gov. Sanford on why the stimulus is a very bad idea

By Dr. Adrian Moore | 02/04/09

Watch him here, about a 12 minute video, and it is very good. read more »

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Economy is booming for federal employees

By Dr. Adrian Moore | 02/03/09

Freedom Politics tipped me off to this maddening AP News story. While jobs are increasingly scarce in the private sector during this recession, the feds are not only not cutting back, they are using the "stimulus" to expand some federal agencies. Not satisfied with one-time spending of money they don't have, Congress wants to use some of that money for new hires that won't go away when the "stimulus" spending stops,... read more »

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Money, money, everywhere, but nary a buck to spend

By Dr. Adrian Moore | 02/03/09

You may think the vast billions going to banks to deal with bad mortgage debt is leading to some renegotiation of terms with holders of failing mortgages. But is it? My colleage Tim Cavanaugh did some digging and concludes who the hell can tell? In fact, nobody has access to the type of data we'd need either to refute or to confirm any claims about how many loans have been modified--by Wells Fargo or any other bank--since... read more »

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Taxed from Sun up to Sun down

By Dr. Adrian Moore | 02/02/09

I had forgot about this nifty short video dramatizing the many taxes and fees we already pay for government services every day. Relevant once again as Arnie and Dems in Sacramento strive to tax and fee us to pay for their spending addiction.Another Hat Tip to George Runner for emailing this around again. read more »

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The party is over in Kern

By Dr. Adrian Moore | 02/01/09

Kern County supervisors will likely declare a state of fiscal emergency Tuesday, paving the way for them to take the extraordinary step of rewriting this year's county budget to save $75 million between now and July 1.That's the amount of cash county officials estimate it will take to keep the county solvent and lay a structurally sound financial foundation on which to build a 2009-2010 budget.More ugly details here. I mention other... read more »

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CA state budget in worst shape, but not alone

By Dr. Adrian Moore | 01/31/09

California's budget crisis is just the biggest among a sea of state budget crises. read more »

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People hate it that no one is taking care of them

By Dr. Adrian Moore | 01/30/09

Economist Russ Roberts points out that a recent Zogby poll finds that the #1 reason given by people who no longer believe in the American Dream is "The powers that be don't care about people like me." I'm almost speechless. Since when does believing in the American Dream require the Man to care about you? Au contraire, amigo (see what a melting pot we are!) the problem is that the powers that be are trying to take care of every joe... read more »

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Will merchants take Arnoldbucks?

By Dr. Adrian Moore | 01/30/09

Since one of the backbones of Arnold's budget plan is IOUs, ya gotta wonder if they will become legal tender. This guy does not find merchants enthused with the idea. More seriously, debt had been a leading indicator of our state budget problems for years. Arnold came to the Governor's office promissing lots of bold reform, blowing up the boxes, yada yada. So far the only bold change he has made is making debt a... read more »