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

Public employees union corrupt??! No!!

By Dr. Adrian Moore | 08/09/08

Can it be true!? The LA Times in a special investigation has uncovered serious problems with the SEIU local. The investigation found:California's largest union local and a related charity have paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to firms owned by the wife and mother-in-law of the labor organization's president, documents and interviews show.The Los Angeles-based union, which represents low-wage caregivers, also spent nearly... read more »

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Don't let state takeover our planning, too

By Dr. Adrian Moore | 08/09/08

State Senator Darrell Steinberg has a vision for how all Californian's should live, and it is not the way most Central Valley residents choose to live. He wants us all in dense, multi-use housing. No more rural or suburban lifestyles allowed. His SB 375 would do several things, most importantly deny state funds to local planning organization that do not require development to match Steinberg's vision. This interview with Steinberg ought to... read more »

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A travesty of justice

By Dr. Adrian Moore | 08/08/08

In 1996 Californians voted to approve proposition 215 allowing the use of medical marijuana, including a majority in all the Central Valley counties. Ever since then, the federal government has told us to pound sand, continuing to prosecute dispensary owners even when they are operating legally under state law and complying with local regulations governing dispensaries. On Tuesday the latest victim, Charles Lynch, the owner of a medical... read more »

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Oh, the humanity! Arnie goes for the tax increase

By Dr. Adrian Moore | 08/05/08

What many have predicted has happened: Gov. Schwarzenegger has proposed a tax hike to balance the state's budget. Oh, yeah, it will be "temporary" and "tied to long term spending reforms." Yeah, right. Temporary taxes are like unicorns, nice to think about for some folks, but fantasy nonetheless. Long term reforms???!!!! Arnie has tried that move over and over and been beaten down every time.Meanwhile, as my... read more »

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Parra has higher priorities than state budget--another water bond boondoggle?

By Dr. Adrian Moore | 08/05/08

Nicole Parra has essentially said she won't vote for a state budget unless a water bond is placed on the November ballot.There are (ahem) a few things wrong with this. a) Less than 2 years ago Parra supported and CA voters approved Props 1E and 84, together authorizing $9.5 billion in "water bonds." Allegedly this money was to be used for California's aging system of levees, overflow weirs, and channels and numerous water, conservation and... read more »

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Eminent domain still unconstrained

By Dr. Adrian Moore | 07/29/08

Not even two months have passed since Prop. 99 became law and public agencies are already exploiting ways to circumvent the voter approved ballot measure that the California League of Cities, an association that represents local government, and other development interests claim provides homeowners "ironclad" protections against eminent domain abuse. Read the rest of this depressing news here.Hardly surprising. Anyone following this... read more »

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Nanny State nutritionists

By Dr. Adrian Moore | 07/29/08

So now our illustrious legislature is saving CA from transfat with their favorite tool, a ban. A lot of thoughts occur to me, but they all seem so obvious. The sheer idiocy of the state starting to regulate every day ingredients because the people are just to dumb to make good choices . . . . The Orange County Register puts it well here. read more »

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By Dr. Adrian Moore | 07/25/08

Last month the dems in the Senate Committee on Transportation & Housing issue a report expressing grave concerns about the high speed rail project that should give us all pause. The whole report is here. Their 15 findings were: Findings $58 million of state funding has been spent by the Authority during the last ten years for high-speed rail planning. The Authority's current plan envisions initial rail... read more »

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Kern sales tax proposal is the wrong path

By Dr. Adrian Moore | 07/23/08

KernTax has suggested the county Board of Supervisors put on the ballot a 1 cent general sales tax. Along with the tax measure, KernTax has asked the Board to pass rules that would commit funds from the new sales tax to public safety and transportation projects.The main idea is to tie up those funds by bonding against them to build a new county jail and to match the Thomas Road Improvement Plan federal dollars for major road projects in... read more »