College of Business and Economics
Commentary
Washington, Take Note: California Experiments With Highway Funding, RealClear Policy, May 2016
Are Transportation Cost Overruns Deliberate? RealClearPolicy and economics21, December 2015
Congress Could Allow States to Toll All Interstates, The Hill, October 2015
The Road to Better Transportation Funding, US News and World Report, August 10, 2015
Congress, America Doesn't Need More Highway Spending, e21, July 14, 2015
Monopolies Are Good When Government Creates Them? RealClearMarkets, July 9, 2015
America's Crumbling Infrastructure? InsideSources Sydicate, June 26, 2015
Time to End the Federal Government's Role in Highway Funding, The Hill, May 2015
Can we trust the federal government to spend transportation dollars wisely? The Hill, Congress Blog, January 30, 2015
Local Governments Declare War on Uber, Lyft, Investor's Business Daily, December 26, 2014
Use Regulatory Reform, Not Monetary Policy, to Boost Growth, Investor's Business Daily, June 10, 2014
For Higher Wages, Cut Corporate Tax Rate, Los Angeles Daily News, January 2014
How to Make Lethargic L.A. Grow, Los Angeles Times, January 2014 (with S. Svorny) (also posted on Real Clear Markets)
California Wins with Immigration Reform, Los Angeles Daily News, November 2013
California Needs to Save Money, Not Spend More on Education, Los Angeles Daily News and Daily Breeze, January 17, 2013
What to do (and not to do) about the Fiscal Cliff, Los Angeles Daily News and Daily Breeze, November 20, 2012
Fixing Los Angeles, Los Angeles Daily News, January 16, 2011 (with S. Svorny)
Prop. 1A is faulty reform for California, Los Angeles Daily News, May 20, 2009
Cutting Politics out of the Budget Cuts in California, Los Angeles Times, April 10, 2009
When will the economy recover? Los Angeles Daily News, April 5, 2009
Salaries Will Rise Following Recession, Los Angeles Daily News, Dec. 30, 2008
World Trade Benefits America, Los Angeles Daily News, July 22, 2008
Obama’s Tax Plan Would Hurt the Middle Class, Orange County Register, April 2008
California Focus: How to Fix the State Budget, Orange County Register and
California Needs a Spending Limit, San Diego Union-Tribune, January 2008
How to Help Those Harmed by Trade, TCSDaily (www.techcentralstation.com), May 23, 2007
New Grocer Law Spells Trouble for City Business, Los Angeles Daily News, December 2005 (with S. Svorny)
Prop. 76 is far from perfect, but needed, Los Angeles Daily News, November 2005
Proposition 75: Paycheck Protection or Partisan Ploy? Los Angeles Times, October 2005 (with S. Svorny)
The Independence Chimera, Tech Central Station, April 2005
Unions Shouldn't be Favored by State Environmental Law, Los Angeles Daily News, March 2005 (with S. Svorny)
Feds Are Feeding an Urban Money Pit, Los Angeles Times, March 2005 (with S. Svorny)
More Dense Thinking from Politicians: Cramming Mixed-use Projects Near Mass Transit Won't Ease Congestion, Los Angeles Daily News, August 2004 (with S. Svorny)
Private Banks Hold Lien on a Better Life, Los Angeles Times, March 2004 (with S. Svorny)
Reducing Taxes for Good, President’s Plan Will Help all of Us, Los Angeles Daily News, March 2004
Economy’s Home Run, Families Net Worth Higher and Continues to Climb, Los Angeles Daily News, January 2004
State Needs Independent Budget Commission, Los Angeles Daily News, November 2003
Alternate Budget Plan an Offer State Can’t Refuse? Los Angeles Daily News, June 2003
Free-Trade Plan may give Peace a Chance, Los Angeles Daily News, May 2003
Davis Taxes will make a Bad Situation Worse, Los Angeles Daily News, January 2003 (with S. Svorny)
Spending Limit would Benefit State Economy, Budget Health, Los Angeles Daily News, January 2003 (with S. Svorny)
Globalization: A Primer, Tech Central Station, October 2002
What Independence? U.S. Future Will Always be Linked with World Oil Market, Los Angeles Daily News, May 2002
Bush Should Demand Reforms in IMF, Los Angeles Daily News, January 2002
Unwitting Sponsors of Terrorist Training Camps, Financial Times letter, November 2001
Foreign Aid Often Funds Terrorists, Los Angeles Daily News, October 2001
The IMF Deters Free Capital Flow, USA Today Magazine, November 2001
Who’s Afraid of Retirement Reform? Los Angeles Daily News, August 2001
Bush Should Shun Steel Protection, Los Angeles Daily News, June 2001
A New IMF - Reform the IMF to avoid another Turkish Bath, National Review Online, April 2001
Bush Tax Cut Would Make Us All Richer, Los Angeles Daily News, February 2001
Trashing Global Trade no Help for World’s Poor, Los Angeles Daily News, October 2000
Tighter Reins on IMF Lending? Washington Times, March 2000
Fear of U.S. Trade Deficit Groundless, Los Angeles Daily News, March 2000
Democrats to Benefit from CSU Union Dues; University System, Students will Suffer, Los Angeles Daily News, August 1999 (with S. Svorny)
When Freeways Take Their Toll, Los Angeles Times, March 1999
Reject Rhetoric from Anti-Trade Advocates Los Angeles Daily News, June 1998
It’s Time to Limit City Borrowing Los Angeles Times, May 1998
More to the Point: Capital Day Los Angeles Times, September 1997
Inflation-Growth Balancing Act is no Mystery Los Angeles Daily News, August 1997
Reining in City, Los Angeles Daily News, April 1997 (with S. Svorny)
Taking the Toll Road to Transportation Reality, Los Angeles Daily News, March 1997
Facts Show that Corporations Not Abandoning U.S., Los Angeles Daily News, December 1996
Price Pfister Woes Illustrate Hidden Cost of Pro-Environment Legislation, Los Angeles Daily News, December 1996 (with S. Svorny)
Do the Dole Budget Numbers Add Up? Valley Business Journal, October 1996
"Bailout Bickering,” Foreign Affairs letter, September/October 1996
For Valley's Future, the Best Reform is Secession, Los Angeles Daily News, July 1996 (with S. Svorny)
Study Shows '93 Tax Increase Stifled Business Starts; Cost Jobs, Valley Business Journal, June 1996
Insurance Plan has Major Faults, Los Angeles Times, April 1996 (with S. Svorny)
Tax Credits? Why Not Just Lower Taxes? Los Angeles Daily News, April 1996
Stimulating Economic Growth Need Not Be Inflationary, Valley Business Journal, March 1996
Metro Rail: A Project Whose Time has Past, Valley Business Journal, November 1995 (with S. Svorny)
Empowerment Zones Sidetrack Growth, Los Angeles Daily News and (Growth Zones' Dubious Merit, The Cleveland Plain Dealer), December 1994 (with S. Svorny)
Freeway User Fees Would Pave Road for Transit Overhaul, Los Angeles Times, August 1993