We work extensively on both state and national policy, focusing on issues that other groups tend to neglect. Our specialty is in tackling issues that are complex, but don’t necessarily grab major headlines. These are the areas where we think we can have a real impact.
State Policy
The Issue
Publications
California’s Crime Epidemic
Steven Greenhut
It’s easy to look back at California’s overreaching anti-crime measures from the 1990s and scratch our heads at the tenor of the crime debate in that era. The state passed the toughest…
How OC Weekly’s founding editor turned conservative libertarian firebrand
Steven Greenhut
From Los Angeles Times:
His fusillades drew the attention of Steve Greenhut, a former Orange County Register senior editorial writer and columnist who had been the frequent target of the Weekly….
We Warned Dems About Kamala
Steven Greenhut
In terms of an understatedly savage insult, it’s hard to top the president’s press secretary, Jen Psaki, for her Twitter rebuttal after reporters have noted the strained relationship between…
Both Illinois and the nation have a strong tradition of awarding people second chances. Sometimes it takes more than the stroke of a pen to accomplish meaningful and enduring reforms. Illinois is…
Newsom dawdles as port crisis sinks U.S. economy
Steven Greenhut
California state officials are unusually bold in their approach to major problems. For instance, Gov. Gavin Newsom and his progressive allies believe our state can pass labor laws that revamp the…
INTRODUCTION
In 2021, election legislation is dominating politics to a greater extent than any year in recent memory, as politicians not only rehash the results and processes of the 2020 election…
WASHINGTON (November 15, 2021)—Elections have been a hot-button topic in 2021, with state legislatures at the epicenter. This paper provides a high-level summary of election legislation that made…
Phony Credit-Score ‘Emergency’
Steven Greenhut
During the coronavirus lockdowns, Washington State Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler, a Democrat, used his emergency rulemaking powers to ban the use of credit scores in determining insurance…
We have to fight to keep the booze flowing
C. Jarrett Dieterle
Port backlogs and trucker shortages are dominating headlines across the nation, forcing Americans to embrace the reality that COVID-19 has upended supply chains and made some of our…
Testimony in opposition of Senate Bill No. 103 from:
Devin Hartman, Director of Energy and Environmental Policy, R Street Institute
November 3, 2021
Michigan House Energy Committee
Chair Bellino,…