Politicians and regulators forced a sham of a "deregulation" scheme upon the energy industry in California, writes Adam Summers, and then blamed the free market when it inevitably failed.
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Prior to his current position, he was a senior policy analyst at the Reason Foundation. In addition to the Register, Mr. Summers's columns have appeared in publications such as the Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, San Diego Union-Tribune, Atlanta Journal Constitution, Washington Times, Baltimore Sun, Contra Costa Times, The Freeman, Reason magazine, and many others.
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"Anti-mansionization" ordinances, writes Adam Summers, hit at a fundamental right that Americans have long taken for granted: the right to build or buy the biggest home you can afford.
The Supreme Court, in its recent cross burning case, simply fails to understand that the First Amendment, and the other amendments that make up the Bill of Rights, is rooted in the protection of private property rights. Ignoring this point leads to absurdities, writes Adam Summers.