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Steven Greenhut

Steven Greenhut

Steven Greenhut is a senior fellow and Western region director for the R Street Institute. Write to him at sgreenhut@rstreet.org. His political views are his own.
by | Mar 21, 2019

Sacramento To my conservative friends who like when chief executives push the envelope on “national emergencies” and executive orders, I…

by | Mar 14, 2019

Sacramento The concept of black markets is simple enough even for a California lawmaker to grasp. Most people would prefer…

by | Mar 7, 2019

Sacramento For those hoping that the California Supreme Court might give California’s bloated governments a path out of a pension…

by | Feb 28, 2019

Sacramento The late Israeli diplomat Abba Eban reportedly quipped that Palestinians “never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity.” I…

by | Feb 21, 2019

Sacramento As California Republicans head to their convention in Sacramento this weekend, they are buzzing about the big election to…

by | Feb 14, 2019

The conventional wisdom, which I have thus far embraced, is that California Gov. Gavin Newsom would push the state’s politics…

by | Feb 7, 2019

Sacramento The California Capitol isn’t known for much solid economic thinking, but sometimes lawmakers outdo the already low expectations with…

by | Jan 31, 2019

Sacramento When asked about his ultimate goal, a union president reportedly offered a simple answer: “More.” Public-sector unions always are pushing…

by | Jan 24, 2019

Sacramento One of my favorite scenes in Breaking Bad, the hit cable series about high-school teacher Walter White morphing into…

by | Jan 17, 2019

When California Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed a tax on drinking water as part of his newly unveiled budget, I started…

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