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Meat the Next Sin Tax

If your holiday meals include filet mignon, rack of lamb, roast pork, or even charcuterie, you might want to reach for a second helping while you can still afford it. That’s because Oxford University researchers are proposing a tax on meat.  Their goal is to “save you” from cancer, heart ...
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Did Millennials Fuel 2018’s “Blue Wave”?

By Makaila Warga Move over baby boomers, millennials are on the cusp of becoming the nation’s largest adult generation – and with that comes a significant opportunity to influence the public policy debate. Based on data recently collected by Pew Research, millennials, already the largest generation in the labor force, ...
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Apparently, California Officials Can’t Rest Until the State Has America’s Highest Fuel Prices

Fuel prices in California are soaring like it’s 1979. A gallon of regular gasoline was averaging $3.82 across the state on Oct. 18, nearly a full dollar higher than the national average, according to AAA. Only in Hawaii are prices higher. With the summer travel season over, we expect some ...
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California Triggered by Weak, Minor Greenhouse Gas

Just days after signing legislation committing the state to 100 percent renewable sources for electricity, Gov. Jerry Brown hosted a grandiose climate summit in San Francisco. Noticeably absent from the conference was even the smallest dose of healthy skepticism. Of course, the self-important nags were there, emitting their usual industrial-grade ...
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Why the Two Orders? Freezing CAFE standards was the correct policy

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed freezing CAFE standards at the 2020 levels of 37 mpg. While a bit of a non sequitur, this freeze is reminiscent of the climactic scene from the 1992 film A Few Good Men. For those of you who missed the movie, or just ...
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CAFE Standards versus Public Opinion

Calls for stricter environmental mandates contradict the broad public consensus on global warming. According to a 2018 report by the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication, seven out of ten Americans believe global warming is happening and six out of ten say they are at least “somewhat worried”. Other polls differ ...
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The September Issue

By Sally C. Pipes and Rowena Itchon “In the occasionally parallel universe of fashion magazines,” writes Matthew Schneier, style editor of the New York Times, “the calendar diverges from the standard. The Gregorian does not apply. For fashion magazines, September is Christmas. September is your birthday. September is New Year’s ...
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CAPITAL IDEAS: Is Blue State California’s Agenda America’s Future?

Download PDF Originally published in PRI’s Impact magazine, Summer 2018 An article that posits California as the model for the country’s future recently picked up some traffic, thanks to an affirming tweet from Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, who called it a “great read.” We’d say it’s more of a “must ...
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Wayne Winegarden Discusses CA Electric Car Subsidies in SD Union-Tribune

Electric vehicle charging stations try to gain a foothold in urban areas By Rob Nikolewski Rodolfo Rodriguez was delighted to discover a brand new Tesla charging location in downtown San Diego. “Anytime you can find charging, anywhere, it’s great,” Rodriguez said after he plugged in his 2018 Model X on the ground ...
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Wayne Winegarden Electric Car Subsidy Study Featured in Daily Signal Op-Ed

How ‘Green’ Energy Subsidies Transfer Wealth to the Rich By Nick Loris and Bryan Cosby   When the Golden State Warriors, who won three of the last four NBA championships, signed All-Star Demarcus Cousins, sports pundits across the country offered the same opinion: The rich just got richer. In many ...
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Meat the Next Sin Tax

If your holiday meals include filet mignon, rack of lamb, roast pork, or even charcuterie, you might want to reach for a second helping while you can still afford it. That’s because Oxford University researchers are proposing a tax on meat.  Their goal is to “save you” from cancer, heart ...
Blog

Did Millennials Fuel 2018’s “Blue Wave”?

By Makaila Warga Move over baby boomers, millennials are on the cusp of becoming the nation’s largest adult generation – and with that comes a significant opportunity to influence the public policy debate. Based on data recently collected by Pew Research, millennials, already the largest generation in the labor force, ...
Blog

Apparently, California Officials Can’t Rest Until the State Has America’s Highest Fuel Prices

Fuel prices in California are soaring like it’s 1979. A gallon of regular gasoline was averaging $3.82 across the state on Oct. 18, nearly a full dollar higher than the national average, according to AAA. Only in Hawaii are prices higher. With the summer travel season over, we expect some ...
Blog

California Triggered by Weak, Minor Greenhouse Gas

Just days after signing legislation committing the state to 100 percent renewable sources for electricity, Gov. Jerry Brown hosted a grandiose climate summit in San Francisco. Noticeably absent from the conference was even the smallest dose of healthy skepticism. Of course, the self-important nags were there, emitting their usual industrial-grade ...
Blog

Why the Two Orders? Freezing CAFE standards was the correct policy

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed freezing CAFE standards at the 2020 levels of 37 mpg. While a bit of a non sequitur, this freeze is reminiscent of the climactic scene from the 1992 film A Few Good Men. For those of you who missed the movie, or just ...
Business & Economics

CAFE Standards versus Public Opinion

Calls for stricter environmental mandates contradict the broad public consensus on global warming. According to a 2018 report by the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication, seven out of ten Americans believe global warming is happening and six out of ten say they are at least “somewhat worried”. Other polls differ ...
Blog

The September Issue

By Sally C. Pipes and Rowena Itchon “In the occasionally parallel universe of fashion magazines,” writes Matthew Schneier, style editor of the New York Times, “the calendar diverges from the standard. The Gregorian does not apply. For fashion magazines, September is Christmas. September is your birthday. September is New Year’s ...
Blog

CAPITAL IDEAS: Is Blue State California’s Agenda America’s Future?

Download PDF Originally published in PRI’s Impact magazine, Summer 2018 An article that posits California as the model for the country’s future recently picked up some traffic, thanks to an affirming tweet from Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, who called it a “great read.” We’d say it’s more of a “must ...
California

Wayne Winegarden Discusses CA Electric Car Subsidies in SD Union-Tribune

Electric vehicle charging stations try to gain a foothold in urban areas By Rob Nikolewski Rodolfo Rodriguez was delighted to discover a brand new Tesla charging location in downtown San Diego. “Anytime you can find charging, anywhere, it’s great,” Rodriguez said after he plugged in his 2018 Model X on the ground ...
Climate Change

Wayne Winegarden Electric Car Subsidy Study Featured in Daily Signal Op-Ed

How ‘Green’ Energy Subsidies Transfer Wealth to the Rich By Nick Loris and Bryan Cosby   When the Golden State Warriors, who won three of the last four NBA championships, signed All-Star Demarcus Cousins, sports pundits across the country offered the same opinion: The rich just got richer. In many ...
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