Adam B. Summers

Work Experience

Reason Public Policy Institute (RPPI), Visiting Policy Analyst, Various, including 6/01-3/02, 12/02-present
Engaged in research and writing projects, including conducting research for and co-authoring the Citizens’ Budget Reports study on city government management and performance and the California Citizens’ Budget, a comprehensive analysis of California state government agencies and plan for eliminating the state’s burgeoning deficit and restoring fiscal responsibility (both reports cited below). Additional duties included performing case study research for RPPI’s www.Privatization.org Web site.

1776 Network, LLC, Radio Producer, "The Capitalist Defender," 5/02-8/02
Produced an AM talk-format radio program called "The Capitalist Defender" on KSDO in San Diego, California. Production included daily topic selection, background research, notes preparation for the host, the booking of guests from across the country for interviews, consultation with the host during the program, content creation for and administration of the show’s Web site, www.CapitalistDefender.com, song and sound bite selection and editing, call screening, and development of promotional spots.

George Mason University, Graduate Teaching Assistant
Duties consisted of research in support of professors’ projects, covering such areas as economic history and macroeconomic data analysis, grading of undergraduate student exams and homework, and occasional instruction of introductory and intermediate level undergraduate economics courses.

Irell & Manella, LLP, Law Clerk, Corporate/Securities Practice, 6/99-6/00
Contributed to a $2.4 billion three-party transaction involving a client that was the fourth-largest cable television and services company in the nation. Drafted and revised agreements and schedules to agreements, conducted due diligence document review, attended client and strategy meetings, interacted with clients, opposing counsel, and third parties to obtain necessary approval and resolve regulatory matters involving leases, system franchises, system contracts, and vehicle transfer and registration spanning eight states. Additional job duties included proofreading agreements, managing due diligence documents, and conducting research, such as market entry and legal disclaimer issues for a potential client that wished to develop a Web site containing information and e-commerce capabilities concerning health and medicines.

Assistant to Assemblyman Tom McClintock (CA–38^th Assembly District), 6/97-9/97
Wrote to newspapers, such as the Los Angeles Times and the Los Angeles Daily News, in support of constituent views, resolved constituent casework, conducted research to support legislative activities, compiled briefing books, drafted Assemblyman’s correspondence with constituents and governmental bodies, attended city and county government meetings, performed other office support duties.

Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc. (now Morgan Stanley), Stockbroker's Assistant, 6/96-9/96
Performed company research, created and updated reports on over 300 client portfolios, edited and assisted in publishing a monthly newsletter for clients, assisted five other brokers with the ACT! For Windows software, particularly with the import/export of information and formatting of their computerized client and potential client listings information.

Nike Tennis Camps (US Sports Camps, Inc.), Tennis Instructor/Coach, 6/95-8/95
Instructed tennis at the Nike Tennis Camp at the University of California, San Diego (La Jolla, CA). Instructed students on the mechanical, strategic, and mental elements of the game. Selected and coached a team of eight to twelve students each week for “Davis Cup” (team) competition.

Publications

Balaker, Ted and Adam B. Summers. Emergency Medical Services Privatization: Frequently Asked Questions. Policy Study No. 310. Los Angeles: Reason Public Policy Institute, August 2003.

DeMaio, Carl, Adrian T. Moore, Adam B. Summers, Geoffrey F. Segal, Lisa Snell, Vincent Badolato, and George Passantino. Citizens’ Budget 2003-05: A 10-Point Plan to Balance the California Budget and Protect Quality-of-Life Priorities. Los Angeles: Reason Foundation and The Performance Institute, April 30, 2003.

Powell, Benjamin and Adam B. Summers. “Antitrust is Anti-consumer.” Economic Education Bulletin, Vol. XLII, No. 7, June 2002, pp. 1-7. American Institute for Economic Research.

Segal, Geoffrey F. and Adam B. Summers. Three Cost-Saving Tools for Maryland. Maryland Policy Report No. 0005. Germantown, MD: Maryland Public Policy Institute, October 13, 2003.

Segal, Geoffrey F. and Adam B. Summers. The Salinas Utility Users Tax: Necessary Revenue Source or Government Waste? Policy Study No. 300. Los Angeles: Reason Public Policy Institute, October 2002.

Segal, Geoffrey F. and Adam B Summers. Citizens’ Budget Reports: Improving Performance and Accountability in Government. Policy Study No. 292. Los Angeles: Reason Public Policy Institute, March 2002.

Segal, Geoffrey F. and Adam B. Summers. “Brook Doty and San Diego’s Optimization Program.” Privatization Watch, No. 298, October 2001, p. 3. Reason Public Policy Institute.

Segal, Geoffrey F., Adrian T. Moore, and Adam B. Summers. Competition and Government Services: Can Massachusetts Still Afford the Pacheco Law? White Paper No. 19. Boston: Pioneer Institute for Public Policy Research, October 2002.

Summers, Adam B. “Baseball Boondoggle,” Baltimore Sun, December 23, 2004.

Summers, Adam B. “Health Care Prop. Is Bad Medicine,” CaliforniaRepublic.org, November 2, 2004.

Summers, Adam B. “The Right Not to Vote,” Reason Public Policy Institute, November 1, 2004.

Summers, Adam B. “Power Struggle Ignores True Debate,” LewRockwell.com, October 30, 2004.

Summers, Adam B. “The New Drug War,” The Freeman: Ideas on Liberty, Vol. 54, No. 4, April 2004, pp. 31-33.

Summers, Adam B. “Props Signal No End to Big Government, Financial Mess,” Reason Public Policy Institute, February 29, 2004.

Summers, Adam B. “Put a Pork in It! Surprise, Appropriations Bill Riddled With Pet Projects,” LewRockwell.com, February 14, 2004.

Summers, Adam B. “Bush shares blame for pork-barrel bill,” Los Angeles Daily News, February 11, 2004.

Summers, Adam B. “Lessons From the Medicare Prescription Drug Bill Debate,” LewRockwell.com, January 30, 2004.

Summers, Adam B. “Charity is Best Left to the Private Sphere,” LewRockwell.com, January 5, 2004.

Summers, Adam B. “Charity is best left to the private sphere,” San Diego Union-Tribune, January 2, 2004.

Summers, Adam B. “Grocery Workers’ Union Strikes a Blow Against Consumers,” LewRockwell.com, December 3, 2003.

Summers, Adam B. “Bad victory: Market forces dictate that grocery workers’ demands are unreasonable,” The Press-Enterprise, November 30, 2003.

Summers, Adam B. “The Death of Responsibility,” LewRockwell.com, October 24, 2003.

Summers, Adam B. “Extracting cash from calamity: Latest outrage: lawsuits against Santa Monica over farmers market deaths,” Orange County Register, October 22, 2003.

Summers, Adam B. “Repealing Regulations, Sort of,” LewRockwell.com, October 16, 2003.

Summers, Adam B. “‘Living’ Wage Measures Hurt Business and Poor,” LewRockwell.com, October 10, 2003.

Summers, Adam B. “The Economics of Bushmeat: Solving Hunger and Preserving the Environment Through Private Property,” LewRockwell.com, September 22, 2003.

Summers, Adam B. “Barking Mad: It’s enough to drive you nuts – Bush and those other busybodies,” Los Angeles Times, September 18, 2003.

Summers, Adam B. “Let’s end poverty by decree! ‘Living wage’ laws defy basic economics and hurt intended beneficiaries,” Orange County Register, August 12, 2003.

Summers, Adam B. “Cross Burnings and Property Rights,” Ludwig von Mises Institute Daily Articles, April 17, 2003.

Summers, Adam B. “Trends in EMS Transport Services,” Privatization Watch, No. 314, February 2003. Reason Public Policy Institute.

Summers, Adam B. “Privatize Roads to Ease Clogging,” Los Angeles Times, August 10, 2002.

Summers, Adam B., Dane Bagley, Tony Huang, Karen Miller, and Steve Wood, “Welfare solutions out there, but they must be tried,” Thousand Oaks Star, May 4, 1995.

Summers, Adam B. and Michael R. Summers. “The Truth About the Government’s Plan for Lake Berryessa,” Napa Sentinel, Volume 20, No. 1192, December 17, 2004.

Honors

George Mason University Graduate Fellowship and Teaching Assistantship, 8/00-1/02
UCLA College Honors Program graduate, 1998
UCLA Dean’s Honors List (two quarters)
Pi Sigma Alpha Political Science Honor Society, 1998
College Board Advanced Placement Scholar designation, 1995
Awarded the rank of Eagle Scout, 1994

Other Skills

Computer &ndash Proficient in several word processing and database programs including Microsoft Word, Wordperfect, Excel, ACT! For Windows, and Powerpoint; HTML; document management software PCDocs; LexisNexis; and the statistics program SPSS.

Spanish &ndash Conversational

Other Interests

I enjoy international travel and exploring different cultures and have benefited from the opportunity to live in such countries as England, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, South Korea, Spain, and China, often for weeks or months at a time.