Joshua Hardman
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I'm a campaign volunteer — don't feel guilty if you don't vote
The pressure to head to the polls for the midterm elections is high. But despite increased interest, many will still sit the election out. Rather than being a futile objection against an imperfect two-party system, not voting can serve as a personal reminder that you have to build the world you wish to see. → Read More
Californians must resist the rent control temptation
Proposition 10 would allow localities to pass counterproductive, impulsive measures that negatively affect other cities. → Read More
Don't Choose a Degree in Four Years When You Can Be Certified in One
With rising tuition and student loan debt nationwide, MissionU's financial and educational model could substantially change America's college system. → Read More
Interior Department Axes Flighty Bird Regs
Former Interior bureaucrats and journalists at the Washington Post, among others, have criticized the new approach as regulatory abdication and callous profit-seeking. This narrative does not sufficiently account for the drawbacks of regulatory leviathans. → Read More
Which Private Technologies Are Matters of National Security?
While CFIUS has said it may review foreign acquisitions of semi-conductor companies such as Qualcomm and Lattice, CFIUS should specify what other technologies and countries it considers to be relevant to national security. → Read More
How to Make Your City as Happy as Fremont
Fremont, California has capitalized on its proximity to Silicon Valley and can offer lessons to other cities. It has facilitated growth and avoided other cities’ wasteful spending. The city has not rested on its laurels or chased away its success through misguided regulations. → Read More
Do Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos Make Too Much?
Some provisions of Dodd-Frank, such as the requirement for companies in all sectors to publicly release CEO pay ratios, attempt to solve nonexistent problems, are costly and create harmful incentives. → Read More
A Possible Win for Golden State Street Vendors
City governments should not be deciding which districts will be bustling. A city is not a theme park with variously-themed zones, and its residents are not robotic attractions to be allocated throughout the city. → Read More
U.S. Energy Production and Exports Surge
U.S. domestic energy production and exports have recently seen a period of unprecedented growth. These developments have helped American consumers maintain access to abundant, affordable energy, and generated millions of direct and indirect jobs and billions of dollars in investment. Maintaining a regulatory and policy framework that allows for development and innovation in the energy industry… → Read More