Gary M. Galles
Senior Fellow
Dr. Gary Galles is a Professor of Economics at Pepperdine.
His research focuses on public finance, public choice, the theory of the firm, the organization of industry and the role of liberty including the views of many classical liberals and America’s founders.
His books include Pathways to Policy Failure, Faulty Premises, Faulty Policies, Apostle of Peace, and Lines of Liberty.
Books by Gary Galles
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The DOJ Is Suing RealPage for Housing Inflation the Government Caused
Rental algorithms help landlords understand price changes. But the blame for their rising belongs with the Fed.
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Cali’s Prop 2: Unions Win, Students and Taxpayers Lose
Hidden labor agreements exclude 85 percent of workers. Why should school construction be so discriminatory?
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Supermarket Merger Muddle
“Traditional supermarkets have been losing a great deal of market share to those excluded from that definition.” ~Gary Galles
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In Policy, Vagueness is No Virtue
“Vagueness virtually ensures bad policies, if advancing Americans’ well-being —rather than party power — is the criterion.” ~Vincent Geloso
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Unity in Disunity
“When ‘unity’ means government policies will substitute for choices we would make for ourselves, it means domination, even though we do not want to be dominated.” ~Gary Galles
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DNC Celebrates ‘Freedom,’ But Not Liberty
“As the DNC has just demonstrated so well, a host of rhetorical abuses can find a foothold in offering so many freedoms but so little liberty.” ~Gary M. Galles
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What Chalkboard Curves Ignore
“When dealing with public policies, however, we should remember that using just one diagram may still be misleading. More than one incentive story or relationship is usually in play.” ~Gary M. Galles
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Robinson-Patman Deserves Last Rites, Not Resurrection
“It strips consumers’ freedom to choose for themselves in an area they are far more competent at than government ‘enforcers,’ combined with the chutzpah of claiming that its purpose is to benefit competition.” ~Gary M. Galles
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Creating So Many Jobs that Destroy Wealth
“Many of the jobs created directly or indirectly by government policies impose net costs on society rather than producing benefits, which worsens rather than improves Americans’ wellbeing.” ~Gary M. Galles
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Failed Proof that Every Vote Counts
“Many candidates who have vociferously insisted that ‘every vote counts’ push policies that deny vast numbers of Americans the right to get what they would vote for if given the choice.” ~Gary Galles
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The DOJ Is Suing RealPage for Housing Inflation the Government Caused
Rental algorithms help landlords understand price changes. But the blame for their rising belongs with the Fed.
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•
Cali’s Prop 2: Unions Win, Students and Taxpayers Lose
Hidden labor agreements exclude 85 percent of workers. Why should school construction be so discriminatory?
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Supermarket Merger Muddle
“Traditional supermarkets have been losing a great deal of market share to those excluded from that definition.” ~Gary Galles
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•
In Policy, Vagueness is No Virtue
“Vagueness virtually ensures bad policies, if advancing Americans’ well-being —rather than party power — is the criterion.” ~Vincent Geloso
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•
Unity in Disunity
“When ‘unity’ means government policies will substitute for choices we would make for ourselves, it means domination, even though we do not want to be dominated.” ~Gary Galles
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•
DNC Celebrates ‘Freedom,’ But Not Liberty
“As the DNC has just demonstrated so well, a host of rhetorical abuses can find a foothold in offering so many freedoms but so little liberty.” ~Gary M. Galles
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What Chalkboard Curves Ignore
“When dealing with public policies, however, we should remember that using just one diagram may still be misleading. More than one incentive story or relationship is usually in play.” ~Gary M. Galles
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Robinson-Patman Deserves Last Rites, Not Resurrection
“It strips consumers’ freedom to choose for themselves in an area they are far more competent at than government ‘enforcers,’ combined with the chutzpah of claiming that its purpose is to benefit competition.” ~Gary M. Galles
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Creating So Many Jobs that Destroy Wealth
“Many of the jobs created directly or indirectly by government policies impose net costs on society rather than producing benefits, which worsens rather than improves Americans’ wellbeing.” ~Gary M. Galles
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Failed Proof that Every Vote Counts
“Many candidates who have vociferously insisted that ‘every vote counts’ push policies that deny vast numbers of Americans the right to get what they would vote for if given the choice.” ~Gary Galles