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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Remember an Underappreciated Honest Politician
“With the midterm elections so close, anyone who has studied Cleveland’s views, can’t help but recognize the abyss between that ‘honest, principled, and plain-spoken president’ and the current occupant of the White House. ” ~ Gary M. Galles
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‘Back To-School’ Teaches Us a Lesson About Government
“Parents trying to teach their child “the value of a dollar” have little luck convincing them otherwise, because it is the parents’ money, not the child’s, on the line. Then multiply that level of conflict by all the things government wants to ‘give’ us.” ~ Gary M. Galles
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Immobility Plan 2035
“The traffic safety proposals Streets for All and other backers of Mobility Plan 2035 are in such a hurry to implement may well increase rather than decrease Los Angeles deaths.” ~ Gary M. Galles
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Blame the Federal Diabetic Assault
“History is full of politicians claiming ‘market failure,’ and offering pet policies as solutions, when they are really government failures created by previous pet policies, because the results are reflected in changed market behavior.” ~ Gary M. Galles
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An Infrared Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
“When dealing with those who want to ignore the proven bias in the data and only focus on the conclusions the corrupted data supposedly supports, an infrared picture is worth a thousand words.” ~ Gary M. Galles
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You Can’t Even Get Past Its Title Before Discovering Good Reasons To Fear AB 257
“It would harm many lower income and minority consumers and workers, as well as franchisees, in the name of helping those groups. It would also reduce workers’ freedom.” ~ Gary M. Galles
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Compassion Compromised by Contradictions
“Advocates for minimum wages and rent controls justify both as compassionate. But they ignore both logic and the far from compassionate violations of employers’ and landlords’ property rights imposed.” ~ Gary M. Galles
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From Republic to Democracy to Kakistocracy
“So how do we get from a republic to a democracy, and how does democracy become a kakistocracy during a period when democracy is so highly praised?” ~ Gary M. Galles
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Helping Y’all Understand Protectionism
“Given that protectionism violates the central purpose of any government, which is to benefit all its citizens, it replaces the justice of voluntary arrangements with the injustice imposed by involuntary arrangements.” ~ Gary M. Galles
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Association, Causation, Expectations, and Caveat Civis
“We must recognize that in our current circumstances, honesty requires any serious answer (at least part) to involve ‘it depends,’ not the plethora of ‘trust me; follow my plan, because I know what to do’ from beltway snake oil salesmen.” ~ Gary M. Galles
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Remember an Underappreciated Honest Politician
“With the midterm elections so close, anyone who has studied Cleveland’s views, can’t help but recognize the abyss between that ‘honest, principled, and plain-spoken president’ and the current occupant of the White House. ” ~ Gary M. Galles
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‘Back To-School’ Teaches Us a Lesson About Government
“Parents trying to teach their child “the value of a dollar” have little luck convincing them otherwise, because it is the parents’ money, not the child’s, on the line. Then multiply that level of conflict by all the things government wants to ‘give’ us.” ~ Gary M. Galles
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Immobility Plan 2035
“The traffic safety proposals Streets for All and other backers of Mobility Plan 2035 are in such a hurry to implement may well increase rather than decrease Los Angeles deaths.” ~ Gary M. Galles
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Blame the Federal Diabetic Assault
“History is full of politicians claiming ‘market failure,’ and offering pet policies as solutions, when they are really government failures created by previous pet policies, because the results are reflected in changed market behavior.” ~ Gary M. Galles
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An Infrared Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
“When dealing with those who want to ignore the proven bias in the data and only focus on the conclusions the corrupted data supposedly supports, an infrared picture is worth a thousand words.” ~ Gary M. Galles
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You Can’t Even Get Past Its Title Before Discovering Good Reasons To Fear AB 257
“It would harm many lower income and minority consumers and workers, as well as franchisees, in the name of helping those groups. It would also reduce workers’ freedom.” ~ Gary M. Galles
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Compassion Compromised by Contradictions
“Advocates for minimum wages and rent controls justify both as compassionate. But they ignore both logic and the far from compassionate violations of employers’ and landlords’ property rights imposed.” ~ Gary M. Galles
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From Republic to Democracy to Kakistocracy
“So how do we get from a republic to a democracy, and how does democracy become a kakistocracy during a period when democracy is so highly praised?” ~ Gary M. Galles
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Helping Y’all Understand Protectionism
“Given that protectionism violates the central purpose of any government, which is to benefit all its citizens, it replaces the justice of voluntary arrangements with the injustice imposed by involuntary arrangements.” ~ Gary M. Galles
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•
Association, Causation, Expectations, and Caveat Civis
“We must recognize that in our current circumstances, honesty requires any serious answer (at least part) to involve ‘it depends,’ not the plethora of ‘trust me; follow my plan, because I know what to do’ from beltway snake oil salesmen.” ~ Gary M. Galles