Pete Peterson
@Pete4CA
Braun Family Dean's Chair, @PepperdineSPP, Sr Fellow, @DavenportInst. Seeing public policy differently from here. In His Service. Retweets≠endorsements
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I wrote about the lack of administrative support for the liberal arts in @nytimes. The standard story we hear is that students don't want it. But a darker reality is that even when it wins big with students and donors it loses with those in power. nytimes.com/2025/07/17/opi…
Interesting to see an event like this in Nashville. One wonders how this would go in any major California city.
🎤 Summit Speaker lineup drop! We’re excited to announce the first group of featured speakers for the Global Free Speech Summit 2025, a powerful mix of voices shaping the global conversation on free expression. First up, @tylercowen: Economics, freedom, and global dialogue.
Applying history to today’s politics. It’s what we do at @PepperdineSPP. Great piece by our @stevenfhayward… wsj.com/opinion/upton-…
Enjoyed speaking with @ckchumley for her @WashTimes podcast about @PepperdineSPP's new MA, Middle East Policy Studies! sites.radio.washingtontimes.com/236003/a-new-p…
Agreed. #ThunderbirdsareGO
One of my absolute favourite TV Shows as a kid and absolutely one of my favourites kid’s TV Shows as an adult. Thunderbird 1’s Launch Sequence THUNDERBIRDS (1964-66)
One of the great traditions in all of sport…and one of the simplest. #Titletown
Savannah's friends aren't gonna believe this one @amfam
Seeing the annual staff retreat differently from @PepperdineSPP…
LOCAL: So good to see Duke's reopening here in Malibu, but as we note in our @PepperdineSPP/@BeaconEconomics report, the damage done to Malibu businesses by the #PCH closures will take a long time to repair... labusinessjournal.com/special-report…
“One problem with such paranoid accountancy of the alleged costs of political collaboration is that over-attending to them can conceal equally real costs of being seen to stifle the expression of obvious or important truths.” That’s a sentence.
One cost of the Great Awokening was that people spent too much time managing their own reputations within institutions and professional circles, and not enough time thinking about how they were coming off outside it:
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11p ET with Jonathan Hunt @GloriaJRomero @Pete4CA @RealWillONeill @CClemOfficial Jody Armour @danielhoffmanDC @EJohnTeichert @ElishaKrauss @STEPHMHAMILL @AlexandriaHoff @MattFinnFNC @mraffertytv
We've lost a giant in Ed. Truly one of @PepperdineSPP's "founding fathers," he served as our inaugural Board chair for over a decade, remaining an engaged Board member until his passing. The master builder of the American conservative movement, Ed's incredible legacy will be be…
The School of Public Policy mourns the loss of Ed Feulner, a monumental figure in the conservative movement and a dear friend to @pepperdine. We thank you for your leadership and enduring impact! bit.ly/4nYdQC3
Interesting…voters vote with their feet, not only leaving blue states to red ones, but from blue districts to red ones…
"Even if Newsom wanted to redraw congressional maps to favor Dems, which state law makes difficult, the math might only work out until the next Census. ... On average, btwn 2020-2023, GOP-leaning congressional districts in CA grew, while Dem ones shrank."sfchronicle.com/politics/artic…
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California’s unemployment rate rises to highest in the country as layoffs mount sfchronicle.com/california/art…
CA Policymakers in Sacramento: "Let's raise fast food minimum wage to $20/hr, but we're sure those corporations can afford it." CA Techies: cloudkitchens.com
As a former CA SoS candidate, and big proponent of civic engagement, I have to say 2008’s Prop 1A that initiated HSR was one of the worst ballot measures (judged by accurately informing voters what it entailed) in state history.
Trump administration pulls billions in funding for high-speed rail project latimes.com/california/sto…
Trump administration pulls billions in funding for high-speed rail project latimes.com/california/sto…
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11p ET with @tracegallagher @LukeTBall @FranklinCamarg0 @XAVIAER @JuliaManch @Pete4CA @bethanyshondark @AngelaLMorabito @houmanhemmati @KatieZacharia @RichEdsonDC @BillMelugin_ Ashley Strohmier
Scrolling... (oof that number for "Business Friendliness"). cnbc.com/2025/07/10/top…
