Steven F. Hayward | |
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| Born | (1958-10-16)October 16, 1958 (age 66) |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Lewis and Clark College (BS) Claremont Graduate School (MA,PhD) |
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| Years active | 1984–present |
| Title | Edward L. Gaylord Visiting Professor of Public Policy |
Steven F. Hayward (born October 16, 1958) is an American conservative author, political commentator, and policy scholar. He is a senior resident scholar at theInstitute of Governmental Studies at theUniversity of California, Berkeley, and a visiting lecturer at theUC Berkeley School of Law.
Hayward was previously the Ronald Reagan Distinguished Visiting Professor at Pepperdine University's Graduate School of Public Policy, and was the inaugural visiting scholar in conservative thought and policy at theUniversity of Colorado at Boulder. In 2023, he returned to Pepperdine to serve as the Edward L. Gaylord Visiting Professor of Public Policy at thePepperdine University School of Public Policy.[1]
From 2002 to 2012, he was the F.K Weyerhaeuser Fellow in Law and Economics at theAmerican Enterprise Institute inWashington, D.C., and has been senior fellow at thePacific Research Institute in San Francisco since 1991.[2][3][4][5]
Hayward was born in 1958. In 1980, he earned aBachelor of Science in business fromLewis and Clark College. In 1984, he earned aMasters of Arts in government and aDoctor of Philosophy in American Studies in 1996 from theClaremont Graduate School.[6][2][3][4]
In 1984, Hayward started work as director of journalism of the group Public Research Syndicated at theClaremont Institute through 1987. In 1985, he also became Executive Director forInland Business Magazine through 1990. In 1987, he became director of the Golden State Center for Policy Studies through 1991. In 1990, Hayward became contributing editor forReason through 2001 and also became a Public Interest Member in the California Citizens Compensation Commission through 1995. In 1996, he served on the Departmental Transportation Advisory Committee of thegovernment of theState of California through 2001.
During the 2004 U.S. Presidential elections, he served on theGeorge W. Bush for President campaign. In 2008, he served a one-year term as president of thePhiladelphia Society.[7] Hayward has testified before theCommittee on Energy and Commerce at theUnited States House on two occasions.[8]
Hayward has served as visiting fellow professor, scholar, or lecturer at the following institutions:
Hayward is treasurer of theDonors Capital Fund, adonor-advised fund, and a member of its board of directors.[13] In January 2011, Hayward began writing for the political/general-interest blogPower Line.[6][14][3][4] In 2012, Hayward publishedThe Politically Incorrect Guide to the Presidents: From Wilson to Obama. That same year, he co-authored an article with Kenneth P. Green entitled, 'Market-Friendly Energy', inThe 4% Solution: Unleashing the Economic Growth America Needs, published by theGeorge W. Bush Presidential Center.
For more than a decade, he has directed the Ashbrook Center's new program in political economy at Ashland University.[6][14]
He often hosts forWilliam Bennett's radio showMorning in America on the broadcasting network ofSalem Media Group.[6][14][3][4]
Hayward has said, "we talk as though the earth is so fragile that, you know, we're endlessly insulting it in its doom." He has also said that "environmental concern rightly understood as now a settled middle class value in wealthy countries and will become more so in other countries around the world as they prosper and that's a key point." He supports the idea of anenvironmental Kuznets curve, in which increased economic development constitutes the best way to help the environment. He believes that moderndeveloping nations such asChina could speed through the curve withtechnological progress.[8]
Hayward rejects claims that climate change poses a major threat to humanity,[15] and labeledclimate scientists analysts fearful of change as "climateers," "climatistas," "alarmists," and the "environmental Politburo."[16][17] He has advocated that the world engage ingeoengineering projects tomitigate global warming, such as sprayingsaltwater in the air to increasecloud cover over theoceans and thus reflect backsunlight. He advocates that the U.S. build morenuclear power plants as another necessary solution.[8] Hayward has remarked, "the environment is too important to be left to the environmentalists."[8] He has labeled theGreen New Deal as the "Green Nude Eel" and claimed that "enlarging government power to 'fight climate change' is nowadays a central purpose of the left."[18]
He created and starred in the documentaryAn Inconvenient Truth...Or Convenient Fiction?, a rebuttal of many of the claims inAl Gore'sAn Inconvenient Truth, saying that while Gore is right about many things, he goes too far in predictions of doom.[19] In 1994, he has co-authored an annualIndex of Leading Environmental Indicators (1996–2008), published by the Pacific Research Institute, issued eachEarth Day.[2][9]
In his books about Reagan, Hayward argued that Reagan had the importantinsight that theSoviet Union was internally weak due to socio-economic problems, which distinguishes Reagan from most intellectualconservatives in recentAmerican history. He stated that Reagan's foreign policy and domestic policy should be thought of as two sides of the same coherent worldview. He has referred to Reagan as, on net, more of atax cutter despite having enacted both tax increases and decreases because the marginal tax brackets shrunk.[20] He praised Reagan for trying to reduce the size of thefederal government, cutting certainsocial welfare programs, moving other programs to state control, expanding theU.S. military, advocatingoriginalism, and making disarmament pledges with theSoviet Union. He criticized Reagan for his conduct in theIran-Contra affair, concluding that Reagan let his emotions take over his judgment and wrongly paid for hostages via arms. He also criticized Reagan for declining to push for aTaxpayer Bill of Rights until the latter part of his second term. Hayward estimated that Reagan ultimately failed to create a trueConstitution-based ideological movement to succeed him. He also described current conservative views of Reagan as too superficial and focused too much on style.[20]
Hayward is married to formerGeorge Mason University Law School professor Allison Hayward. In March 2011, he joked that he won't argue "about campaign finance reform.... That's what I have a spouse for."[21]
Hayward was described as "big-boned" by an article inThe New York Times, after which he lost about 45lb bydieting. He stated that he gave up eating likeFred Flintstone in order to "eat likeBruce Jenner". He also beganlifting weights.[22]
Hayward has written online about his interest inMonster Truck sports and about attending the rallies.[23]
Hayward is or has been a member of the:
Articles written by Hayward appeared inThe Weekly Standard starting in 2001[28] and inNational Review-related publications since 2002. He has also published writings inThe New York Times,The Wall Street Journal,Policy Review,Chicago Tribune,Los Angeles Daily News,County Reporter,The San Diego Union-Tribune,San Francisco Chronicle,The Sacramento Bee,The Washington Times,The Columbus Dispatch,The Plain Dealer (Cleveland,Ohio), andThe Kansas City Star.[29]
He is the author of a two-volume biography of Ronald Reagan (The Age of Reagan, 1964–1980: The Fall of the Old Liberal Order (ISBN 978-0761513377) in 2001 andThe Age of Reagan: The Conservative Counterrevolution: 1980–1989 (ISBN 978-1400053575) in 2009), which received favorable reviews.[8][20][30][31]
