Daniel Brackins is an economist, new media strategist, political commentator and advisor. Brackins is also a member of the Ludwig von Mises Institute, and founder of the Bastiat Institute. He was the Hawaii Assistant State Coordinator for the Ron Paul 2008 PCC, and served as economic advisor to Rep. Kymberly Pine of Hawaii in 2009. He also ran as a candidate for Hawaii's Congressional District 1 (CD1) in 2008. Brackins is active in the promotion of libertarian and classical liberal ideas and policies; his views on economics are supportive of the free market. He is a follower of the Austrian School of economics. Education * Hawaii Pacific University, Master of Business Administration: Concentration: Economics - Honolulu HI, 2007-2009 * Temple University, BA Political Science - Philadelphia PA, 2004-2007 Publications * The Achievements of Government or Not * Hawaii’s 2010 Gubernatorial Candidates Lack Effective Social Media Outreach * Beware the Slippery Slope to Fascism * Legislators Spark Hawaii’s Coming Income Tax Exodus * REPORT: The Negative Effects of the Jones Act on the Economy of Hawaii * We Can’t Dig Ourselves Out of Recession * Economic Reality Check for Governor Lingle, Part V * The Absurdity of Abernomics * Government Does Not Create New Jobs * Economic Reality Check for Governor Lingle Part IV * Hawaii Congressional Delegation Must Act to Stop Bailout * Economic Reality Check for Governor Lingle Part III * The Plans Differ; the Planners are All Alike * Congressman Neil Abercrombie's $100,000 Challenge * The Hawaii Republican Party's Failed Status Quo Doctrine * Economic Reality Check For Governor Lingle Part II * Economic Reality Check For Governor Lingle * Protect Hawaii's Voice * Who is to Blame for Rising Gas Prices? * Honolulu Has Alternatives to Costly Rail System * Congressman Abercrombie Should Put His Money Where His Mouth Is * Hawaii’s Failing Economy