Pacific Research Institute
Education
Heather Mac Donald – When Race Trumps Merit
Our guest this week is Heather Mac Donald, bestselling author and Thomas W. Smith fellow at the Manhattan Institute.
Pacific Research Institute
August 7, 2023
Business & Economics
You Will Own Nothing
WATCH: PRI’s webinar with bestselling author Carol Roth
Watch PRI’s webinar with New York Times bestselling author Carol Roth, discussing her new book, You Will Own Nothing, in conversation with PRI senior fellow in business and economics Dr. Wayne Winegarden.
Pacific Research Institute
August 2, 2023
Business & Economics
Paul Atkins – ESG Investing: Doing well and doing good? Or not?
Our guest this week is Paul Atkins, CEO of Potomak Partners, a financial services consulting firm in Washington, DC. Paul was also a commissioner at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission from 2002 to 2008. We discuss with Paul ESG – environmental, social, and governance – investing and its negative ...
Pacific Research Institute
July 31, 2023
California
Bob Spano, Carl Olson, and Steve Smith – How Bad Sacramento Policy is Causing Victims’ Families to Relive Traumatic Memories
On this week’s episode, we talk with Bob Spano and Carl Olson, whose beloved family members were tragically murdered decades ago, and who have recently been forced to relive these traumatic memories when the individuals who murdered their family members were granted parole. PRI senior fellow Steve Smith discusses how ...
Pacific Research Institute
July 24, 2023
California
Kerry Jackson – Tort System Enriching Lawyers and Not Helping Victims
Our guest this week is Kerry Jackson, PRI senior fellow at our Center for California Reform. He and senior fellow in business and economics Wayne Winegarden, Ph.D. co-authored PRI’s new study “Enriching Lawyers and Not Helping Victims: Why tort reform will help grow the economy and address injustice. The study ...
Pacific Research Institute
July 17, 2023
California
Bill Meehan – Getting About
This week, we’re joined by Bill Meehan, editor of the new book on William F. Buckley’s travel writings, Getting About. He discusses Buckley’s passion for travel writing, some of the most entertaining moments from his global journeys, and what advice today’s travelers can take away from Buckley’s years of travel ...
Pacific Research Institute
July 10, 2023
Economy
Ken Pope – Victims of Communism
On this Independence Day week our guest is Ken Pope, CEO of the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation. It’s been nearly 35 years since the Berlin Wall has fallen, but communism continues to thrive in many areas around the world. Ken discusses the continuing threat of communism, why it’s important ...
Pacific Research Institute
July 3, 2023
Business & Economics
Stephen Soukup – The Dictatorship of Woke Capital
Stephen Soukup joins us this week to discuss the newly released paperback edition of his book The Dictatorship of Woke Capital, which explores how Wall Street and corporate investing has gone woke on issues like ESG. We discuss the evolution of American business and the economic philosophies that shaped the ...
Pacific Research Institute
June 26, 2023
Free Cities
Marc Joffe – How can California transportation policy better serve customers?
Transportation expert Marc Joffe of the Cato Institute joins Steven Greenhut of PRI’s Free Cities Center for a discussion of how to transform transportation policy in California to better serve customers and focus on transportation engineering rather than social engineering. They also discuss the current state budget debate over a ...
Pacific Research Institute
June 19, 2023
Free Cities
Latest Free Cities Center video
Watch: How can California transportation policy better serve customers?
Watch transportation expert Marc Joffe of the Cato Institute tour the Walnut Creek BART station with Steven Greenhut of PRI’s Free Cities Center. They discuss how to transform transportation policy in California to better serve customers and focus on transportation engineering rather than social engineering.
Pacific Research Institute
June 19, 2023
Heather Mac Donald – When Race Trumps Merit
Our guest this week is Heather Mac Donald, bestselling author and Thomas W. Smith fellow at the Manhattan Institute.
You Will Own Nothing
WATCH: PRI’s webinar with bestselling author Carol Roth
Watch PRI’s webinar with New York Times bestselling author Carol Roth, discussing her new book, You Will Own Nothing, in conversation with PRI senior fellow in business and economics Dr. Wayne Winegarden.
Paul Atkins – ESG Investing: Doing well and doing good? Or not?
Our guest this week is Paul Atkins, CEO of Potomak Partners, a financial services consulting firm in Washington, DC. Paul was also a commissioner at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission from 2002 to 2008. We discuss with Paul ESG – environmental, social, and governance – investing and its negative ...
Bob Spano, Carl Olson, and Steve Smith – How Bad Sacramento Policy is Causing Victims’ Families to Relive Traumatic Memories
On this week’s episode, we talk with Bob Spano and Carl Olson, whose beloved family members were tragically murdered decades ago, and who have recently been forced to relive these traumatic memories when the individuals who murdered their family members were granted parole. PRI senior fellow Steve Smith discusses how ...
Kerry Jackson – Tort System Enriching Lawyers and Not Helping Victims
Our guest this week is Kerry Jackson, PRI senior fellow at our Center for California Reform. He and senior fellow in business and economics Wayne Winegarden, Ph.D. co-authored PRI’s new study “Enriching Lawyers and Not Helping Victims: Why tort reform will help grow the economy and address injustice. The study ...
Bill Meehan – Getting About
This week, we’re joined by Bill Meehan, editor of the new book on William F. Buckley’s travel writings, Getting About. He discusses Buckley’s passion for travel writing, some of the most entertaining moments from his global journeys, and what advice today’s travelers can take away from Buckley’s years of travel ...
Ken Pope – Victims of Communism
On this Independence Day week our guest is Ken Pope, CEO of the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation. It’s been nearly 35 years since the Berlin Wall has fallen, but communism continues to thrive in many areas around the world. Ken discusses the continuing threat of communism, why it’s important ...
Stephen Soukup – The Dictatorship of Woke Capital
Stephen Soukup joins us this week to discuss the newly released paperback edition of his book The Dictatorship of Woke Capital, which explores how Wall Street and corporate investing has gone woke on issues like ESG. We discuss the evolution of American business and the economic philosophies that shaped the ...
Marc Joffe – How can California transportation policy better serve customers?
Transportation expert Marc Joffe of the Cato Institute joins Steven Greenhut of PRI’s Free Cities Center for a discussion of how to transform transportation policy in California to better serve customers and focus on transportation engineering rather than social engineering. They also discuss the current state budget debate over a ...
Latest Free Cities Center video
Watch: How can California transportation policy better serve customers?
Watch transportation expert Marc Joffe of the Cato Institute tour the Walnut Creek BART station with Steven Greenhut of PRI’s Free Cities Center. They discuss how to transform transportation policy in California to better serve customers and focus on transportation engineering rather than social engineering.