Pacific Research Institute
Commentary
Private Health Insurance in Canada
Returning to Canada for Christmas, I was surprised to see that the country’s life and health insurers were lobbying the government for health savings accounts and pressing ever closer for the right to compete against the failing state monopoly on health insurance (a.k.a. so-called “single-payer” health care). Today, I was ...
Education
The Andy Caldwell Show: Peeking Behind the Blue Ribbon
IWF Visiting Fellow Vicki Murray discusses the NCLB Blue-Ribbon Award and how it fails its goal of raising school performances with Andy Caldwell.
Commentary
Hold the Fries, Avoid Dessert, and Skip the Counterfeit Xenical
Millions of Americans will look to weight-loss drugs to help them keep their New Year’s resolution to slim down. And if they can’t get a prescription from a doctor, many will go online to purchase the pills. But beware: Most of these websites are glossed-up fakes selling dangerous counterfeits. The ...
Commentary
Consensus Of Whom?
Socialized Medicine: “Consensus” has become one of the scariest words in America. It means officials have reached agreement on how to fleece the public. And it’s being used in the same breath as “universal health care.” “Consensus emerging on universal health care,” screamed the headline of the Web version of ...
Commentary
PRI Report Shows California’s Water Problems Are Mostly Due to Uneven Distribution, Not Lack of Supply
PRI Report Shows California’s Water Problems Are Mostly Due to Uneven Distribution, Not Lack of Supply San Francisco – California should lift bans and restrictions to help alleviate the water distribution problem, according to Go with the Flow: Why water markets can solve California’s water crisis, a Pacific Research Institute ...
Business & Economics
Study ranks Idaho highly in economic freedom
The Pacific Research Institute, in association with Forbes magazine, ranks Idaho second in its 2008 U.S. Economic Freedom Index. The recent study measures factors related to an individual’s ability to pursue their interests through a voluntary exchange of private property under the rule of law. The measure assesses a state ...
Business & Economics
Impact – November 2008
PRI Ideas in Action – November 2008 Policy Update and Monthly Impact Report PRI continues to impact public policy in California, the nation, and abroad. Click below to view PRI’s recent contributions. Read PDF
Commentary
PRI’s California Energy Survey Assesses Potential Impact of AB 32
PRI’s California Energy Survey Assesses Potential Impact of AB 32 San Francisco – California needs a more rational and responsible approach to energy-policy in order to reduce regulatory uncertainty in the marketplace and attract new investment, according to a Pacific Research Institute report released today. Lights On: California Energy Policy ...
Business & Economics
PRI Fellow: The Future of Broadband Looks Bright
Tech Policy Central, November 24, 2008 This post has been weeks in the making, in the sense that it’s about an event that I attended in San Jose on November 6th: the broadband policy meeting co-hosted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC). ...
Commentary
United States Army Names PRI Director of Education Studies Lance Izumi to Key Committee
United States Army Names PRI Director of Education Studies Lance Izumi to Key Committee San Francisco – The U.S. Army has named PRI Senior Director of Education Studies Lance Izumi to its select Southern California Advisory Board Executive Committee. The Army appointed Mr. Izumi in his capacity as president of ...
Private Health Insurance in Canada
Returning to Canada for Christmas, I was surprised to see that the country’s life and health insurers were lobbying the government for health savings accounts and pressing ever closer for the right to compete against the failing state monopoly on health insurance (a.k.a. so-called “single-payer” health care). Today, I was ...
The Andy Caldwell Show: Peeking Behind the Blue Ribbon
IWF Visiting Fellow Vicki Murray discusses the NCLB Blue-Ribbon Award and how it fails its goal of raising school performances with Andy Caldwell.
Hold the Fries, Avoid Dessert, and Skip the Counterfeit Xenical
Millions of Americans will look to weight-loss drugs to help them keep their New Year’s resolution to slim down. And if they can’t get a prescription from a doctor, many will go online to purchase the pills. But beware: Most of these websites are glossed-up fakes selling dangerous counterfeits. The ...
Consensus Of Whom?
Socialized Medicine: “Consensus” has become one of the scariest words in America. It means officials have reached agreement on how to fleece the public. And it’s being used in the same breath as “universal health care.” “Consensus emerging on universal health care,” screamed the headline of the Web version of ...
PRI Report Shows California’s Water Problems Are Mostly Due to Uneven Distribution, Not Lack of Supply
PRI Report Shows California’s Water Problems Are Mostly Due to Uneven Distribution, Not Lack of Supply San Francisco – California should lift bans and restrictions to help alleviate the water distribution problem, according to Go with the Flow: Why water markets can solve California’s water crisis, a Pacific Research Institute ...
Study ranks Idaho highly in economic freedom
The Pacific Research Institute, in association with Forbes magazine, ranks Idaho second in its 2008 U.S. Economic Freedom Index. The recent study measures factors related to an individual’s ability to pursue their interests through a voluntary exchange of private property under the rule of law. The measure assesses a state ...
Impact – November 2008
PRI Ideas in Action – November 2008 Policy Update and Monthly Impact Report PRI continues to impact public policy in California, the nation, and abroad. Click below to view PRI’s recent contributions. Read PDF
PRI’s California Energy Survey Assesses Potential Impact of AB 32
PRI’s California Energy Survey Assesses Potential Impact of AB 32 San Francisco – California needs a more rational and responsible approach to energy-policy in order to reduce regulatory uncertainty in the marketplace and attract new investment, according to a Pacific Research Institute report released today. Lights On: California Energy Policy ...
PRI Fellow: The Future of Broadband Looks Bright
Tech Policy Central, November 24, 2008 This post has been weeks in the making, in the sense that it’s about an event that I attended in San Jose on November 6th: the broadband policy meeting co-hosted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC). ...
United States Army Names PRI Director of Education Studies Lance Izumi to Key Committee
United States Army Names PRI Director of Education Studies Lance Izumi to Key Committee San Francisco – The U.S. Army has named PRI Senior Director of Education Studies Lance Izumi to its select Southern California Advisory Board Executive Committee. The Army appointed Mr. Izumi in his capacity as president of ...
