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Critical race math meets a critical public

Recently, the Instructional Quality Commission (IQC) at the California Department of Education decided to postpone the release of the controversial and ideological 2021 Mathematics Framework to December 2021 at the earliest. This unexpected retreat came in response to  mounting pressure from members of Congress and other officials, parents, educators, and even school ...
California

Judge Janice Rogers Brown discusses the rise of “woke” ideology

In this podcast, PRI’s guest is Judge Janice Rogers Brown, former associate justice of the California Supreme Court and a former judge on the DC Court of Appeals.  Judge Brown discusses the rise of “woke” ideology and how it threatens our Constitution and America’s institutions.  The moderator is Judge Daniel ...
Education

Lance Izumi Discusses Politics in Education on “The Chat”

Watch Lance Izumi, senior director of PRI’s Center for Education, discuss the problems with politics in the classroom on “The Chat” on Newschannel 10, KFDA-TV, in Amarillo, TX. Click here to watch the interview
Drug Pricing

Watch PRI, Pioneer Institute Webinar on ICER, health care innovation

The Pioneer Institute and Pacific Research Institute hosted an educational webinar on the importance of protecting treatment access, innovation, and equity as Washington addresses drug pricing reforms on July 19, 2021. Pioneer Institute, PRI, and special guests explored the current policy landscape on treatment value and access and how policy ...
Multimedia

Watch “Bait & Switch: How the Wokerati Misleads the Public for Power and Profit”

Watch a special webinar conversation with the Honorable Janice Rogers Brown, moderated by the Honorable Daniel Kolkey about the rise of “woke” ideology in our public schools, college campuses, businesses, sports, and our legal system, and how it threatens our Constitution and America’s institutions. Judge Brown gives an intellectual look ...
California

William Voegeli – California Progressively Worse

This podcast features William Voegeli, senior fellow at the Claremont Institute and senior editor at the Claremont Review of Books.  Ro and Tim discuss with Dr. Voegeli his recent essay in the Claremont Review on California’s activist government and its crisis of competence.
Business & Economics

Carol Roth – The War on Small Business: How the Government Used the Pandemic to Crush the Backbone of America

Next Round features Carol Roth, New York Times bestselling author and PRI fellow and economist Wayne Winegarden.  They discuss Ms. Roth’s new book, The War on Small Business, the economic recovery, Federal Reserve policy, and what’s next for American small business owners. Carol Roth is a “recovering” investment banker, entrepreneur, TV pundit and ...
Blog

Been There, Done That on Costly Subsidies for the Rich

  President Biden has proposed $174 billion in federal electric car subsidies, which research shows have been little more than giveaways to wealthy car buyers. California Has “Been There, Done That” California is one of the nation’s leaders in offering taxpayer-funded subsidies to purchase new electric cars. State tax credits ...
Business & Economics

Glenn Reynolds – America’s New Destiny in Space

University of Tennessee law professor and Instapundit founder Glenn Reynolds – author of an Encounter Intelligence book on space policy – joins us for a fascinating conversation about America’s future in space, which will be dominated by the private sector rather than the work of government space agencies.  We discuss ...
California

PRI Hails Supreme Court Decision Protecting Free Speech Rights of Americans who Make Donations to Charities

The Pacific Research Institute (PRI) today applauded the U.S Supreme Court’s decision upholding the First Amendment rights of all Americans to make donations to the charities they support.  The Court struck down as facially unconstitutional the California Attorney General’s compelled disclosure of major donor’s identities—thereby exposing them to harassment. “Cancel ...
Commentary

Critical race math meets a critical public

Recently, the Instructional Quality Commission (IQC) at the California Department of Education decided to postpone the release of the controversial and ideological 2021 Mathematics Framework to December 2021 at the earliest. This unexpected retreat came in response to  mounting pressure from members of Congress and other officials, parents, educators, and even school ...
California

Judge Janice Rogers Brown discusses the rise of “woke” ideology

In this podcast, PRI’s guest is Judge Janice Rogers Brown, former associate justice of the California Supreme Court and a former judge on the DC Court of Appeals.  Judge Brown discusses the rise of “woke” ideology and how it threatens our Constitution and America’s institutions.  The moderator is Judge Daniel ...
Education

Lance Izumi Discusses Politics in Education on “The Chat”

Watch Lance Izumi, senior director of PRI’s Center for Education, discuss the problems with politics in the classroom on “The Chat” on Newschannel 10, KFDA-TV, in Amarillo, TX. Click here to watch the interview
Drug Pricing

Watch PRI, Pioneer Institute Webinar on ICER, health care innovation

The Pioneer Institute and Pacific Research Institute hosted an educational webinar on the importance of protecting treatment access, innovation, and equity as Washington addresses drug pricing reforms on July 19, 2021. Pioneer Institute, PRI, and special guests explored the current policy landscape on treatment value and access and how policy ...
Multimedia

Watch “Bait & Switch: How the Wokerati Misleads the Public for Power and Profit”

Watch a special webinar conversation with the Honorable Janice Rogers Brown, moderated by the Honorable Daniel Kolkey about the rise of “woke” ideology in our public schools, college campuses, businesses, sports, and our legal system, and how it threatens our Constitution and America’s institutions. Judge Brown gives an intellectual look ...
California

William Voegeli – California Progressively Worse

This podcast features William Voegeli, senior fellow at the Claremont Institute and senior editor at the Claremont Review of Books.  Ro and Tim discuss with Dr. Voegeli his recent essay in the Claremont Review on California’s activist government and its crisis of competence.
Business & Economics

Carol Roth – The War on Small Business: How the Government Used the Pandemic to Crush the Backbone of America

Next Round features Carol Roth, New York Times bestselling author and PRI fellow and economist Wayne Winegarden.  They discuss Ms. Roth’s new book, The War on Small Business, the economic recovery, Federal Reserve policy, and what’s next for American small business owners. Carol Roth is a “recovering” investment banker, entrepreneur, TV pundit and ...
Blog

Been There, Done That on Costly Subsidies for the Rich

  President Biden has proposed $174 billion in federal electric car subsidies, which research shows have been little more than giveaways to wealthy car buyers. California Has “Been There, Done That” California is one of the nation’s leaders in offering taxpayer-funded subsidies to purchase new electric cars. State tax credits ...
Business & Economics

Glenn Reynolds – America’s New Destiny in Space

University of Tennessee law professor and Instapundit founder Glenn Reynolds – author of an Encounter Intelligence book on space policy – joins us for a fascinating conversation about America’s future in space, which will be dominated by the private sector rather than the work of government space agencies.  We discuss ...
California

PRI Hails Supreme Court Decision Protecting Free Speech Rights of Americans who Make Donations to Charities

The Pacific Research Institute (PRI) today applauded the U.S Supreme Court’s decision upholding the First Amendment rights of all Americans to make donations to the charities they support.  The Court struck down as facially unconstitutional the California Attorney General’s compelled disclosure of major donor’s identities—thereby exposing them to harassment. “Cancel ...
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