Pacific Research Institute
Education
A Conversation with Education Secretary Betsy DeVos
In case you missed our special live webinar, listen to PRI’s Lance Izumi as he interviews U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. The two discuss the importance of expanding school choice opportunities for every American student, school reopenings following the COVID-19 pandemic, and the President’s education reform agenda.
Education
Watch: A Conversation with Education Secretary Betsy DeVos
Watch Lance Izumi, senior director of PRI’s Center for Education, in conversation with U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos. They discuss the importance of expanding school choice opportunities for every American student, school reopenings following the COVID-19 pandemic, and the President’s education reform agenda.
Crime
Heather Mac Donald: The War on Cops Continues
This podcast with Heather Mac Donald, Thomas W. Smith fellow at the Manhattan Institute and a contributing editor at City Journal, was recorded from a recent webinar with PRI’s own Steve Hayward doing the Q&A. Heather offers her perspective on the recent riots, the surge in violent crime in our ...
Blog
What We’re Watching – October 2
Tim Anaya – Memorable Moments that Dominate Presidential Debates Are Almost Always Unexpected This week on PRI’s Next Round podcast, we break down the first presidential debate. Here’s a look at memorable moments from debates past. Rowena Itchon – Get to Know Judge Amy Coney Barrett Get to know Judge ...
Agriculture
Ted Gaines – On Property Taxes and the Fight over Proposition 15
State Board of Equalization Member Ted Gaines joins us to discuss one of the most controversial issues on the November ballot, Proposition 15, which would create a new split roll property tax system for commercial property. He shares his thoughts on how Prop. 15 would impact small businesses, renters, and ...
Podcast
What a Mess! Former Speechwriters on the 1st Presidential Debate
PRI’s former speechwriters (Rowena Itchon, Lance Izumi and Tim Anaya) are joined by attorney, former Reagan and Wilson administration appointee and PRI board member Lawrence Siskind in breaking down the best and worst moments of the first presidential debate. They share their thoughts on the most memorable lines by President ...
Health Care
TheStreet Profiles Dr. Henry Miller on FDA Woes
Ex-FDA Doc: Agency Suffering ‘Unprecedented’ Loss of Trust By Adam Smith Early this year, when the novel coronavirus that was devastating China began to spread to other countries, hope came in the promise of a quick vaccine, one that doctors and scientists bet could be created in just a year and ...
Drug Pricing
Wayne Winegarden Featured in Newsweek Drug Pricing Story
Title: Big Pharma Backs Joe Biden, But People Don’t Think He’ll Fix Drug Pricing By Darragh Roche Former Vice President Joe Biden is winning the race for donations from Big Pharma but experts and industry stakeholders doubt his plans will successfully lower drug prices or address underlying issues in the ...
Blog
What We’re Watching – Remembering RBG
PRI joins all Americans in remembering the life and legacy of the late Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg with a special “What We’re Watching”. Remembering RBG An excerpt from the Opera Scalia/Ginsburg An Unlikely Friendship
California
PRI’s Wayne Winegarden comments on California paid leave expansion law
Title: Budget trailer bill expands paid leave in California; lawmakers pass on health care consolidations requiring approval from attorney general By: Sarah Downey, Northern California Record A bill that would have mandated the attorney general approve health care provider consolidations failed to pass the Legislature late last month, but a budget trailer bill on ...
A Conversation with Education Secretary Betsy DeVos
In case you missed our special live webinar, listen to PRI’s Lance Izumi as he interviews U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. The two discuss the importance of expanding school choice opportunities for every American student, school reopenings following the COVID-19 pandemic, and the President’s education reform agenda.
Watch: A Conversation with Education Secretary Betsy DeVos
Watch Lance Izumi, senior director of PRI’s Center for Education, in conversation with U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos. They discuss the importance of expanding school choice opportunities for every American student, school reopenings following the COVID-19 pandemic, and the President’s education reform agenda.
Heather Mac Donald: The War on Cops Continues
This podcast with Heather Mac Donald, Thomas W. Smith fellow at the Manhattan Institute and a contributing editor at City Journal, was recorded from a recent webinar with PRI’s own Steve Hayward doing the Q&A. Heather offers her perspective on the recent riots, the surge in violent crime in our ...
What We’re Watching – October 2
Tim Anaya – Memorable Moments that Dominate Presidential Debates Are Almost Always Unexpected This week on PRI’s Next Round podcast, we break down the first presidential debate. Here’s a look at memorable moments from debates past. Rowena Itchon – Get to Know Judge Amy Coney Barrett Get to know Judge ...
Ted Gaines – On Property Taxes and the Fight over Proposition 15
State Board of Equalization Member Ted Gaines joins us to discuss one of the most controversial issues on the November ballot, Proposition 15, which would create a new split roll property tax system for commercial property. He shares his thoughts on how Prop. 15 would impact small businesses, renters, and ...
What a Mess! Former Speechwriters on the 1st Presidential Debate
PRI’s former speechwriters (Rowena Itchon, Lance Izumi and Tim Anaya) are joined by attorney, former Reagan and Wilson administration appointee and PRI board member Lawrence Siskind in breaking down the best and worst moments of the first presidential debate. They share their thoughts on the most memorable lines by President ...
TheStreet Profiles Dr. Henry Miller on FDA Woes
Ex-FDA Doc: Agency Suffering ‘Unprecedented’ Loss of Trust By Adam Smith Early this year, when the novel coronavirus that was devastating China began to spread to other countries, hope came in the promise of a quick vaccine, one that doctors and scientists bet could be created in just a year and ...
Wayne Winegarden Featured in Newsweek Drug Pricing Story
Title: Big Pharma Backs Joe Biden, But People Don’t Think He’ll Fix Drug Pricing By Darragh Roche Former Vice President Joe Biden is winning the race for donations from Big Pharma but experts and industry stakeholders doubt his plans will successfully lower drug prices or address underlying issues in the ...
What We’re Watching – Remembering RBG
PRI joins all Americans in remembering the life and legacy of the late Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg with a special “What We’re Watching”. Remembering RBG An excerpt from the Opera Scalia/Ginsburg An Unlikely Friendship
PRI’s Wayne Winegarden comments on California paid leave expansion law
Title: Budget trailer bill expands paid leave in California; lawmakers pass on health care consolidations requiring approval from attorney general By: Sarah Downey, Northern California Record A bill that would have mandated the attorney general approve health care provider consolidations failed to pass the Legislature late last month, but a budget trailer bill on ...
