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A Better Alternative to More Coronavirus Stimulus Spending and Loan Programs

By Rod Richardson and Wayne Winegarden As the nation grapples with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the U.S. Senate may soon consider another federal stimulus package.  Some politicians favor trillions in additional federal spending and lending, but before we further explode the debt and deficit, let’s pause and think about what ...
Commentary

CIO Dive Features Bartlett Cleland, PRI in Data Privacy Article

CCPA critics warn innovation could lose under the law. What’s at stake? By: Samantha Schwartz, CIO Dive Companies built empires on user data — information volunteered in exchange for services. But with heightened privacy scrutiny, could those companies survive today? The California Consumer Privacy Act is challenging how companies use ...
Business & Economics

Damon Dunn Responds to Twitter CEO’s Support for Basic Income on NTD TV

Watch PRI Fellow in Business and Economics Damon Dunn respond to Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey coming out in support of universal basic income with host Paul Greaney on NTD TV.
Business & Economics

Damon Dunn – Punting Poverty

This podcast is a special rebroadcast of a recent webinar featuring Damon Dunn, PRI fellow in business and economics, discussing his new book Punting Poverty:  Breaking the Chains of Welfare.  The former collegiate and pro football player turned entrepreneur pushes back against the universal basic income movement, calling it “fool’s ...
Blog

What We’re Watching – July 10

Kerry Jackson – Thomas Sowell – Common Sense in a Senseless World The full one-hour documentary won’t be out until early next year. In the meantime, the world around us is likely to become more senseless by the day. Maybe the greatest act of 2021 will be done by the ...
Business & Economics

PRI’s Tim Anaya Featured in Center Square Story on CA’s Volatile Tax System

Policy experts: California needs to reform its tax system By Krystina Skurk California’s reliance on a notoriously fickle tax system has exacerbated the state’s budget problems in light of Covid-19, an economics professor said. The state of California relies heavily on income tax and capital gains tax for much of ...
Business & Economics

PRI’s Wayne Winegarden Quoted in Free Beacon story on Bogus Gig Economy Survey

Labor Groups, San Francisco Push Bogus Taxpayer-Funded Survey to Support Anti-Gig Law By Collin Anderson A liberal advocacy group’s own researchers raised red flags about a taxpayer-funded study used to justify a union campaign against the California gig economy . . . The survey reported that 71 percent of gig ...
Business & Economics

Damon Dunn Talks Punting Poverty with Joe Thomas

PRI fellow in Business and Economics Damon Dunn discusses his new book Punting Poverty with host Joe Thomas on WCHV Radio in Charlottesville, VA.
Business & Economics

Damon Dunn Discusses Punting Poverty with Larry Marino on AM 870 The Answer in Los Angeles

Listen to PRI fellow in Business and Economics Damon Dunn discuss his new book Punting Poverty with host Larry Marino on “Politics, Issues, and Candidates” on AM 870 The Answer, KRLA Radio in Los Angeles.  The interview begins at the 37:45 mark.
Business & Economics

Wayne Winegarden – Empowering Entrepreneurs to Address America’s Health Care Challenges

PRI Senior Fellow in Business and Economics Dr. Wayne Winegarden joins us to discuss the latest study in the “Breaking Down Barriers to Opportunity” series, which makes the case that future medical innovation will be hindered unless state and federal policymakers embrace health care entrepreneurship.
Business & Economics

A Better Alternative to More Coronavirus Stimulus Spending and Loan Programs

By Rod Richardson and Wayne Winegarden As the nation grapples with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the U.S. Senate may soon consider another federal stimulus package.  Some politicians favor trillions in additional federal spending and lending, but before we further explode the debt and deficit, let’s pause and think about what ...
Commentary

CIO Dive Features Bartlett Cleland, PRI in Data Privacy Article

CCPA critics warn innovation could lose under the law. What’s at stake? By: Samantha Schwartz, CIO Dive Companies built empires on user data — information volunteered in exchange for services. But with heightened privacy scrutiny, could those companies survive today? The California Consumer Privacy Act is challenging how companies use ...
Business & Economics

Damon Dunn Responds to Twitter CEO’s Support for Basic Income on NTD TV

Watch PRI Fellow in Business and Economics Damon Dunn respond to Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey coming out in support of universal basic income with host Paul Greaney on NTD TV.
Business & Economics

Damon Dunn – Punting Poverty

This podcast is a special rebroadcast of a recent webinar featuring Damon Dunn, PRI fellow in business and economics, discussing his new book Punting Poverty:  Breaking the Chains of Welfare.  The former collegiate and pro football player turned entrepreneur pushes back against the universal basic income movement, calling it “fool’s ...
Blog

What We’re Watching – July 10

Kerry Jackson – Thomas Sowell – Common Sense in a Senseless World The full one-hour documentary won’t be out until early next year. In the meantime, the world around us is likely to become more senseless by the day. Maybe the greatest act of 2021 will be done by the ...
Business & Economics

PRI’s Tim Anaya Featured in Center Square Story on CA’s Volatile Tax System

Policy experts: California needs to reform its tax system By Krystina Skurk California’s reliance on a notoriously fickle tax system has exacerbated the state’s budget problems in light of Covid-19, an economics professor said. The state of California relies heavily on income tax and capital gains tax for much of ...
Business & Economics

PRI’s Wayne Winegarden Quoted in Free Beacon story on Bogus Gig Economy Survey

Labor Groups, San Francisco Push Bogus Taxpayer-Funded Survey to Support Anti-Gig Law By Collin Anderson A liberal advocacy group’s own researchers raised red flags about a taxpayer-funded study used to justify a union campaign against the California gig economy . . . The survey reported that 71 percent of gig ...
Business & Economics

Damon Dunn Talks Punting Poverty with Joe Thomas

PRI fellow in Business and Economics Damon Dunn discusses his new book Punting Poverty with host Joe Thomas on WCHV Radio in Charlottesville, VA.
Business & Economics

Damon Dunn Discusses Punting Poverty with Larry Marino on AM 870 The Answer in Los Angeles

Listen to PRI fellow in Business and Economics Damon Dunn discuss his new book Punting Poverty with host Larry Marino on “Politics, Issues, and Candidates” on AM 870 The Answer, KRLA Radio in Los Angeles.  The interview begins at the 37:45 mark.
Business & Economics

Wayne Winegarden – Empowering Entrepreneurs to Address America’s Health Care Challenges

PRI Senior Fellow in Business and Economics Dr. Wayne Winegarden joins us to discuss the latest study in the “Breaking Down Barriers to Opportunity” series, which makes the case that future medical innovation will be hindered unless state and federal policymakers embrace health care entrepreneurship.
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