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Blog
What We’re Watching – Independence Day Edition
Tim Anaya – Celebrate America with 4th of July Fireworks Since most fireworks displays have been cancelled this year (outside people in my neighborhood illegally setting them off every night), I thought we would all enjoy watching some virtual fireworks. Here’s the display from a few years back at Walt ...
Commentary
The coronavirus’s silent dental epidemic
By: Henry Miller, M.S., M.D., and Shiv Sharma, DDS As the nation slowly emerges from lockdown, we’re beginning to appreciate the full impact of the pandemic and that the sickness and death directly caused by the virus are only part of the picture. The three-month-plus suspension of routine, non-emergency medical ...
Business & Economics
Damon Dunn Discusses “Punting Poverty” on Andy Caldwell Show
Listen to PRI’s Damon Dunn discuss his new book Punting Poverty on the Andy Caldwell Show on KUHL AM 1440 in Santa Maria, AM 1290 in Santa Barbara, and K-News 98.5 in San Luis Obispo. The interview begins at the 22:00 minute mark. The Andy Caldwell Show · TACS062620
Coronavirus
Clark Judge – Political Communication Amidst a National Pandemic and Social Unrest
PRI Chairman and White House Writers Group founder and managing director Clark Judge evaluates how effectively political leaders in Washington, state capitols, and city halls are communicating with the public during the COVID-19 crisis and the social unrest following the death of George Floyd.
Business & Economics
PRI’s Hon. Dan Kolkey Quoted in Los Angeles Times on state executive orders
California’s mask order tests the limits of Newsom’s executive power By: Phil Willon Gov. Gavin Newsom’s order June 18 requiring all Californians to wear face masks came as welcome news to those in the state concerned by the recent surge in COVID-19 cases. Nevada City Mayor Reinette Senum instead greeted ...
Blog
What We’re Watching – June 26
Rowena Itchon – “Project Home: 3D Printing the Future” I ran across this teaser on the upcoming documentary “Project Home: 3D Printing the Future” by the Moving Picture Institute. The first 3D printed homes are located in a neighborhood in southern Mexico. A way to solve California’s homeless problem? Ben Smithwick ...
Health Care
Medicare for All and the COVID-19 Crisis
As single-payer advocates such as Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and House member Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) are seizing on the COVID-19 pandemic to push even more aggressively for a complete takeover of our health care system by the federal government, listen to a special presentation of our recent webinar featuring PRI ...
Blog
What We’re Watching – June 19
Tim Anaya – How Medicines in the U.S. are Sold In the latest video in PRI’s “Escape the Drug Pricing Maze” video, the Professor and Pete reach the most difficult part of their journey: understanding how medicines are sold. It’s a complex system that hurts patients and at times exposes ...
California
Orange County Register Editorial Quotes PRI’s Tim Anaya
The Legislature should pause and rework ACA25 Orange County Register Editorial Board Perhaps all Californians can agree, after more than three months of living under a state of emergency that has devastated the state’s economy and treasury, that state constitutional provisions regarding emergency powers need a few tweaks. Unfortunately, a ...
Book
Former Pro Football Player Turned Entrepreneur Speaks Out Against ‘Fools Gold’ of Basic Income in New Book Punting Poverty
In the new book Punting Poverty, released today by the nonpartisan Pacific Research Institute, former collegiate and pro football player turned entrepreneur Damon Dunn pushes back against the universal basic income movement to give Americans between $500 and $1000 per month – calling it “fool’s gold that does not even ...
What We’re Watching – Independence Day Edition
Tim Anaya – Celebrate America with 4th of July Fireworks Since most fireworks displays have been cancelled this year (outside people in my neighborhood illegally setting them off every night), I thought we would all enjoy watching some virtual fireworks. Here’s the display from a few years back at Walt ...
The coronavirus’s silent dental epidemic
By: Henry Miller, M.S., M.D., and Shiv Sharma, DDS As the nation slowly emerges from lockdown, we’re beginning to appreciate the full impact of the pandemic and that the sickness and death directly caused by the virus are only part of the picture. The three-month-plus suspension of routine, non-emergency medical ...
Damon Dunn Discusses “Punting Poverty” on Andy Caldwell Show
Listen to PRI’s Damon Dunn discuss his new book Punting Poverty on the Andy Caldwell Show on KUHL AM 1440 in Santa Maria, AM 1290 in Santa Barbara, and K-News 98.5 in San Luis Obispo. The interview begins at the 22:00 minute mark. The Andy Caldwell Show · TACS062620
Clark Judge – Political Communication Amidst a National Pandemic and Social Unrest
PRI Chairman and White House Writers Group founder and managing director Clark Judge evaluates how effectively political leaders in Washington, state capitols, and city halls are communicating with the public during the COVID-19 crisis and the social unrest following the death of George Floyd.
PRI’s Hon. Dan Kolkey Quoted in Los Angeles Times on state executive orders
California’s mask order tests the limits of Newsom’s executive power By: Phil Willon Gov. Gavin Newsom’s order June 18 requiring all Californians to wear face masks came as welcome news to those in the state concerned by the recent surge in COVID-19 cases. Nevada City Mayor Reinette Senum instead greeted ...
What We’re Watching – June 26
Rowena Itchon – “Project Home: 3D Printing the Future” I ran across this teaser on the upcoming documentary “Project Home: 3D Printing the Future” by the Moving Picture Institute. The first 3D printed homes are located in a neighborhood in southern Mexico. A way to solve California’s homeless problem? Ben Smithwick ...
Medicare for All and the COVID-19 Crisis
As single-payer advocates such as Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and House member Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) are seizing on the COVID-19 pandemic to push even more aggressively for a complete takeover of our health care system by the federal government, listen to a special presentation of our recent webinar featuring PRI ...
What We’re Watching – June 19
Tim Anaya – How Medicines in the U.S. are Sold In the latest video in PRI’s “Escape the Drug Pricing Maze” video, the Professor and Pete reach the most difficult part of their journey: understanding how medicines are sold. It’s a complex system that hurts patients and at times exposes ...
Orange County Register Editorial Quotes PRI’s Tim Anaya
The Legislature should pause and rework ACA25 Orange County Register Editorial Board Perhaps all Californians can agree, after more than three months of living under a state of emergency that has devastated the state’s economy and treasury, that state constitutional provisions regarding emergency powers need a few tweaks. Unfortunately, a ...
Former Pro Football Player Turned Entrepreneur Speaks Out Against ‘Fools Gold’ of Basic Income in New Book Punting Poverty
In the new book Punting Poverty, released today by the nonpartisan Pacific Research Institute, former collegiate and pro football player turned entrepreneur Damon Dunn pushes back against the universal basic income movement to give Americans between $500 and $1000 per month – calling it “fool’s gold that does not even ...
