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What We’re Watching – November 22
Rowena Itchon – Sally Pipes Debates Single Payer at UC Berkeley Watch Sally Pipes’ debate on single-payer health care in front of students at UC Berkeley. https://www.facebook.com/CalTV/videos/451529945478105/ Ben Smithwick – On Efforts to Crack Down on Free Speech Online Investor and entrepreneur Peter Thiel, who was the keynote speaker at ...
Business & Economics
Wayne Winegarden Discusses Entrepreneurship Study on Lars Larson Show
PRI senior fellow in business and economics Wayne Winegarden discusses the latest study in the Breaking Down Barriers to Opportunity series, “Entrepreneurship as a Pathway to the American Dream” on the nationally-syndicated Lars Larson Show.
Business & Economics
Wayne Winegarden Comments on CA’s Public Pension Crisis on Dr. Drew Midday Live
PRI Senior Fellow in Business and Economics Wayne Winegarden discusses California’s public pension crisis – and the new report showing that there are now more than 80,000 members of the $100K Pension Club – on Dr. Drew Midday Live with Leeann Tweeden and guest host Randy Wang.
California
Kerry Jackson talks about how overregulation hurts business in Forbes
San Francisco and NYC retail and restaurant sectors are beginning to see the ugly side of socialism: store closures and layoffs, as their owners cannot keep up with local government mandates that raise the costs of their businesses. Socialism is in fashion again in America. At the local level that is, where governments have been passing mandates ...
Electric Vehicles
Wayne Winegarden Responds to San Diego push to spend more on EV charging stations in SD Union Tribune
SDG&E wants to spend $58.4 million to build 2,000 more electric vehicle charging stations By Rob Nikolewski San Diego Gas & Electric has already spent $70 million of ratepayer funds on a pilot program that has erected thousands of electric vehicle charging stations in the region. Now the investor-owned utility wants ...
Commentary
Understanding ‘Medicare for All’ Could Make Seniors Vote Red
Politicians can be amazingly adept at blowing smoke, especially while electioneering. With the 2020 presidential race unfolding, there is no better example of the phenomenon than the Democrats’ mantra of “Medicare for All.” Healthcare is certainly top-of-mind for many seniors, who are projected to make up nearly a quarter of the ...
Featured
Steve Hayward, Charles Kesler, Ryan Williams – Liberalization and the Polarization of American Politics
This past October, PRI and the Claremont Institute teamed up to celebrate our 40th anniversaries on a cruise in the Mediterranean. The cruise started in Barcelona, with stops in Mallorca, Marseille, Monte Carlo, Nice, Florence, and ending in Rome. The theme of the lecture series was “The Future of America ...
Education
Lance Izumi Talks Warren Education Plan on the David Webb Show
Lance Izumi, PRI’s Senior Director of the Center for Education, discusses Senator Elizabeth Warren’s disasterous education plan on the David Webb Show (SiriusXM Patriot Radio Channel 125). https://www.pacificresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Lance-Izumi_DavidWebbShow_11.18.19.mp3
Health Care
Sally C. Pipes quoted in nationally syndicated Medicare for All op-ed
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., wants “Medicare for All,” as does Sen. Bernie Sanders, D-Vt., her self-described “Democratic socialist” rival. Unlike Sanders, however, Warren claims she can finance her plan by raising taxes only on the superrich. . . . . .Democrats, of course, quickly employed their fallback position on rising ...
Uncategorized
Health Care Poll Watch 1
Healthcare continues to be one of the most contentious public policy conversations in the United States. Close to a decade after the passage of the Affordable Care Act, public sentiment continues to evolve regarding which system would have the most success. Pacific Research Institute will continuously share the latest polling ...
What We’re Watching – November 22
Rowena Itchon – Sally Pipes Debates Single Payer at UC Berkeley Watch Sally Pipes’ debate on single-payer health care in front of students at UC Berkeley. https://www.facebook.com/CalTV/videos/451529945478105/ Ben Smithwick – On Efforts to Crack Down on Free Speech Online Investor and entrepreneur Peter Thiel, who was the keynote speaker at ...
Wayne Winegarden Discusses Entrepreneurship Study on Lars Larson Show
PRI senior fellow in business and economics Wayne Winegarden discusses the latest study in the Breaking Down Barriers to Opportunity series, “Entrepreneurship as a Pathway to the American Dream” on the nationally-syndicated Lars Larson Show.
Wayne Winegarden Comments on CA’s Public Pension Crisis on Dr. Drew Midday Live
PRI Senior Fellow in Business and Economics Wayne Winegarden discusses California’s public pension crisis – and the new report showing that there are now more than 80,000 members of the $100K Pension Club – on Dr. Drew Midday Live with Leeann Tweeden and guest host Randy Wang.
Kerry Jackson talks about how overregulation hurts business in Forbes
San Francisco and NYC retail and restaurant sectors are beginning to see the ugly side of socialism: store closures and layoffs, as their owners cannot keep up with local government mandates that raise the costs of their businesses. Socialism is in fashion again in America. At the local level that is, where governments have been passing mandates ...
Wayne Winegarden Responds to San Diego push to spend more on EV charging stations in SD Union Tribune
SDG&E wants to spend $58.4 million to build 2,000 more electric vehicle charging stations By Rob Nikolewski San Diego Gas & Electric has already spent $70 million of ratepayer funds on a pilot program that has erected thousands of electric vehicle charging stations in the region. Now the investor-owned utility wants ...
Understanding ‘Medicare for All’ Could Make Seniors Vote Red
Politicians can be amazingly adept at blowing smoke, especially while electioneering. With the 2020 presidential race unfolding, there is no better example of the phenomenon than the Democrats’ mantra of “Medicare for All.” Healthcare is certainly top-of-mind for many seniors, who are projected to make up nearly a quarter of the ...
Steve Hayward, Charles Kesler, Ryan Williams – Liberalization and the Polarization of American Politics
This past October, PRI and the Claremont Institute teamed up to celebrate our 40th anniversaries on a cruise in the Mediterranean. The cruise started in Barcelona, with stops in Mallorca, Marseille, Monte Carlo, Nice, Florence, and ending in Rome. The theme of the lecture series was “The Future of America ...
Lance Izumi Talks Warren Education Plan on the David Webb Show
Lance Izumi, PRI’s Senior Director of the Center for Education, discusses Senator Elizabeth Warren’s disasterous education plan on the David Webb Show (SiriusXM Patriot Radio Channel 125). https://www.pacificresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Lance-Izumi_DavidWebbShow_11.18.19.mp3
Sally C. Pipes quoted in nationally syndicated Medicare for All op-ed
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., wants “Medicare for All,” as does Sen. Bernie Sanders, D-Vt., her self-described “Democratic socialist” rival. Unlike Sanders, however, Warren claims she can finance her plan by raising taxes only on the superrich. . . . . .Democrats, of course, quickly employed their fallback position on rising ...
Health Care Poll Watch 1
Healthcare continues to be one of the most contentious public policy conversations in the United States. Close to a decade after the passage of the Affordable Care Act, public sentiment continues to evolve regarding which system would have the most success. Pacific Research Institute will continuously share the latest polling ...
