Pacific Research Institute
Business & Economics
Gary Wolfram – The Debate Over Free Markets versus Socialism
Hillsdale College Professor of Economics and Public Policy Gary Wolfram shares his thoughts on some of the hot topics in the debate over free-market economic policy today, including the Green New Deal, electric car subsidies, the growing push for socialism, and the debate over free college.
Press Release
PRI Files Amicus Brief in Closely Watched California Donor Privacy Case
SAN FRANCISCO – California-based nonpartisan think tank the Pacific Research Institute and the Project for Privacy and Surveillance Accountability filed an amicus curiae brief supporting American for Prosperity’s request that the U.S. Supreme Court hear a closely-watched case — Americans for Prosperity Foundation vs. Becerra — challenging the California Attorney General’s ...
California
PRI’s Evan Harris Discusses College Athlete Pay Bill on Newsy
Evan Harris, PRI’s Media Relations and Outreach Manager, spoke with Newsy about California Governor Gavin Newsom signing Senate Bill 206, the Fair Pay to Play Act, into law. The new law will allow NCAA college athletes to receive compensation and endorsements for their name, image, and likeness.
Blog
What We’re Watching – October 4
Tim Anaya – How One Irish Family Transformed Their 4 Bedroom Home into an 89-Room, 4-Star Resort This week, I returned from a two week tour of England, Scotland, and Ireland. At our final destination in Limerick, I had the opportunity to stay at the Fitzgerald Woodlands Hotel and talk ...
Business & Economics
Kerry Jackson Quoted in Epoch Times Article on California Poverty
California continues to lead the nation in poverty, according to a recent Census Bureau report. The report (pdf), released in September 2019, measured states’ functional poverty rates, which takes into account the cost of living and other factors. California has the highest of any state, with about 18.2 percent of the population ...
Business & Economics
Damon Dunn – My Life in Poverty and Why Socialism Doesn’t Work
PRI Fellow in Business and Economics Damon Dunn joins us to discuss his new brief on the rise of socialism. He shares stories from his childhood growing up in poverty in Texas as his inspiration for striving to work his way up the economic ladder rather than become addicted to ...
Blog
What We’re Watching – September 27
Tim Anaya – Let Charter Schools Teach PRI’s Lance Izumi has extensively covered the passage of AB 1505, which would impose new restrictions and regulations on charter schools in California. In this video, Reason TV’s John Stossel explores the efforts of elected officials to try and restrict charter schools from ...
Business & Economics
Wayne Winegarden – Making it Rain in California
PRI Senior Fellow in Business and Economics Wayne Winegarden joins us to discuss his new study on the State and Local Tax cap in the 2017 federal tax reform legislation. Wayne discusses how the legislation amounted to taxpayers in low-tax states subsidizing Sacramento’s high tax burden and out-of-control spending, and ...
Blog
What We’re Watching – September 20
Tim Anaya – How Rent Control Hurts Renters In the wake of the Legislature’s passage of AB 1482, so-called “rent gouging” legislation (which is really just another name for rent control), this great video from Prager U featuring Manhattan Institute scholar Nicole Gelinas shows just how government rent control policies ...
California
Steven Greenhut – 2019 End-of-Session Wrap-Up
Longtime Capitol journalist Steven Greenhut of the R Street Institute joins us for our annual end-of-session wrap-up. We discuss all the hot issues from this legislative session, including the debate over who is an independent contractor and who is an employee, the fight over charter schools, the potential return of ...
Gary Wolfram – The Debate Over Free Markets versus Socialism
Hillsdale College Professor of Economics and Public Policy Gary Wolfram shares his thoughts on some of the hot topics in the debate over free-market economic policy today, including the Green New Deal, electric car subsidies, the growing push for socialism, and the debate over free college.
PRI Files Amicus Brief in Closely Watched California Donor Privacy Case
SAN FRANCISCO – California-based nonpartisan think tank the Pacific Research Institute and the Project for Privacy and Surveillance Accountability filed an amicus curiae brief supporting American for Prosperity’s request that the U.S. Supreme Court hear a closely-watched case — Americans for Prosperity Foundation vs. Becerra — challenging the California Attorney General’s ...
PRI’s Evan Harris Discusses College Athlete Pay Bill on Newsy
Evan Harris, PRI’s Media Relations and Outreach Manager, spoke with Newsy about California Governor Gavin Newsom signing Senate Bill 206, the Fair Pay to Play Act, into law. The new law will allow NCAA college athletes to receive compensation and endorsements for their name, image, and likeness.
What We’re Watching – October 4
Tim Anaya – How One Irish Family Transformed Their 4 Bedroom Home into an 89-Room, 4-Star Resort This week, I returned from a two week tour of England, Scotland, and Ireland. At our final destination in Limerick, I had the opportunity to stay at the Fitzgerald Woodlands Hotel and talk ...
Kerry Jackson Quoted in Epoch Times Article on California Poverty
California continues to lead the nation in poverty, according to a recent Census Bureau report. The report (pdf), released in September 2019, measured states’ functional poverty rates, which takes into account the cost of living and other factors. California has the highest of any state, with about 18.2 percent of the population ...
Damon Dunn – My Life in Poverty and Why Socialism Doesn’t Work
PRI Fellow in Business and Economics Damon Dunn joins us to discuss his new brief on the rise of socialism. He shares stories from his childhood growing up in poverty in Texas as his inspiration for striving to work his way up the economic ladder rather than become addicted to ...
What We’re Watching – September 27
Tim Anaya – Let Charter Schools Teach PRI’s Lance Izumi has extensively covered the passage of AB 1505, which would impose new restrictions and regulations on charter schools in California. In this video, Reason TV’s John Stossel explores the efforts of elected officials to try and restrict charter schools from ...
Wayne Winegarden – Making it Rain in California
PRI Senior Fellow in Business and Economics Wayne Winegarden joins us to discuss his new study on the State and Local Tax cap in the 2017 federal tax reform legislation. Wayne discusses how the legislation amounted to taxpayers in low-tax states subsidizing Sacramento’s high tax burden and out-of-control spending, and ...
What We’re Watching – September 20
Tim Anaya – How Rent Control Hurts Renters In the wake of the Legislature’s passage of AB 1482, so-called “rent gouging” legislation (which is really just another name for rent control), this great video from Prager U featuring Manhattan Institute scholar Nicole Gelinas shows just how government rent control policies ...
Steven Greenhut – 2019 End-of-Session Wrap-Up
Longtime Capitol journalist Steven Greenhut of the R Street Institute joins us for our annual end-of-session wrap-up. We discuss all the hot issues from this legislative session, including the debate over who is an independent contractor and who is an employee, the fight over charter schools, the potential return of ...
