Pacific Research Institute
Education
Listen to Lance Izumi Discuss School Choice, Education Reform on AM 1380 The Answer
Listen to Lance Izumi, senior director of PRI’s Center for Education, discuss the latest issues in the debate over school choice and education reform with guest host Katy Grimes on “The Phil Cowan Show” on AM 1380 The Answer in Sacramento.
California
Kerry Jackson and Wayne Winegarden – Addressing San Francisco’s Homeless Crisis
PRI’s Kerry Jackson and Wayne Winegarden join us to discuss their new issue brief on San Francisco’s growing homeless crisis. They explore just how bad the problem really is in the City by the Bay and how the city got in this mess, analyze current efforts of city officials to ...
California
Government unions ignore waste while making mountains out of molehills
By Lance Izumi and Rebecca Friedrichs Ever wonder why government agencies like the DMV make simple chores like registering a vehicle a lot more frustrating, and expensive, than they need to be, or why the lines are so long? Mariam Noujaim, longtime hard-working California DMV employee and Egyptian immigrant was ...
Blog
What We’re Watching – Celebrating Freedom
Tim Anaya – Kate Smith Sings God Bless America Legendary singer, the late Kate Smith, ran afoul of today’s PC mob earlier this year. Critics went back in time to parse her body of work, and declared some of her performances from 80 years ago to be offensive. That’s all ...
Health Care
C-Span Discusses Sally Pipes’ Forbes Article on Britain’s Version of “Medicare for All”
C-Span’s “Washington Journal” recently discussed the pros and cons of single-payer health care or “Medicare for All,” including a discussion of Sally Pipes’ recent Forbes article on the problems with the UK’s National Health Service. Click the link below to watch. The discussion begins at the 11:41 mark.
California
Kerry Jackson Responds to President Trump’s Take on CA Homeless Crisis in Daily Signal
‘This Is the Liberal Establishment’: As Homelessness Rises in Major Cities, Trump Speaks Out By Fred Lucas President Donald Trump says he is working on a plan to address a spike in homelessness in the United States, particularly in several California cities. During a Fox News Channel interview that aired ...
Commentary
PRI All Stars on 1st Democratic Presidential Debate
The PRI All Stars share their thoughts on the 1st Democratic presidential debate and analyze of the policy platforms put forward by the 20 candidates. Who won? Who lost? Did anyone have a major gaffe? Did anyone really help themselves on their quest to win the White House? Who presented ...
Blog
What We’re Watching – June 28
Tim Anaya – New PRI Poll Shows Strong Support for Gene Therapies PRI released the results of a new national poll this week showing that Americans strongly support and see a lot of value in gene therapies. Unlike traditional medications, gene therapies focus on curing a deadly disease like cancer ...
Health Care
Read Heartland News Story on Sally Pipes Creation of Benjamin Rush Institute
Organization Spreads Pro-Freedom Ideas in Medical Schools By Leo Pusateri In a time when 51 percent of millennials say they have a positive view of socialism, there is an organization spreading the word of free markets and capitalism in one of the sectors most vulnerable to government command and control: ...
Blog
Despite High Costs, Americans Support Potential of Innovative Gene Therapies to Cure Difficult-to-Treat Diseases
SAN FRANCISCO – A new poll from the California-based nonpartisan think tank, the Pacific Research Institute (PRI), shows that Americans overwhelmingly support innovative gene therapies, which change the focus of medicine from treating illnesses to curing illnesses. Click here to read the top-line results of PRI’s poll on gene therapies ...
Listen to Lance Izumi Discuss School Choice, Education Reform on AM 1380 The Answer
Listen to Lance Izumi, senior director of PRI’s Center for Education, discuss the latest issues in the debate over school choice and education reform with guest host Katy Grimes on “The Phil Cowan Show” on AM 1380 The Answer in Sacramento.
Kerry Jackson and Wayne Winegarden – Addressing San Francisco’s Homeless Crisis
PRI’s Kerry Jackson and Wayne Winegarden join us to discuss their new issue brief on San Francisco’s growing homeless crisis. They explore just how bad the problem really is in the City by the Bay and how the city got in this mess, analyze current efforts of city officials to ...
Government unions ignore waste while making mountains out of molehills
By Lance Izumi and Rebecca Friedrichs Ever wonder why government agencies like the DMV make simple chores like registering a vehicle a lot more frustrating, and expensive, than they need to be, or why the lines are so long? Mariam Noujaim, longtime hard-working California DMV employee and Egyptian immigrant was ...
What We’re Watching – Celebrating Freedom
Tim Anaya – Kate Smith Sings God Bless America Legendary singer, the late Kate Smith, ran afoul of today’s PC mob earlier this year. Critics went back in time to parse her body of work, and declared some of her performances from 80 years ago to be offensive. That’s all ...
C-Span Discusses Sally Pipes’ Forbes Article on Britain’s Version of “Medicare for All”
C-Span’s “Washington Journal” recently discussed the pros and cons of single-payer health care or “Medicare for All,” including a discussion of Sally Pipes’ recent Forbes article on the problems with the UK’s National Health Service. Click the link below to watch. The discussion begins at the 11:41 mark.
Kerry Jackson Responds to President Trump’s Take on CA Homeless Crisis in Daily Signal
‘This Is the Liberal Establishment’: As Homelessness Rises in Major Cities, Trump Speaks Out By Fred Lucas President Donald Trump says he is working on a plan to address a spike in homelessness in the United States, particularly in several California cities. During a Fox News Channel interview that aired ...
PRI All Stars on 1st Democratic Presidential Debate
The PRI All Stars share their thoughts on the 1st Democratic presidential debate and analyze of the policy platforms put forward by the 20 candidates. Who won? Who lost? Did anyone have a major gaffe? Did anyone really help themselves on their quest to win the White House? Who presented ...
What We’re Watching – June 28
Tim Anaya – New PRI Poll Shows Strong Support for Gene Therapies PRI released the results of a new national poll this week showing that Americans strongly support and see a lot of value in gene therapies. Unlike traditional medications, gene therapies focus on curing a deadly disease like cancer ...
Read Heartland News Story on Sally Pipes Creation of Benjamin Rush Institute
Organization Spreads Pro-Freedom Ideas in Medical Schools By Leo Pusateri In a time when 51 percent of millennials say they have a positive view of socialism, there is an organization spreading the word of free markets and capitalism in one of the sectors most vulnerable to government command and control: ...
Despite High Costs, Americans Support Potential of Innovative Gene Therapies to Cure Difficult-to-Treat Diseases
SAN FRANCISCO – A new poll from the California-based nonpartisan think tank, the Pacific Research Institute (PRI), shows that Americans overwhelmingly support innovative gene therapies, which change the focus of medicine from treating illnesses to curing illnesses. Click here to read the top-line results of PRI’s poll on gene therapies ...
