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Business & Economics

Wayne Winegarden Discusses Trump Tax Cuts with TheStreet.com

Tax-Cut-Fueled Stock Buybacks Retard Emergence of Trump’s ‘Greatest’ Economy By Bradley Keoun President Donald Trump’s tax cuts have prompted corporate executives use the cash windfall to reward their own investors instead of building factories, buying new equipment or accelerating wage increases that might spur consumer spending and stimulate the U.S. economy. ...
California

What Does It All Mean? The PRI All Stars Post-California Primary Wrap

Now that the voters of California have spoken, what does it all mean?  The PRI all stars analyze the results of the California primary, preview the major fall contests and initiative battles, and ponder the future of the Top 2 primary.
Blog

What We’re Watching: Pomp and Circumstance

It’s graduation season in California.  Many of us will be trekking to nearby colleges and universities to watch a friend or relative graduate in the coming days.  Naturally, graduation commencement speeches are on our watchlist this week. Here’s a few recent graduation speeches that we think you should check out.  ...
Business & Economics

Starbucks’ Inclusive Culture Results in Lingerers

By Brendan Pringle This afternoon some 8,000 Starbucks stores in the United States shut down for “racial-bias education” to prevent discrimination in its stores. Starbucks remains under fire after the arrest of two black men after they refused to leave or make a purchase.  The training is said to include a ...
Blog

Taxifornia This Week

By Rowena Itchon and Tim Anaya This week, the Assembly and Senate face a key deadline.  All bills originating must pass their “house of origin” by the end of the week (i.e., bills introduced in the Assembly must pass the Assembly).  The Appropriations Committees of both houses weighed in on ...
California

PRI’s California Primary Preview

The “PRI All Stars” break down the California primary, analyzing the major propositions and how the major gubernatorial candidates might different from Gov. Brown, discuss whether the initiative process and Top 2 primary should be reform, and give their predictions on the major races.
Blog

Honoring our Fallen Heroes

The Pacific Research Institute joins all Americans in honoring our fallen heroes this Memorial Day Weekend.  We salute the bravery and sacrifices of the military servicemembers throughout our nation’s history who gave their lives so we could live in freedom. In lieu of our usual “What We’re Watching” feature, please take ...
Education

Pete Peterson – Free Market Ideas on Campus

Pepperdine University School of Public Policy dean Pete Peterson joins us to discuss the quest for ideological diversity in America’s universities, how free market ideas are treated on college campuses, and the current clash over campus free speech.
Business & Economics

Will Swaim – Is Worker Freedom On the Horizon in California?

California Policy Center head Will Swaim joins us to discuss the effort to increase worker freedom in California.  We explore the Janus case pending before the Supreme Court, efforts to expand pension reform and government transparency, and the 2018 campaign – and stay tuned for his gourmet coffee recommendations.
Business & Economics

Read Wayne Winegarden in SD Union-Tribune & LA Times on Growing San Diego Wealth Gap

Wealth gap grows in San Diego, report says By Phillip Molnar Also published in Los Angeles Times If you feel left behind in San Diego’s economy, you’re not alone. The gap between the have and have-not’s in San Diego was the ninth-highest out of 100 cities between 2011 to 2016, said ...
Business & Economics

Wayne Winegarden Discusses Trump Tax Cuts with TheStreet.com

Tax-Cut-Fueled Stock Buybacks Retard Emergence of Trump’s ‘Greatest’ Economy By Bradley Keoun President Donald Trump’s tax cuts have prompted corporate executives use the cash windfall to reward their own investors instead of building factories, buying new equipment or accelerating wage increases that might spur consumer spending and stimulate the U.S. economy. ...
California

What Does It All Mean? The PRI All Stars Post-California Primary Wrap

Now that the voters of California have spoken, what does it all mean?  The PRI all stars analyze the results of the California primary, preview the major fall contests and initiative battles, and ponder the future of the Top 2 primary.
Blog

What We’re Watching: Pomp and Circumstance

It’s graduation season in California.  Many of us will be trekking to nearby colleges and universities to watch a friend or relative graduate in the coming days.  Naturally, graduation commencement speeches are on our watchlist this week. Here’s a few recent graduation speeches that we think you should check out.  ...
Business & Economics

Starbucks’ Inclusive Culture Results in Lingerers

By Brendan Pringle This afternoon some 8,000 Starbucks stores in the United States shut down for “racial-bias education” to prevent discrimination in its stores. Starbucks remains under fire after the arrest of two black men after they refused to leave or make a purchase.  The training is said to include a ...
Blog

Taxifornia This Week

By Rowena Itchon and Tim Anaya This week, the Assembly and Senate face a key deadline.  All bills originating must pass their “house of origin” by the end of the week (i.e., bills introduced in the Assembly must pass the Assembly).  The Appropriations Committees of both houses weighed in on ...
California

PRI’s California Primary Preview

The “PRI All Stars” break down the California primary, analyzing the major propositions and how the major gubernatorial candidates might different from Gov. Brown, discuss whether the initiative process and Top 2 primary should be reform, and give their predictions on the major races.
Blog

Honoring our Fallen Heroes

The Pacific Research Institute joins all Americans in honoring our fallen heroes this Memorial Day Weekend.  We salute the bravery and sacrifices of the military servicemembers throughout our nation’s history who gave their lives so we could live in freedom. In lieu of our usual “What We’re Watching” feature, please take ...
Education

Pete Peterson – Free Market Ideas on Campus

Pepperdine University School of Public Policy dean Pete Peterson joins us to discuss the quest for ideological diversity in America’s universities, how free market ideas are treated on college campuses, and the current clash over campus free speech.
Business & Economics

Will Swaim – Is Worker Freedom On the Horizon in California?

California Policy Center head Will Swaim joins us to discuss the effort to increase worker freedom in California.  We explore the Janus case pending before the Supreme Court, efforts to expand pension reform and government transparency, and the 2018 campaign – and stay tuned for his gourmet coffee recommendations.
Business & Economics

Read Wayne Winegarden in SD Union-Tribune & LA Times on Growing San Diego Wealth Gap

Wealth gap grows in San Diego, report says By Phillip Molnar Also published in Los Angeles Times If you feel left behind in San Diego’s economy, you’re not alone. The gap between the have and have-not’s in San Diego was the ninth-highest out of 100 cities between 2011 to 2016, said ...
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