Business & Economics
Business & Economics
Carol Roth – You Will Own Nothing: Your War with a New Financial World Order and How to Fight Back
Our guest this week is New York Times bestselling author Carol Roth She discusses her newest book You Will Own Nothing with PRI senior fellow in business and economic studies Wayne Winegarden. Carol examines global inflation, government spending, and a growing trend in Western countries to not accumulate wealth. She cautious that this is the perfect economic environment for the rich and powerful to solidify their positions and prevent ...
Pacific Research Institute
August 14, 2023
Blog
Read about new CA green mandate
Outlawing Commercial Gas Ovens Latest Government Hit on Minority Workers
You may have missed it, but there was another shot fired last week in the war by California bureaucrats against gas-powered appliances. The South Coast Air Quality Management District – the unelected body given sweeping regulatory powers in the name of reducing air pollution in Southern California – passed a ...
Tim Anaya
August 8, 2023
Banking
Don’t bank on this financially illiterate idea going away
Don’t bank on this financially illiterate idea going away By Sal Rodriguez | August 3, 2023 Over the last few years, city officials in Los Angeles and San Francisco have flirted with the idea of establishing public banks to ostensibly support or facilitate the cause of the day. San Francisco ...
Sal Rodriguez
August 3, 2023
Business & Economics
You Will Own Nothing
WATCH: PRI’s webinar with bestselling author Carol Roth
Watch PRI’s webinar with New York Times bestselling author Carol Roth, discussing her new book, You Will Own Nothing, in conversation with PRI senior fellow in business and economics Dr. Wayne Winegarden.
Pacific Research Institute
August 2, 2023
Business & Economics
Read the latest on unionization in CA
Latest Example of California’s Dysfunction Is Pro-Union Constitutional Amendment 7
Public works projects in California aren’t dead but with multiple co-morbidities, they’re in poor health. The most conspicuous example is the high-speed rail, maybe the biggest construction burnout in history. And, if critics of a proposed constitutional amendment are right, it will set a sorry tone for decades to come. ...
Kerry Jackson
August 2, 2023
Agriculture
Read about a rare good bill from Sacramento
Here’s One Good Idea from Sacramento: Cut Red Tape for Farmers Markets
The popularity of farmers markets has swelled over the last three decades, from only 1,755 in 1994 across the country to 8,771 in 2019. The expansion has slowed somewhat in recent years, but that doesn’t necessarily mean the demand has peaked. The stagnation could simply mean that local government restrictions ...
Kerry Jackson
August 1, 2023
Business & Economics
Paul Atkins – ESG Investing: Doing well and doing good? Or not?
Our guest this week is Paul Atkins, CEO of Potomak Partners, a financial services consulting firm in Washington, DC. Paul was also a commissioner at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission from 2002 to 2008. We discuss with Paul ESG – environmental, social, and governance – investing and its negative ...
Pacific Research Institute
July 31, 2023
Blog
Los Angeles Moves Forward with Public Bank Proposal
There are nearly 400 bank branches in the city of Los Angeles, according to one source. Another says there are about 325 branches and 63 banks. Whatever the true number is, it doesn’t seem the city is underserved, especially in an era in which banks don’t even have to have ...
Kerry Jackson
July 24, 2023
Business & Economics
Read why tort reform is important for the economy
Tort Reform Offers A Win-Win Stimulus For The Economy
Alleviating the long-term burdens created by tort abuse should be a top priority regardless of the economic outlook. Considering our current economic struggles, however, the benefits from effective tort reform are more important than ever. The inflationary surge that began in mid-2021, even if it is ending, has left far ...
Wayne Winegarden
July 20, 2023
Blog
The Starbucks Index Shows California’s Growing Urban Crime Problem
For anyone who’s visited or lived in the American South, the much-loved Waffle House is everywhere. Open 24 hours, the Waffle House is known for its good service and consistent if not perhaps gourmet offerings. Of course, breakfast is served all day (and night). There are 1,981 Waffle Houses in ...
Steve Smith
July 18, 2023
Carol Roth – You Will Own Nothing: Your War with a New Financial World Order and How to Fight Back
Our guest this week is New York Times bestselling author Carol Roth She discusses her newest book You Will Own Nothing with PRI senior fellow in business and economic studies Wayne Winegarden. Carol examines global inflation, government spending, and a growing trend in Western countries to not accumulate wealth. She cautious that this is the perfect economic environment for the rich and powerful to solidify their positions and prevent ...
Read about new CA green mandate
Outlawing Commercial Gas Ovens Latest Government Hit on Minority Workers
You may have missed it, but there was another shot fired last week in the war by California bureaucrats against gas-powered appliances. The South Coast Air Quality Management District – the unelected body given sweeping regulatory powers in the name of reducing air pollution in Southern California – passed a ...
Don’t bank on this financially illiterate idea going away
Don’t bank on this financially illiterate idea going away By Sal Rodriguez | August 3, 2023 Over the last few years, city officials in Los Angeles and San Francisco have flirted with the idea of establishing public banks to ostensibly support or facilitate the cause of the day. San Francisco ...
You Will Own Nothing
WATCH: PRI’s webinar with bestselling author Carol Roth
Watch PRI’s webinar with New York Times bestselling author Carol Roth, discussing her new book, You Will Own Nothing, in conversation with PRI senior fellow in business and economics Dr. Wayne Winegarden.
Read the latest on unionization in CA
Latest Example of California’s Dysfunction Is Pro-Union Constitutional Amendment 7
Public works projects in California aren’t dead but with multiple co-morbidities, they’re in poor health. The most conspicuous example is the high-speed rail, maybe the biggest construction burnout in history. And, if critics of a proposed constitutional amendment are right, it will set a sorry tone for decades to come. ...
Read about a rare good bill from Sacramento
Here’s One Good Idea from Sacramento: Cut Red Tape for Farmers Markets
The popularity of farmers markets has swelled over the last three decades, from only 1,755 in 1994 across the country to 8,771 in 2019. The expansion has slowed somewhat in recent years, but that doesn’t necessarily mean the demand has peaked. The stagnation could simply mean that local government restrictions ...
Paul Atkins – ESG Investing: Doing well and doing good? Or not?
Our guest this week is Paul Atkins, CEO of Potomak Partners, a financial services consulting firm in Washington, DC. Paul was also a commissioner at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission from 2002 to 2008. We discuss with Paul ESG – environmental, social, and governance – investing and its negative ...
Los Angeles Moves Forward with Public Bank Proposal
There are nearly 400 bank branches in the city of Los Angeles, according to one source. Another says there are about 325 branches and 63 banks. Whatever the true number is, it doesn’t seem the city is underserved, especially in an era in which banks don’t even have to have ...
Read why tort reform is important for the economy
Tort Reform Offers A Win-Win Stimulus For The Economy
Alleviating the long-term burdens created by tort abuse should be a top priority regardless of the economic outlook. Considering our current economic struggles, however, the benefits from effective tort reform are more important than ever. The inflationary surge that began in mid-2021, even if it is ending, has left far ...
The Starbucks Index Shows California’s Growing Urban Crime Problem
For anyone who’s visited or lived in the American South, the much-loved Waffle House is everywhere. Open 24 hours, the Waffle House is known for its good service and consistent if not perhaps gourmet offerings. Of course, breakfast is served all day (and night). There are 1,981 Waffle Houses in ...