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Judge Janice Rogers Brown discusses the rise of “woke” ideology

In this podcast, PRI’s guest is Judge Janice Rogers Brown, former associate justice of the California Supreme Court and a former judge on the DC Court of Appeals.  Judge Brown discusses the rise of “woke” ideology and how it threatens our Constitution and America’s institutions.  The moderator is Judge Daniel ...
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CAPITAL IDEAS: More of California’s Big Cities on the Way to Becoming Next Detroit

DOWNLOAD PDF Two waves have rolled through California in 2021. One so hot that high temperature records were set throughout the state. The other so chilling that stores have shortened their hours and even closed altogether to avoid it. By now, the video of a shoplifter last month filling what ...
Commentary

Democrats $3.5 Trillion Budget Leaves the Health Care Sector as Broken as Ever

One of the most striking aspects of the $3.5 trillion budget resolution proposed last week by Senate Democrats is how little it does to improve America’s ailing healthcare system. The plan funnels massive sums of money into everything from Medicare and Medicaid to Obamacare’s premium tax credits. But it utterly fails to ...
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Demystifying RHNA: A Guide for the Perplexed Californian

The state of California is in the midst of a Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) cycle. It happens every eight years, and with the sixth cycle currently underway, you’ve no doubt seen headlines about it. For the uninitiated, it probably seems like an alphabet soup of bureaucracy. What exactly is ...
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When Public Policy Is Predatory

The same city that requires employers to pay workers at least $16.32 an hour, far more than twice the federal minimum wage, also limits how much some businesses can charge for their services. It’s enough to send some companies seeking relief from the court system. Two have done just that. ...
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William Voegeli – California Progressively Worse

This podcast features William Voegeli, senior fellow at the Claremont Institute and senior editor at the Claremont Review of Books.  Ro and Tim discuss with Dr. Voegeli his recent essay in the Claremont Review on California’s activist government and its crisis of competence.
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More Mixed Messaging from Newsom Complicates Vaccination Push

Mixed messaging continues to be a problem for the Newsom administration in its efforts to get more Californians to get vaccinated. Right now, roughly 61 percent of Californians are fully vaccinated, complicating efforts to reach its 70 percent plus goal for herd immunity. The problem is perilous for Newsom on ...
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Victory for Free Speech: AFP v. Bonta

After six years and no less than three amici filed by PRI, we are gratified that the U.S. Supreme Court upheld Americans’ First Amendment right to make donations to charities such as PRI. The Court struck down as facially unconstitutional the California Attorney General’s requirement that charities disclose the identities ...
Commentary

Biden Takes Obamacare From Bad to Worse

The Biden administration just announced a set of new proposals aimed at expanding access to coverage through Obamacare’s health insurance exchanges. The actual effects of these reforms will be inconsequential at best — and at worst, harmful. The main problem with the online marketplaces is that the plans on offer ...
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George Lucas, Reluctant YIMBY?

The wages of California city planning spare no man—not even George Lucas. As recently as late 2020, the filmmaker sued the California town of San Anselmo to clear up a “surveying error” that may revert a portion of his property to the heirs of its 1920s owners. It’s a trivial ...
California

Judge Janice Rogers Brown discusses the rise of “woke” ideology

In this podcast, PRI’s guest is Judge Janice Rogers Brown, former associate justice of the California Supreme Court and a former judge on the DC Court of Appeals.  Judge Brown discusses the rise of “woke” ideology and how it threatens our Constitution and America’s institutions.  The moderator is Judge Daniel ...
Blog

CAPITAL IDEAS: More of California’s Big Cities on the Way to Becoming Next Detroit

DOWNLOAD PDF Two waves have rolled through California in 2021. One so hot that high temperature records were set throughout the state. The other so chilling that stores have shortened their hours and even closed altogether to avoid it. By now, the video of a shoplifter last month filling what ...
Commentary

Democrats $3.5 Trillion Budget Leaves the Health Care Sector as Broken as Ever

One of the most striking aspects of the $3.5 trillion budget resolution proposed last week by Senate Democrats is how little it does to improve America’s ailing healthcare system. The plan funnels massive sums of money into everything from Medicare and Medicaid to Obamacare’s premium tax credits. But it utterly fails to ...
Blog

Demystifying RHNA: A Guide for the Perplexed Californian

The state of California is in the midst of a Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) cycle. It happens every eight years, and with the sixth cycle currently underway, you’ve no doubt seen headlines about it. For the uninitiated, it probably seems like an alphabet soup of bureaucracy. What exactly is ...
Blog

When Public Policy Is Predatory

The same city that requires employers to pay workers at least $16.32 an hour, far more than twice the federal minimum wage, also limits how much some businesses can charge for their services. It’s enough to send some companies seeking relief from the court system. Two have done just that. ...
California

William Voegeli – California Progressively Worse

This podcast features William Voegeli, senior fellow at the Claremont Institute and senior editor at the Claremont Review of Books.  Ro and Tim discuss with Dr. Voegeli his recent essay in the Claremont Review on California’s activist government and its crisis of competence.
Blog

More Mixed Messaging from Newsom Complicates Vaccination Push

Mixed messaging continues to be a problem for the Newsom administration in its efforts to get more Californians to get vaccinated. Right now, roughly 61 percent of Californians are fully vaccinated, complicating efforts to reach its 70 percent plus goal for herd immunity. The problem is perilous for Newsom on ...
Blog

Victory for Free Speech: AFP v. Bonta

After six years and no less than three amici filed by PRI, we are gratified that the U.S. Supreme Court upheld Americans’ First Amendment right to make donations to charities such as PRI. The Court struck down as facially unconstitutional the California Attorney General’s requirement that charities disclose the identities ...
Commentary

Biden Takes Obamacare From Bad to Worse

The Biden administration just announced a set of new proposals aimed at expanding access to coverage through Obamacare’s health insurance exchanges. The actual effects of these reforms will be inconsequential at best — and at worst, harmful. The main problem with the online marketplaces is that the plans on offer ...
Blog

George Lucas, Reluctant YIMBY?

The wages of California city planning spare no man—not even George Lucas. As recently as late 2020, the filmmaker sued the California town of San Anselmo to clear up a “surveying error” that may revert a portion of his property to the heirs of its 1920s owners. It’s a trivial ...
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