Technology
automation
The future is now: Robots take aim at urban gridlock
Machines already flip burgers, fry potatoes and slice avocados for lunch. Some even deliver meals. While it’s still a bit of a novelty, especially to those who see for the first time a food-bearing wheeled robot roll by them on the sidewalk, it appears they are about to become far ...
artificial intelligence
Murdering The First Amendment, California Style
Free speech, guaranteed by both the U.S. and California constitutions, has been whipsawed back and forth in California like a regrettable stock purchase for more than a month. The wild ride began when the Legislature passed Assembly Bill 2839, which bans political parody, by wide margins in both chambers (63-8 ...
Election
Bartlett Cleland – All Things Tech in Sacramento and Washington
As we conclude our look back at the 2024 legislative session, PRI senior fellow in tech and innovation Bartlett Cleland joins us for a look back at this year’s big tech debates on issues ranging from AI to how social media companies are disrupting traditional media outlets. We also explore ...
Blog
What a Web AG Bonta Weaves
With good reason, we are encouraged to understand history, but for some, perhaps, the temptation to repeat past mistakes is just too great. The ancient Greek philosopher Plato described sophists, paid philosophers often involved in public works, as those who twisted words and truth to win arguments. According to the ...
Business & Economics
Erik Jaffe – 2023 Supreme Court Preview
Erik Jaffe, PRI adjunct fellow in legal studies and one of America’s top constitutional lawyers, joins us for his annual preview of the hot Supreme Court cases that will be handed down before the end of the term. They discuss cases involving private property rights, tech, college admissions policies, legislative ...
Podcast
Bartlett Cleland – Lates on Debates on TikTok, ChatGPT and Privacy
PRI Senior Fellow in Tech and Innovation Bartlett Cleland joins Next Round for a discussion on the hot debates in Washington and Sacramento on tech policy. Bartlett and Tim discuss what federal policymakers should do on TikTok and ChatGPT. They also explore the just-announced regulations to implement California’s upcoming privacy ...
Blog
Reclaiming Liberty on Giving Tuesday
Standing together, we are spreading the message of limited government, free enterprise, and personal responsibility far and wide throughout our state and nation. Our supporters powered our successes in 2022— from blocking single-payer health care in California to exposing the failures of disastrous initiatives on homelessness and climate change. Today ...
Environment
Todd Myers – Time to Think Small
Our guest this week is Todd Myers, Director of Center for the Environment at the Washington Policy Center.
Latest Video
Bartlett Cleland – Current Contentions in Technology and Innovation
A known thought leader, writer, and speaker on all issues of innovation, communications and technology, PRI Senior Fellow Bartlett Cleland has spent his entire public policy career in the technology and innovation space.
The future is now: Robots take aim at urban gridlock
Machines already flip burgers, fry potatoes and slice avocados for lunch. Some even deliver meals. While it’s still a bit of a novelty, especially to those who see for the first time a food-bearing wheeled robot roll by them on the sidewalk, it appears they are about to become far ...
Murdering The First Amendment, California Style
Free speech, guaranteed by both the U.S. and California constitutions, has been whipsawed back and forth in California like a regrettable stock purchase for more than a month. The wild ride began when the Legislature passed Assembly Bill 2839, which bans political parody, by wide margins in both chambers (63-8 ...
Bartlett Cleland – All Things Tech in Sacramento and Washington
As we conclude our look back at the 2024 legislative session, PRI senior fellow in tech and innovation Bartlett Cleland joins us for a look back at this year’s big tech debates on issues ranging from AI to how social media companies are disrupting traditional media outlets. We also explore ...
What a Web AG Bonta Weaves
With good reason, we are encouraged to understand history, but for some, perhaps, the temptation to repeat past mistakes is just too great. The ancient Greek philosopher Plato described sophists, paid philosophers often involved in public works, as those who twisted words and truth to win arguments. According to the ...
Erik Jaffe – 2023 Supreme Court Preview
Erik Jaffe, PRI adjunct fellow in legal studies and one of America’s top constitutional lawyers, joins us for his annual preview of the hot Supreme Court cases that will be handed down before the end of the term. They discuss cases involving private property rights, tech, college admissions policies, legislative ...
Bartlett Cleland – Lates on Debates on TikTok, ChatGPT and Privacy
PRI Senior Fellow in Tech and Innovation Bartlett Cleland joins Next Round for a discussion on the hot debates in Washington and Sacramento on tech policy. Bartlett and Tim discuss what federal policymakers should do on TikTok and ChatGPT. They also explore the just-announced regulations to implement California’s upcoming privacy ...
Reclaiming Liberty on Giving Tuesday
Standing together, we are spreading the message of limited government, free enterprise, and personal responsibility far and wide throughout our state and nation. Our supporters powered our successes in 2022— from blocking single-payer health care in California to exposing the failures of disastrous initiatives on homelessness and climate change. Today ...
Todd Myers – Time to Think Small
Our guest this week is Todd Myers, Director of Center for the Environment at the Washington Policy Center.
Bartlett Cleland – Current Contentions in Technology and Innovation
A known thought leader, writer, and speaker on all issues of innovation, communications and technology, PRI Senior Fellow Bartlett Cleland has spent his entire public policy career in the technology and innovation space.
