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In his history of the New Deal, Arthur Schlesinger Jr. called the events that precipitated the election of Franklin Roosevelt and the creation of the New Deal “The Crisis of the Old Order.” Building on the ideas of the earlier Progressive Movement… Roosevelt led a realignment, and helped to create ...

This week, we feature a special episode for Presidents’ Day – a recording from a recent PRI luncheon in Newport Beach featuring Christopher Cox. You may remember him as a former congressman and Securities and Exchange Commission chairman, but did you know that he is also an author and presidential ...

The California Way was on full display in the fall campaign with Vice President Kamala Harris’ run for president. Harris’ campaign was notoriously devoid of policy specifics; fortunately, the Pacific Research Institute’s Kerry Jackson and Tim Anaya took up the Herculean task of explaining to the rest of the country ...

Our podcast this week is a recording of a Festschrift celebration with Charles Kesler, editor of the Claremont Review of Books and professor of government at Claremont McKenna College. A group of his former students came together to publish essays in his honor in the book Leisure with Dignity, edited ...

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Since our founding 45 years ago, PRI has established itself as one of the leading free-market think tanks in America. We fight against an overreaching government that thinks it should have more control over our lives than we do. Our work would not be possible without the support of individuals ...

The PRI All Stars are back to hand out their annual year end awards to the biggest winners and losers of 2024. What were the year’s best and worst ideas? What were the fairest and bummest wraps of the year? Who is destined for stardom and oblivion? Sit back and ...

At the Pacific Research Institute, we are excited to participate in Giving Tuesday not just because of our status as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, but because we know that nonprofits are often at the forefront of innovative solutions to pressing social problems – problems that government bureaucracies are inadequately prepared ...

Sally Pipes – Doctor Sally by P.G. Wodehouse While not a policy book, my favorite this year and one that I read recently is Doctor Sally by my favorite author, P.G. Wodehouse.  After a long and grueling election campaign, this book is a tonic and breath of fresh air for ...

  This week’s guest is Dallas Lawrence, a communications pro who has worked at the highest levels of government, the military, and corporate America, who joins us to discuss his new book Communicating Under Fire.  The book offers terrific advice for communications novices and PR pros alike on how to ...