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Election
PRI’s Former Speechwriters Take on the 2024 Democratic Convention
Tune in as PRI’s former speechwriters – Rowena Itchon, Lance Izumi and Tim Anaya – review the just-completed Democratic National Convention. They break down President Biden’s farewell speech, discuss whether Kamala Harris’ big speech ticked all the boxes and set her on a strong path to the general election, evaluate ...
Pacific Research Institute
August 24, 2024
Podcast
Victor Davis Hanson – The End of Everything
This week’s guest is a recording of remarks by renowned historian Victor Davis Hanson. We were honored to host Victor at a recent dinner in Napa Valley attended by more than 175 supporters. Victor discussed his latest book The End of Everything: How Wars Descend into Annihilation. With so many ...
Pacific Research Institute
August 19, 2024
Blog
The Gordon Chang Report–North Korea: Desperate and Dangerous
READ THE PDF North Korea: Desperate and Dangerous North Korea publicly executed about 30 middle school students for watching South Korean dramas according to a TV Chosun report. The report cited a South Korean government official. The dramas were stored on USB drives that had been lofted across the Demilitarized ...
Gordon Chang
August 14, 2024
Election
Lord Roberts of Belgravia – Conflicts Around the World
This week’s podcast is a recording of remarks by acclaimed historian and award-winning author Andrew Roberts at a recent PRI dinner. He discussed the recent elections in the U.K. and the Labor Party’s victory, elections in Europe, and his latest New York Times bestseller Conflict: The Evolution of Warfare from ...
Pacific Research Institute
August 13, 2024
Election
PRI’s Former Speechwriters on the Republican Convention
This week, PRI’s former speechwriters (Rowena Itchon, Lance Izumi, and Tim Anaya) give their take on the Republican National Convention. They analyze former President Trump’s speech, given just a few days after an assassination attempt. They also discuss vice presidential candidate JD Vance’s speech and weigh in on how well ...
Pacific Research Institute
July 20, 2024
China
The Gordon Chang Report: China and the Age of Nuclear Coercion
PRI is pleased to launch the new monthly “The Gordon Chang Report.” Every month, you’ll be able to read his latest reports on the growing threats from China and North Korea and learn how Americans should be preparing and responding to these moves. We hope you’ll visit www.pacificresearch.org/gordon-chang-reports/ each month ...
Gordon Chang
July 9, 2024
Election
Former Speechwriters on the First Presidential Debate
Who won? Who helped themselves the most in the polls? PRI’s team of former speechwriters – Rowena Itchon, Lance Izumi, and Tim Anaya – analyze the First 2024 Presidential Debate. They discuss President Biden’s shockingly poor performance and whether President Trump learned his lessons from his 2020 debate mistakes, plus ...
Pacific Research Institute
June 29, 2024
Magazines
Impact Magazine Spring 2024
The public school system in America is under the microscope more than ever before, leading concerned parents and student advocates to speak out and run for their local school boards. This has created an abundance of passionate new, anti-progressive school board members across the nation, many of whom are the ...
Pacific Research Institute
April 23, 2024
Blog
Remember PRI in your year-end giving
Your Gift is a Critical Investment in PRI’s Future
As the year draws to a close, the Pacific Research Institute team has taken time to reflect on all that we have accomplished this year. In 2023, our research centers focused on crafting and promoting free-market policies that preserve our nation’s culture of innovation and economic growth, without the suffocating ...
Ben Smithwick
December 29, 2023
Blog
Prop 47 Never Stood a Chance
Nine years ago, Californians overwhelmingly passed Proposition 47 – The “Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act” – and in so doing affirmed and then reaffirmed in later elections their desire that California both reduce crime and rates of incarceration. This is a tall order for any bureaucracy – and one ...
Steve Smith
December 7, 2023
PRI’s Former Speechwriters Take on the 2024 Democratic Convention
Tune in as PRI’s former speechwriters – Rowena Itchon, Lance Izumi and Tim Anaya – review the just-completed Democratic National Convention. They break down President Biden’s farewell speech, discuss whether Kamala Harris’ big speech ticked all the boxes and set her on a strong path to the general election, evaluate ...
Victor Davis Hanson – The End of Everything
This week’s guest is a recording of remarks by renowned historian Victor Davis Hanson. We were honored to host Victor at a recent dinner in Napa Valley attended by more than 175 supporters. Victor discussed his latest book The End of Everything: How Wars Descend into Annihilation. With so many ...
The Gordon Chang Report–North Korea: Desperate and Dangerous
READ THE PDF North Korea: Desperate and Dangerous North Korea publicly executed about 30 middle school students for watching South Korean dramas according to a TV Chosun report. The report cited a South Korean government official. The dramas were stored on USB drives that had been lofted across the Demilitarized ...
Lord Roberts of Belgravia – Conflicts Around the World
This week’s podcast is a recording of remarks by acclaimed historian and award-winning author Andrew Roberts at a recent PRI dinner. He discussed the recent elections in the U.K. and the Labor Party’s victory, elections in Europe, and his latest New York Times bestseller Conflict: The Evolution of Warfare from ...
PRI’s Former Speechwriters on the Republican Convention
This week, PRI’s former speechwriters (Rowena Itchon, Lance Izumi, and Tim Anaya) give their take on the Republican National Convention. They analyze former President Trump’s speech, given just a few days after an assassination attempt. They also discuss vice presidential candidate JD Vance’s speech and weigh in on how well ...
The Gordon Chang Report: China and the Age of Nuclear Coercion
PRI is pleased to launch the new monthly “The Gordon Chang Report.” Every month, you’ll be able to read his latest reports on the growing threats from China and North Korea and learn how Americans should be preparing and responding to these moves. We hope you’ll visit www.pacificresearch.org/gordon-chang-reports/ each month ...
Former Speechwriters on the First Presidential Debate
Who won? Who helped themselves the most in the polls? PRI’s team of former speechwriters – Rowena Itchon, Lance Izumi, and Tim Anaya – analyze the First 2024 Presidential Debate. They discuss President Biden’s shockingly poor performance and whether President Trump learned his lessons from his 2020 debate mistakes, plus ...
Impact Magazine Spring 2024
The public school system in America is under the microscope more than ever before, leading concerned parents and student advocates to speak out and run for their local school boards. This has created an abundance of passionate new, anti-progressive school board members across the nation, many of whom are the ...
Remember PRI in your year-end giving
Your Gift is a Critical Investment in PRI’s Future
As the year draws to a close, the Pacific Research Institute team has taken time to reflect on all that we have accomplished this year. In 2023, our research centers focused on crafting and promoting free-market policies that preserve our nation’s culture of innovation and economic growth, without the suffocating ...
Prop 47 Never Stood a Chance
Nine years ago, Californians overwhelmingly passed Proposition 47 – The “Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act” – and in so doing affirmed and then reaffirmed in later elections their desire that California both reduce crime and rates of incarceration. This is a tall order for any bureaucracy – and one ...