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Holiday Book Gift Guide – PRI Staff

The PRI holiday book gift guide has become an annual tradition.  This year’s list has something for everyone on your gift list: politics, history, business, philosophy, mystery, horror, and good old-fashion whodunits.  Enjoy and happy holiday shopping.
Blog

PRI’s 2023 Holiday Book List

Tim Anaya – Negotiation Made Simple by John Lowry My selection this year is a bit of shameless self-promotion, as it is a book that I helped to edit.  My friend John Lowry has just published his first book, which gives you useful tips and teaches you the strategy to ...
Newsom

Charles Kesler – Reflections on Current Contentions

This is a special recording of a recent PRI dinner in San Francisco featuring Professor Charles Kesler, the editor of the Claremont Review of Books, offering his perspective on U.S. politics and the global situation in Israel and China.  Ro and Tim also weigh in on Gov. Newsom’s trip to ...
Blog

Read part 3 of 3 part series on Norway's prison system

What Can California Learn from Norway’s Prison System? (Part Three)

Critics of the California (and presumably the entire US) correctional system) often point out that Norwegian correctional staff are not armed, and mix freely with inmates. Inmates attend religious services, practice yoga, sports, vocational skills, attend classes, and officers do not use martial terms or ranks. California’s facilities offer many ...
Magazines

Impact Magazine Fall 2023

Talk of renewable energy and electric vehicle mandates are sweeping the nation as President Biden and blue states are looking to California’s energy policy as inspiration for big government energy policy. But by following California’s lead, the rest of the nation may soon suffer California’s fate of regular energy shortages ...
Covid-19

Wayne Winegarden – The Impact of Covid-19 Restrictions

Our guest this week is PRI senior fellow Dr. Wayne Winegarden.  We discuss with Wayne his new study comparing the results of states that had very restrictive COVID-19 policies versus those that did not.  He concludes that while COVID-19 restrictions did lead to some health benefits, they were unfortunately negated ...
Commentary

Read Wayne Winegarden's latest at Fox News

New study reveals why Americans are fleeing big cities

Apologists for the declining cities will cite COVID-19 as a causal explanation and even optimistically claim that the declines have moderated. Such blind optimism overlooks the obvious – people are leaving big cities like San Francisco, New York and Boston because of bad public policy choices in those cities. They’re ...
Commentary

Read latest about problems with PBMs

Pharmacy benefit manager reform must remain a priority for Congress

Congress has returned to Capitol Hill from summer recess. Lawmakers in both chambers have a full slate of policy priorities to attend to — not least among them funding the government and averting a shutdown before the Sept. 30 deadline. Several healthcare items will also remain near the top of ...
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John Yoo – The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Supreme Court

Enjoy the discussion from PRI’s recent luncheon with UC Berkeley Law Professor and author John Yoo, discussing his new book “The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Supreme Court,” in conversation with PRI senior fellow Steven Hayward.  In addition to the book, they discuss other hot legal topics including the debate ...
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ENRICHING LAWYERS, NOT HELPING VICTIMS: Why tort reform will help grow the economy and address injustice

DOWNLOAD THE STUDY Alleviating the long-term burdens created by tort abuse should be a top priority regardless of the economic outlook. But the inflationary surge that began in mid-2021, coupled with the problems of declining affordability and long-term weak growth, amplifies the benefits tort reform offers.
Podcast

Holiday Book Gift Guide – PRI Staff

The PRI holiday book gift guide has become an annual tradition.  This year’s list has something for everyone on your gift list: politics, history, business, philosophy, mystery, horror, and good old-fashion whodunits.  Enjoy and happy holiday shopping.
Blog

PRI’s 2023 Holiday Book List

Tim Anaya – Negotiation Made Simple by John Lowry My selection this year is a bit of shameless self-promotion, as it is a book that I helped to edit.  My friend John Lowry has just published his first book, which gives you useful tips and teaches you the strategy to ...
Newsom

Charles Kesler – Reflections on Current Contentions

This is a special recording of a recent PRI dinner in San Francisco featuring Professor Charles Kesler, the editor of the Claremont Review of Books, offering his perspective on U.S. politics and the global situation in Israel and China.  Ro and Tim also weigh in on Gov. Newsom’s trip to ...
Blog

Read part 3 of 3 part series on Norway's prison system

What Can California Learn from Norway’s Prison System? (Part Three)

Critics of the California (and presumably the entire US) correctional system) often point out that Norwegian correctional staff are not armed, and mix freely with inmates. Inmates attend religious services, practice yoga, sports, vocational skills, attend classes, and officers do not use martial terms or ranks. California’s facilities offer many ...
Magazines

Impact Magazine Fall 2023

Talk of renewable energy and electric vehicle mandates are sweeping the nation as President Biden and blue states are looking to California’s energy policy as inspiration for big government energy policy. But by following California’s lead, the rest of the nation may soon suffer California’s fate of regular energy shortages ...
Covid-19

Wayne Winegarden – The Impact of Covid-19 Restrictions

Our guest this week is PRI senior fellow Dr. Wayne Winegarden.  We discuss with Wayne his new study comparing the results of states that had very restrictive COVID-19 policies versus those that did not.  He concludes that while COVID-19 restrictions did lead to some health benefits, they were unfortunately negated ...
Commentary

Read Wayne Winegarden's latest at Fox News

New study reveals why Americans are fleeing big cities

Apologists for the declining cities will cite COVID-19 as a causal explanation and even optimistically claim that the declines have moderated. Such blind optimism overlooks the obvious – people are leaving big cities like San Francisco, New York and Boston because of bad public policy choices in those cities. They’re ...
Commentary

Read latest about problems with PBMs

Pharmacy benefit manager reform must remain a priority for Congress

Congress has returned to Capitol Hill from summer recess. Lawmakers in both chambers have a full slate of policy priorities to attend to — not least among them funding the government and averting a shutdown before the Sept. 30 deadline. Several healthcare items will also remain near the top of ...
Podcast

John Yoo – The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Supreme Court

Enjoy the discussion from PRI’s recent luncheon with UC Berkeley Law Professor and author John Yoo, discussing his new book “The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Supreme Court,” in conversation with PRI senior fellow Steven Hayward.  In addition to the book, they discuss other hot legal topics including the debate ...
Uncategorized

ENRICHING LAWYERS, NOT HELPING VICTIMS: Why tort reform will help grow the economy and address injustice

DOWNLOAD THE STUDY Alleviating the long-term burdens created by tort abuse should be a top priority regardless of the economic outlook. But the inflationary surge that began in mid-2021, coupled with the problems of declining affordability and long-term weak growth, amplifies the benefits tort reform offers.
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