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What We’re Watching – June 7
Rowena Itchon – Remembering D-Day, 75 Years Later Perhaps the most moving D-Day celebration speech of all time: Ronald Reagan at Pointe du Hoc, 1984. Tim Anaya – Living in Fear in California PRI’s Kerry Jackson has just published a very interesting new book on rising crime in California. Watch ...
Agriculture
Is the ‘Non-GMO’ butterfly an endangered species?
You may have noticed the Non-GMO Project’s butterfly label on foods you buy at the grocery store. Created a little over a decade ago by anti-GMO activists, the label is carried today on some 55,000 different products, from food products such as breakfast cereal to non-food products such as salt and cat litter. ...
Agriculture
Issue Brief: Dishonest Propaganda Sprouts from Organic Agriculture
In The Wealth of Nations, the 18th century economist and philosopher Adam Smith observed about the chicanery of some businessmen, “People of the same trade seldom meet together, even for merriment and diversion, but the conversation ends in a conspiracy against the public, or in some contrivance to raise prices.” ...
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Scott Rasmussen – Insights from America’s Top Pollster
Legendary pollster Scott Rasmussen of ScottRasmussen.com joins us to share his insights on all things polling – from how technological changes affect the polling industry today, to the state of the Presidential race and where Americans really stand on socialism and single-payer.
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What We’re Watching – May 31
Tim Anaya – Why Are So Many Californians Moving to Arizona? This week, I’ve been in Arizona for Heritage Resource Bank conference. It’s really the first time I’ve spent any time in the state outside changing planes. Arizona is a state where a lot of Californians have moved in recent ...
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What We’re Watching – Memorial Day Edition
Tim Anaya – Memorial Day Tribute This week on What We’re Watching, we present a special tribute to America’s fallen heroes throughout our history. We will never forget the bravery and dedication to duty you showed so that we could all be free. Kerry Jackson – Amazing Grace Bagpipes No better ...
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What We’re Watching – May 17
Rowena Itchon – Is Universal Basic Income the Safety Net of the Future? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EefzHbTArtY Universal basic income is a topic that PRI has covered extensively, especially the proposal by Stockton Mayor Andrew Tubbs. Even some of the free-market side see basic income as a more efficient way to help those ...
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What We’re Watching – How Entrepreneurship Can Alleviate Poverty in Africa
Ben Smithwick – How Entrepreneurship Can Alleviate Poverty in Africa Magatte Wade is one of the most prominent female African entrepreneurs. In this TED Talk, Wade discusses the challenges of doing business in her native Senegal and shares her vision for how entrepreneurship can help alleviate poverty in Africa. Tim ...
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What We’re Watching – Are The Rich Getting Richer and the Poor Getting Poorer?
Kerry Jackson – Inequality Myths Watch this great video from John Stossel explaining why the standard line of Bernie Sanders and his supporters about “the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer” simply isn’t true. In reality, nearly all Americans are getting richer.
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What We’re Watching – How Does the 15 Percent Solution Work?
Tim Anaya – How Does the 15 Percent Solution Work? In his latest study in the “Beyond The New Normal: How Much Should We Spend?” series, Wayne Winegarden talks about the “15 Percent Solution,” or the ideal level of government spending to maximize economic growth. Our latest video imagines how ...
What We’re Watching – June 7
Rowena Itchon – Remembering D-Day, 75 Years Later Perhaps the most moving D-Day celebration speech of all time: Ronald Reagan at Pointe du Hoc, 1984. Tim Anaya – Living in Fear in California PRI’s Kerry Jackson has just published a very interesting new book on rising crime in California. Watch ...
Is the ‘Non-GMO’ butterfly an endangered species?
You may have noticed the Non-GMO Project’s butterfly label on foods you buy at the grocery store. Created a little over a decade ago by anti-GMO activists, the label is carried today on some 55,000 different products, from food products such as breakfast cereal to non-food products such as salt and cat litter. ...
Issue Brief: Dishonest Propaganda Sprouts from Organic Agriculture
In The Wealth of Nations, the 18th century economist and philosopher Adam Smith observed about the chicanery of some businessmen, “People of the same trade seldom meet together, even for merriment and diversion, but the conversation ends in a conspiracy against the public, or in some contrivance to raise prices.” ...
Scott Rasmussen – Insights from America’s Top Pollster
Legendary pollster Scott Rasmussen of ScottRasmussen.com joins us to share his insights on all things polling – from how technological changes affect the polling industry today, to the state of the Presidential race and where Americans really stand on socialism and single-payer.
What We’re Watching – May 31
Tim Anaya – Why Are So Many Californians Moving to Arizona? This week, I’ve been in Arizona for Heritage Resource Bank conference. It’s really the first time I’ve spent any time in the state outside changing planes. Arizona is a state where a lot of Californians have moved in recent ...
What We’re Watching – Memorial Day Edition
Tim Anaya – Memorial Day Tribute This week on What We’re Watching, we present a special tribute to America’s fallen heroes throughout our history. We will never forget the bravery and dedication to duty you showed so that we could all be free. Kerry Jackson – Amazing Grace Bagpipes No better ...
What We’re Watching – May 17
Rowena Itchon – Is Universal Basic Income the Safety Net of the Future? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EefzHbTArtY Universal basic income is a topic that PRI has covered extensively, especially the proposal by Stockton Mayor Andrew Tubbs. Even some of the free-market side see basic income as a more efficient way to help those ...
What We’re Watching – How Entrepreneurship Can Alleviate Poverty in Africa
Ben Smithwick – How Entrepreneurship Can Alleviate Poverty in Africa Magatte Wade is one of the most prominent female African entrepreneurs. In this TED Talk, Wade discusses the challenges of doing business in her native Senegal and shares her vision for how entrepreneurship can help alleviate poverty in Africa. Tim ...
What We’re Watching – Are The Rich Getting Richer and the Poor Getting Poorer?
Kerry Jackson – Inequality Myths Watch this great video from John Stossel explaining why the standard line of Bernie Sanders and his supporters about “the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer” simply isn’t true. In reality, nearly all Americans are getting richer.
What We’re Watching – How Does the 15 Percent Solution Work?
Tim Anaya – How Does the 15 Percent Solution Work? In his latest study in the “Beyond The New Normal: How Much Should We Spend?” series, Wayne Winegarden talks about the “15 Percent Solution,” or the ideal level of government spending to maximize economic growth. Our latest video imagines how ...
