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Pacific Research Institute Rated as One of World’s Top Independent Think Tanks in Annual Global Rankings
SAN FRANCISCO – The Pacific Research Institute, California’s leading free-market think tank, today announced that it was named one of the world’s top independent think tanks in the annual “Global Go To Think Tank Index Report” rankings from the Lauder Institute at the University of Pennsylvania. “These latest rankings reaffirm ...
Blog
What We’re Watching – Bad Laws Cause California’s Homeless Crisis
Ben Smithwick – Bad Laws Cause Homeless Crisis This latest video by John Stossel echoes what PRI’s Kerry Jackson has studied and written about extensively in recent months – well-intentioned laws are exacerbating the state’s housing and homeless crises. As the video concludes, we must unleash the power of free ...
Featured
Former Speechwriters Take On The 2019 State of the Union
PRI’s Lance Izumi and Tim Anaya – both former speechwriters – weigh in on this week’s State of the Union address by President Trump and the Democratic response by Stacey Abrams. They discuss the impact of the one-week delay, whether the President and Democrats were effective in messaging the shutdown ...
Agriculture
CAPITAL IDEAS: The Ripple Effects of Scientific Illiteracy Can Have Dire Consequences
DOWNLOAD THE PDF There is currently a trend toward misunderstanding or misrepresenting science, and it starts early. A grade-school teacher asked the class whether a whale is a fish or a mammal. One boy raised his hand and offered, “Let’s take a vote!” This phenomenon, variously dubbed “the death of ...
Blog
What We’re Watching – February 1
Kerry Jackson – How Much Land Would It Take for California to Go 100% Renewable? We’ve written a lot about California’s unrealistic and unworkable energy policies, and how they are increasing energy poverty for more and more people, especially in rural, inland, and minority communities. This staggering video shows what ...
Blog
What We’re Watching – Welcome to Change
This week, PRI is celebrating National School Choice Week with the release of our new mini-documentary, “Welcome to Change”. The film profiles Life Learning Academy on Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay, which serves students battling significant adversity – violence, poverty, broken homes, even homelessness. Watch the movie and you’ll ...
Podcast
Heather Mac Donald: Diversity Delusion
In this podcast, New York Times best-selling author Heather Mac Donald of the Manhattan Institute discusses her new book Diversity Delusion. It’s a provocative account of the attack on the humanities and sciences, the rise of intolerance, and the erosion of serious learning in our campuses and universities.
Blog
What We’re Watching – Remembering Dr. King
Today, we join all Americans in pausing to remember the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Instead of our normal posts here on Right by the Bay today, we present a special “What We’re Watching” featuring Dr. King’s most inspiring words in his famous “I Have a Dream” speech.
Blog
What We’re Watching – January 18
Tim Anaya – Choosing Diversity Preview Next week is National School Choice Week. As part of the celebration, we’ll be releasing Choosing Diversity, the latest book from our Lance Izumi on the importance of charter schools. Here’s a preview of Lance speaking about his new book! Rowena Itchon – What ...
Poverty
Complimentary Registration for California Ideas in Action Conference
How Free Market Ideas Can Build New, Diverse Coalitions Many have written the obituary for free-market ideas following 2018’s blue wave in California. To the contrary, there are many free-market ideas that have wide, bipartisan appeal and can serve as the foundation for new, diverse coalitions. PRI’s first annual California ...
Pacific Research Institute Rated as One of World’s Top Independent Think Tanks in Annual Global Rankings
SAN FRANCISCO – The Pacific Research Institute, California’s leading free-market think tank, today announced that it was named one of the world’s top independent think tanks in the annual “Global Go To Think Tank Index Report” rankings from the Lauder Institute at the University of Pennsylvania. “These latest rankings reaffirm ...
What We’re Watching – Bad Laws Cause California’s Homeless Crisis
Ben Smithwick – Bad Laws Cause Homeless Crisis This latest video by John Stossel echoes what PRI’s Kerry Jackson has studied and written about extensively in recent months – well-intentioned laws are exacerbating the state’s housing and homeless crises. As the video concludes, we must unleash the power of free ...
Former Speechwriters Take On The 2019 State of the Union
PRI’s Lance Izumi and Tim Anaya – both former speechwriters – weigh in on this week’s State of the Union address by President Trump and the Democratic response by Stacey Abrams. They discuss the impact of the one-week delay, whether the President and Democrats were effective in messaging the shutdown ...
CAPITAL IDEAS: The Ripple Effects of Scientific Illiteracy Can Have Dire Consequences
DOWNLOAD THE PDF There is currently a trend toward misunderstanding or misrepresenting science, and it starts early. A grade-school teacher asked the class whether a whale is a fish or a mammal. One boy raised his hand and offered, “Let’s take a vote!” This phenomenon, variously dubbed “the death of ...
What We’re Watching – February 1
Kerry Jackson – How Much Land Would It Take for California to Go 100% Renewable? We’ve written a lot about California’s unrealistic and unworkable energy policies, and how they are increasing energy poverty for more and more people, especially in rural, inland, and minority communities. This staggering video shows what ...
What We’re Watching – Welcome to Change
This week, PRI is celebrating National School Choice Week with the release of our new mini-documentary, “Welcome to Change”. The film profiles Life Learning Academy on Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay, which serves students battling significant adversity – violence, poverty, broken homes, even homelessness. Watch the movie and you’ll ...
Heather Mac Donald: Diversity Delusion
In this podcast, New York Times best-selling author Heather Mac Donald of the Manhattan Institute discusses her new book Diversity Delusion. It’s a provocative account of the attack on the humanities and sciences, the rise of intolerance, and the erosion of serious learning in our campuses and universities.
What We’re Watching – Remembering Dr. King
Today, we join all Americans in pausing to remember the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Instead of our normal posts here on Right by the Bay today, we present a special “What We’re Watching” featuring Dr. King’s most inspiring words in his famous “I Have a Dream” speech.
What We’re Watching – January 18
Tim Anaya – Choosing Diversity Preview Next week is National School Choice Week. As part of the celebration, we’ll be releasing Choosing Diversity, the latest book from our Lance Izumi on the importance of charter schools. Here’s a preview of Lance speaking about his new book! Rowena Itchon – What ...
Complimentary Registration for California Ideas in Action Conference
How Free Market Ideas Can Build New, Diverse Coalitions Many have written the obituary for free-market ideas following 2018’s blue wave in California. To the contrary, there are many free-market ideas that have wide, bipartisan appeal and can serve as the foundation for new, diverse coalitions. PRI’s first annual California ...
