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What We’re Watching – September 21
Tim Anaya – Boy Asks President Trump for a Hug Our friends in North and South Carolina are busy today getting back on track in the aftermath of last week’s destructive Hurricane Florence. The aftermath of this devastating storm was not all tragic. President Trump and several Cabinet officials toured ...
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Friends of PRI – Steyn Gala
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What We’re Watching – September 14
Tim Anaya – Dave Rubin interviews Peter Thiel Watch this fascinating interview with past PRI gala speaker Peter Thiel. In a wide-ranging discussion (more than 2 hours long!) with Dave Rubin on “The Rubin Report,” Thiel discusses his work creating PayPal and being the first outside investor in Facebook, his ...
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What We’re Watching – Remembering 9/11: We Will Never Forget
Today marks the 17th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Washington, DC. Today, we remember the 2,996 people who lost their lives at those sites and as passengers on the hijacked planes. As we pay tribute to them ...
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What We’re Watching – Left or Liberal?
Kerry Jackson – Left or Liberal? I have been waging a (miserably ineffectual) one-man campaign for nearly 25 years trying to restore the proper use of “liberal.” So this first video is right in my wheelhouse. I do take one exception with Prager’s explanation, though, a true liberal, that is ...
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The September Issue
By Sally C. Pipes and Rowena Itchon “In the occasionally parallel universe of fashion magazines,” writes Matthew Schneier, style editor of the New York Times, “the calendar diverges from the standard. The Gregorian does not apply. For fashion magazines, September is Christmas. September is your birthday. September is New Year’s ...
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New PRI Chartbook Shows California’s Public Pension Monster Has Grown to Nearly $1 Trillion
A new chartbook released today from the Pacific Research Institute shows that California’s unfunded public employee pension debt problem is far worse than imagined – nearly $1 trillion. Click here to download a copy of the PRI chartbook. Click here to download a copy of the accompanying study. Click here ...
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A Labor Day Tradition We Miss – the Jerry Lewis Telethon
Today is Labor Day, which is traditionally the last day of summer and a time for one last barbecue or trip to the beach with family and friends. Labor Day used to be remembered for another annual tradition – the Jerry Lewis Telethon. For all the young people who don’t ...
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Michael Thom – Are Film Subsidies A Good Deal for California Taxpayers?
USC Public Policy Professor Michael Thom joins us to discuss his research exploring whether California’s film and television tax credits are a good deal for taxpayers and whether they make a difference in attracting or retaining jobs and economic activity to the state.
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What We’re Watching – Labor Day Memories
Rowena Itchon – Remembering Lech Walesa and the Solidarity Movement We can’t forget this Labor Day weekend Lech Walesa and the ship workers of Gdansk, Poland. The Solidarity movement would eventually help bring down Communism and win back freedom for the eastern bloc. Tim Anaya – Remembering A Labor Day ...
What We’re Watching – September 21
Tim Anaya – Boy Asks President Trump for a Hug Our friends in North and South Carolina are busy today getting back on track in the aftermath of last week’s destructive Hurricane Florence. The aftermath of this devastating storm was not all tragic. President Trump and several Cabinet officials toured ...
Friends of PRI – Steyn Gala
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What We’re Watching – September 14
Tim Anaya – Dave Rubin interviews Peter Thiel Watch this fascinating interview with past PRI gala speaker Peter Thiel. In a wide-ranging discussion (more than 2 hours long!) with Dave Rubin on “The Rubin Report,” Thiel discusses his work creating PayPal and being the first outside investor in Facebook, his ...
What We’re Watching – Remembering 9/11: We Will Never Forget
Today marks the 17th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Washington, DC. Today, we remember the 2,996 people who lost their lives at those sites and as passengers on the hijacked planes. As we pay tribute to them ...
What We’re Watching – Left or Liberal?
Kerry Jackson – Left or Liberal? I have been waging a (miserably ineffectual) one-man campaign for nearly 25 years trying to restore the proper use of “liberal.” So this first video is right in my wheelhouse. I do take one exception with Prager’s explanation, though, a true liberal, that is ...
The September Issue
By Sally C. Pipes and Rowena Itchon “In the occasionally parallel universe of fashion magazines,” writes Matthew Schneier, style editor of the New York Times, “the calendar diverges from the standard. The Gregorian does not apply. For fashion magazines, September is Christmas. September is your birthday. September is New Year’s ...
New PRI Chartbook Shows California’s Public Pension Monster Has Grown to Nearly $1 Trillion
A new chartbook released today from the Pacific Research Institute shows that California’s unfunded public employee pension debt problem is far worse than imagined – nearly $1 trillion. Click here to download a copy of the PRI chartbook. Click here to download a copy of the accompanying study. Click here ...
A Labor Day Tradition We Miss – the Jerry Lewis Telethon
Today is Labor Day, which is traditionally the last day of summer and a time for one last barbecue or trip to the beach with family and friends. Labor Day used to be remembered for another annual tradition – the Jerry Lewis Telethon. For all the young people who don’t ...
Michael Thom – Are Film Subsidies A Good Deal for California Taxpayers?
USC Public Policy Professor Michael Thom joins us to discuss his research exploring whether California’s film and television tax credits are a good deal for taxpayers and whether they make a difference in attracting or retaining jobs and economic activity to the state.
What We’re Watching – Labor Day Memories
Rowena Itchon – Remembering Lech Walesa and the Solidarity Movement We can’t forget this Labor Day weekend Lech Walesa and the ship workers of Gdansk, Poland. The Solidarity movement would eventually help bring down Communism and win back freedom for the eastern bloc. Tim Anaya – Remembering A Labor Day ...
