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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 ...
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CAPITAL IDEAS: Is Blue State California’s Agenda America’s Future?

Download PDF Originally published in PRI’s Impact magazine, Summer 2018 An article that posits California as the model for the country’s future recently picked up some traffic, thanks to an affirming tweet from Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, who called it a “great read.” We’d say it’s more of a “must ...
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Laurence Jurdem – How Conservative Media Influenced Reagan’s Foreign Policy

Historian Laurence Jurdem joins us to talk about his new book, Paving the Way for Reagan, which explores how National Review, Human Events, and other conservative publications strongly influenced Ronald Reagan’s outlook and paved the way for his “peace through strength” foreign policy.
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Richard Samuelson – Is Senator Zuckerberg or Soros a Good Thing? Making The Case for a Political Elite

Cal State San Bernardino professor and historian Richard Samuelson joins us to discuss his upcoming book on John Adams and his take – shaped by Adams’ argument – that the best place to handle a runaway elite who want to change the world like Mark Zuckerberg or George Soros would ...
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Andrew Puzder – The Capitalist Comeback

Former CKE Restaurants CEO Andy Puzder says that “capitalism” is not a dirty word.  He joins us to discuss his new book profiling the rise of anti-profit forces in the U.S., and how, under President Trump’s leadership, they can be vanquished for good.
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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 ...
Blog

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 ...
Blog

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 ...
Blackouts

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 ...
California

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.
Blog

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 ...
Blog

CAPITAL IDEAS: Is Blue State California’s Agenda America’s Future?

Download PDF Originally published in PRI’s Impact magazine, Summer 2018 An article that posits California as the model for the country’s future recently picked up some traffic, thanks to an affirming tweet from Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, who called it a “great read.” We’d say it’s more of a “must ...
Podcast

Laurence Jurdem – How Conservative Media Influenced Reagan’s Foreign Policy

Historian Laurence Jurdem joins us to talk about his new book, Paving the Way for Reagan, which explores how National Review, Human Events, and other conservative publications strongly influenced Ronald Reagan’s outlook and paved the way for his “peace through strength” foreign policy.
California

Richard Samuelson – Is Senator Zuckerberg or Soros a Good Thing? Making The Case for a Political Elite

Cal State San Bernardino professor and historian Richard Samuelson joins us to discuss his upcoming book on John Adams and his take – shaped by Adams’ argument – that the best place to handle a runaway elite who want to change the world like Mark Zuckerberg or George Soros would ...
Podcast

Andrew Puzder – The Capitalist Comeback

Former CKE Restaurants CEO Andy Puzder says that “capitalism” is not a dirty word.  He joins us to discuss his new book profiling the rise of anti-profit forces in the U.S., and how, under President Trump’s leadership, they can be vanquished for good.
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