Water
Agriculture
Capital Ideas: California’s Water “Shortage”
KEY POINTS IN THIS BRIEF: Many commentators incorrectly identify California’s historic draught, melting of its snow caps, or a handful of misguided policies as the cause of the state’s current water crisis. The cause of California’s current water crisis is the absence of scarcity pricing based on the supply and ...
Blended Learning
Impact Magazine — Summer 2015
As we look forward to a busy summer, PRI remains committed to its mission of championing freedom, opportunity, and personal responsibility for all individuals by advancing market-based policy solutions. I can’t help but be proud of the impact we have made on the public policy debate and I hope you ...
Climate Change
Hysteria’s History Part IV
Video Series on the Environment Episode 4: Hysteria’s History: Why is Alarmism so Dangerous? Hysteria’s History: Why is Alarmism so Dangerous? is the last video in a four-part series aimed at exposing young people to the historical progression of environmental alarmism that has often resulted in poor and contradictory policy ...
California
What ACA ruling means for Covered California
It is usually not a good idea to take the risk of predicting what politicians and bureaucrats will do, but here’s a shot: California will decide to wind down the failing Covered California Obamacare exchange and transfer its operations to healthcare.gov, the federal exchange. That won’t solve any of the ...
California
PRI’s California Prosperity Agenda
California is the pioneering state of a pioneer nation. It has long led the world in innovation and technology, in entertainment and aerospace, and other fields. It does, however, face serious challenges: the poor performance of our schools, the deterioration of our public services, the unsustainability of public pensions, the ...
California
Pris California Prosperity Agenda
California is the pioneering state of a pioneer nation. It has long led the world in innovation and technology, in entertainment and aerospace, and other fields. It does, however, face serious challenges: the poor performance of our schools, the deterioration of our public services, the unsustainability of public pensions, the ...
Commentary
Health Cost Holiday Will Soon Be Over
Federal officials recently reported that health spending inched up 3.6 percent in 2013. Thats the lowest annual rate of growth in decades and the fourth time in the past five years that health inflation has been under 4 percent. The Obama administration was quick to take credit. The recent ...
Climate Change
Hysteria’s History Part II
New Video Series on the Environment Episode 2: Hysterias History: Why Haven’t We Run Out of Oil? Hysterias History: Why Havent We Run Out of Oil?, is the second in a four-part series aimed at exposing young people to the historical progression of environmental alarmism that has often resulted in ...
Commentary
Obamacare’s Approval Rating Drops as Premiums Climb
In early October, President Obama said that the midterm elections would be a referendum on his policies. Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) went so far as to predict that Obamacare would be a winner at the polls. The voters had other ideas. They sent Democrats packing in eight Senate races. Louisiana ...
Commentary
Here’s a Health Care Blueprint for a Republican Congress
Republicans are primed to take over Congress. A new FiveThirtyEight.com projection gives the GOP a 60% chance of winning the Senate this fall. And according to RealClearPolitics, there’s virtually no chance Democrats will take the House. If the GOP succeeds, public displeasure with ObamaCare may be why. A recent poll ...
Capital Ideas: California’s Water “Shortage”
KEY POINTS IN THIS BRIEF: Many commentators incorrectly identify California’s historic draught, melting of its snow caps, or a handful of misguided policies as the cause of the state’s current water crisis. The cause of California’s current water crisis is the absence of scarcity pricing based on the supply and ...
Impact Magazine — Summer 2015
As we look forward to a busy summer, PRI remains committed to its mission of championing freedom, opportunity, and personal responsibility for all individuals by advancing market-based policy solutions. I can’t help but be proud of the impact we have made on the public policy debate and I hope you ...
Hysteria’s History Part IV
Video Series on the Environment Episode 4: Hysteria’s History: Why is Alarmism so Dangerous? Hysteria’s History: Why is Alarmism so Dangerous? is the last video in a four-part series aimed at exposing young people to the historical progression of environmental alarmism that has often resulted in poor and contradictory policy ...
What ACA ruling means for Covered California
It is usually not a good idea to take the risk of predicting what politicians and bureaucrats will do, but here’s a shot: California will decide to wind down the failing Covered California Obamacare exchange and transfer its operations to healthcare.gov, the federal exchange. That won’t solve any of the ...
PRI’s California Prosperity Agenda
California is the pioneering state of a pioneer nation. It has long led the world in innovation and technology, in entertainment and aerospace, and other fields. It does, however, face serious challenges: the poor performance of our schools, the deterioration of our public services, the unsustainability of public pensions, the ...
Pris California Prosperity Agenda
California is the pioneering state of a pioneer nation. It has long led the world in innovation and technology, in entertainment and aerospace, and other fields. It does, however, face serious challenges: the poor performance of our schools, the deterioration of our public services, the unsustainability of public pensions, the ...
Health Cost Holiday Will Soon Be Over
Federal officials recently reported that health spending inched up 3.6 percent in 2013. Thats the lowest annual rate of growth in decades and the fourth time in the past five years that health inflation has been under 4 percent. The Obama administration was quick to take credit. The recent ...
Hysteria’s History Part II
New Video Series on the Environment Episode 2: Hysterias History: Why Haven’t We Run Out of Oil? Hysterias History: Why Havent We Run Out of Oil?, is the second in a four-part series aimed at exposing young people to the historical progression of environmental alarmism that has often resulted in ...
Obamacare’s Approval Rating Drops as Premiums Climb
In early October, President Obama said that the midterm elections would be a referendum on his policies. Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) went so far as to predict that Obamacare would be a winner at the polls. The voters had other ideas. They sent Democrats packing in eight Senate races. Louisiana ...
Here’s a Health Care Blueprint for a Republican Congress
Republicans are primed to take over Congress. A new FiveThirtyEight.com projection gives the GOP a 60% chance of winning the Senate this fall. And according to RealClearPolitics, there’s virtually no chance Democrats will take the House. If the GOP succeeds, public displeasure with ObamaCare may be why. A recent poll ...
