Commentary
Commentary
Trump Speech Gave ‘Repeal And Replace’ The Momentum It Needed
President Trump’s address to Congress this week marked a turning point in the fight to repeal and replace ObamaCare. Specifically, he provided a key element that the GOP reform effort has thus far desperately lacked — presidential leadership. Until Tuesday, Trump’s position on healthcare reform was murky. At times, he ...
Sally C. Pipes
February 3, 2017
Commentary
How Far Left To Go? The Quest For Viewpoint Diversity In American Higher Education.
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Pacific Research Institute
February 3, 2017
California
With Trump’s Election, America Rejects Job-Killing Climate Change Agenda
While the rest of the country indicated by electing Donald Trump that it has moved on from the ideology of global warming alarmism, California won’t budge. Though Gov. Jerry Brown appeared to strike a cooperative tone with the new president, he also said only days after the election that the ...
Kerry Jackson
February 3, 2017
California
Brown’s State Of The State Strong On Rage, Light On Solutions To State’s Problems
What is the state of the state in California? Apparently it’s under siege. Gov. Jerry Brown’s annual address sounded more like a commander rallying his troops to resist an occupying force than an informative report from the state government’s chief executive. “The recent election and inauguration of a new president ...
Kerry Jackson
February 3, 2017
Commentary
WashPost Op-Ed: Obamacare Repeal Will Kill 43,000 People A Year
According to a recent January 31 Bloomberg Politics article, conservatives are fuming over the slow pace of the Obamacare repeal effort. But if you believe the Washington Post, the sky will fall if it is repealed. Even the esteemed Congressional Budget Office, according to Joel Zinberg of the American Enteprise ...
Christian Robey
February 2, 2017
Commentary
House Speaker Ryan’s Bipartisan Medicare Plan Nothing To Fear
Democrats have wasted little time attacking House Speaker Paul Ryan’s plan to make Medicare great — or rather, solvent — again. Sen. Bernie Sanders has launched a “hands off my Medicare” campaign. Sen. Chuck Schumer is grimly warning against a supposed Republican “war on seniors.” And Rep. Nancy Pelosi has ...
Sally C. Pipes
February 2, 2017
Commentary
What Will Go With Obamacare?
(Translated from Spanish to English) After the freeze of Obamacare, many wonder what changes can we expect in medical coverage? Sally Pipes, president and CEO of the Pacific Research Institute, a public healthcare expert since 1988, gave an exclusive interview to El Mundo Newspaper and discussed possible changes in medical ...
Tania Del
February 2, 2017
Commentary
The Cassidy-Collins Plan Is A Poor Excuse For Repeal And Replace
On Jan. 23, Republican Senators Susan Collins of Maine and Bill Cassidy of Louisiana introduced an Obamacare “replacement” plan before the U.S. Senate. Dubbed “The Patient Freedom Act of 2017,” this legislation would repeal some aspects of Obamacare while states “that like Obamacare” the chance “to keep Obamacare” or adopt ...
Sally C. Pipes
January 30, 2017
California
PRI Files Amicus Brief In Federal Lawsuit To Protect Constitutional Freedoms And Privacy Rights Of Anonymous Donors
SAN FRANCISCO –California-based free-market think tank Pacific Research Institute today joined the Cato Institute and the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) in filing an amicus brief before the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals supporting the constitutional and privacy rights of donors to public charities to contribute anonymously. Click here to ...
Pacific Research Institute
January 30, 2017
Commentary
Conservatives Warn GOP Is Losing Momentum On Obamacare Repeal
Congress was poised to start major work this week on dismantling the Affordable Care Act, but conservatives are already fuming over lost momentum that they fear could doom the repeal effort. Lawmakers missed a non-binding deadline to deliver details of a repeal plan Friday and left a GOP retreat without ...
Lesley Clark
January 30, 2017
Trump Speech Gave ‘Repeal And Replace’ The Momentum It Needed
President Trump’s address to Congress this week marked a turning point in the fight to repeal and replace ObamaCare. Specifically, he provided a key element that the GOP reform effort has thus far desperately lacked — presidential leadership. Until Tuesday, Trump’s position on healthcare reform was murky. At times, he ...
How Far Left To Go? The Quest For Viewpoint Diversity In American Higher Education.
Watch Video from our panel of experts
With Trump’s Election, America Rejects Job-Killing Climate Change Agenda
While the rest of the country indicated by electing Donald Trump that it has moved on from the ideology of global warming alarmism, California won’t budge. Though Gov. Jerry Brown appeared to strike a cooperative tone with the new president, he also said only days after the election that the ...
Brown’s State Of The State Strong On Rage, Light On Solutions To State’s Problems
What is the state of the state in California? Apparently it’s under siege. Gov. Jerry Brown’s annual address sounded more like a commander rallying his troops to resist an occupying force than an informative report from the state government’s chief executive. “The recent election and inauguration of a new president ...
WashPost Op-Ed: Obamacare Repeal Will Kill 43,000 People A Year
According to a recent January 31 Bloomberg Politics article, conservatives are fuming over the slow pace of the Obamacare repeal effort. But if you believe the Washington Post, the sky will fall if it is repealed. Even the esteemed Congressional Budget Office, according to Joel Zinberg of the American Enteprise ...
House Speaker Ryan’s Bipartisan Medicare Plan Nothing To Fear
Democrats have wasted little time attacking House Speaker Paul Ryan’s plan to make Medicare great — or rather, solvent — again. Sen. Bernie Sanders has launched a “hands off my Medicare” campaign. Sen. Chuck Schumer is grimly warning against a supposed Republican “war on seniors.” And Rep. Nancy Pelosi has ...
What Will Go With Obamacare?
(Translated from Spanish to English) After the freeze of Obamacare, many wonder what changes can we expect in medical coverage? Sally Pipes, president and CEO of the Pacific Research Institute, a public healthcare expert since 1988, gave an exclusive interview to El Mundo Newspaper and discussed possible changes in medical ...
The Cassidy-Collins Plan Is A Poor Excuse For Repeal And Replace
On Jan. 23, Republican Senators Susan Collins of Maine and Bill Cassidy of Louisiana introduced an Obamacare “replacement” plan before the U.S. Senate. Dubbed “The Patient Freedom Act of 2017,” this legislation would repeal some aspects of Obamacare while states “that like Obamacare” the chance “to keep Obamacare” or adopt ...
PRI Files Amicus Brief In Federal Lawsuit To Protect Constitutional Freedoms And Privacy Rights Of Anonymous Donors
SAN FRANCISCO –California-based free-market think tank Pacific Research Institute today joined the Cato Institute and the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) in filing an amicus brief before the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals supporting the constitutional and privacy rights of donors to public charities to contribute anonymously. Click here to ...
Conservatives Warn GOP Is Losing Momentum On Obamacare Repeal
Congress was poised to start major work this week on dismantling the Affordable Care Act, but conservatives are already fuming over lost momentum that they fear could doom the repeal effort. Lawmakers missed a non-binding deadline to deliver details of a repeal plan Friday and left a GOP retreat without ...