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Read the latest on Grants Pass v Johnson
George Will highlights PRI’s work on homelessness in his latest Washington Post column
The homeless right-to-camp issue comes to the Supreme Court By George F. Will An amicus brief from the Pacific Research Institute notes that, in all eras, vagrants have experienced pressures from circumstances. (As have most criminals.) So, is any punishment disproportional for behavior an individual cannot control? What about a ...
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Sally Pipes’ comments on the return of CA universal healthcare proposal in The Center Square
California proposal for universal healthcare bans private care, doubles spending By Kenneth Schrupp Healthcare experts say this measure would increase doctor wait times, shortages and strikes in a state public healthcare system already suffering from too few doctors. In Canada, where private coverage is outlawed, the average wait time from ...
Business & Economics
Wayne Winegarden calls Newsom’s budget proposal a “bunch of budget gimmicks” in The Center Square
California proposes mere $8.5 billion spending cut against $68 billion deficit By Kenneth Schrupp “[The governor’s plan] seems to be a combination of some spending cuts and a bunch of budget gimmicks,” said Pacific Research Institute Senior Fellow for Business and Economics Wayne Winegarden in an interview with The Center ...
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Sally Pipes featured in New York Post regarding undocumented immigrants in CA qualifying for free healthcare
By Victor Nava Cash-strapped California will ring in the new year by offering free health care to all undocumented immigrants who qualify for the state’s government-run health insurance program. “The expansion was a bad idea when the state’s coffers were flush. Now that California is struggling to make ends meet, ...
Coronavirus
NEW BRIEF: COVID-19 Restrictions Led to Small Health Benefits Negated by Tradeoff of Huge Economic, Education Losses
States that had more invasive COVID-19 restrictions saw small reductions in COVID-19 infection and mortality rates, but saw large negative impacts on employment, economic growth, and children’s education outcomes, finds a new brief released today by the Center for Medical Economics and Innovation at the nonpartisan Pacific Research Institute.CMEI_Covid_FINAL Click ...
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Watch Tour: Increasing Housing Density Can Build Thriving Neighborhoods
Watch as Steven Greenhut of PRI’s Free Cities Center and California YIMBY director of communications Matthew Lewis go on a tour of Berkeley to see first hand how denser, multi-family housing units and exist in harmony with single-family homes and create thriving neighborhoods.
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Americans Are Overwhelmingly Satisfied with their Health Coverage, Finds New PRI National Survey
The results of a new national survey commissioned by PRI find that 86 percent of Americans are satisfied with their current health insurance plans, compared to 8 percent who said they were dissatisfied.
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John O’Neill – the Dancer and the Devil
Next Round has a very special guest on this podcast – John O’Neill. He was the author of Unfit for Command, the bestseller detailing John Kerry’s tour of Vietnam. Now he has a new book, the Dancer and the Devil, the Dancer being ballerina Anna Pavlova and the Devil, Joseph ...
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Steve Greenhut – End of Legislation Wrap-Up
Our guest this week is Steve Greenhut, a fellow at PRI and director of PRI’s upcoming Free Cities Center. Steve is back to discuss the just ended legislative session and the new laws that Californians could see in the books.
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Talking Like Robin Hood, Governing Like Prince John
When I was a kid, I loved the classic Disney animated adaptation of Robin Hood. In the story, Prince John imposed huge taxes on his subjects to fatten his pockets. Robin joined Little John in thwarting the Prince’s schemes and returning his ill-gotten plunder to the poor. Hearing President Biden ...
Read the latest on Grants Pass v Johnson
George Will highlights PRI’s work on homelessness in his latest Washington Post column
The homeless right-to-camp issue comes to the Supreme Court By George F. Will An amicus brief from the Pacific Research Institute notes that, in all eras, vagrants have experienced pressures from circumstances. (As have most criminals.) So, is any punishment disproportional for behavior an individual cannot control? What about a ...
Sally Pipes’ comments on the return of CA universal healthcare proposal in The Center Square
California proposal for universal healthcare bans private care, doubles spending By Kenneth Schrupp Healthcare experts say this measure would increase doctor wait times, shortages and strikes in a state public healthcare system already suffering from too few doctors. In Canada, where private coverage is outlawed, the average wait time from ...
Wayne Winegarden calls Newsom’s budget proposal a “bunch of budget gimmicks” in The Center Square
California proposes mere $8.5 billion spending cut against $68 billion deficit By Kenneth Schrupp “[The governor’s plan] seems to be a combination of some spending cuts and a bunch of budget gimmicks,” said Pacific Research Institute Senior Fellow for Business and Economics Wayne Winegarden in an interview with The Center ...
Sally Pipes featured in New York Post regarding undocumented immigrants in CA qualifying for free healthcare
By Victor Nava Cash-strapped California will ring in the new year by offering free health care to all undocumented immigrants who qualify for the state’s government-run health insurance program. “The expansion was a bad idea when the state’s coffers were flush. Now that California is struggling to make ends meet, ...
NEW BRIEF: COVID-19 Restrictions Led to Small Health Benefits Negated by Tradeoff of Huge Economic, Education Losses
States that had more invasive COVID-19 restrictions saw small reductions in COVID-19 infection and mortality rates, but saw large negative impacts on employment, economic growth, and children’s education outcomes, finds a new brief released today by the Center for Medical Economics and Innovation at the nonpartisan Pacific Research Institute.CMEI_Covid_FINAL Click ...
Watch Tour: Increasing Housing Density Can Build Thriving Neighborhoods
Watch as Steven Greenhut of PRI’s Free Cities Center and California YIMBY director of communications Matthew Lewis go on a tour of Berkeley to see first hand how denser, multi-family housing units and exist in harmony with single-family homes and create thriving neighborhoods.
Americans Are Overwhelmingly Satisfied with their Health Coverage, Finds New PRI National Survey
The results of a new national survey commissioned by PRI find that 86 percent of Americans are satisfied with their current health insurance plans, compared to 8 percent who said they were dissatisfied.
John O’Neill – the Dancer and the Devil
Next Round has a very special guest on this podcast – John O’Neill. He was the author of Unfit for Command, the bestseller detailing John Kerry’s tour of Vietnam. Now he has a new book, the Dancer and the Devil, the Dancer being ballerina Anna Pavlova and the Devil, Joseph ...
Steve Greenhut – End of Legislation Wrap-Up
Our guest this week is Steve Greenhut, a fellow at PRI and director of PRI’s upcoming Free Cities Center. Steve is back to discuss the just ended legislative session and the new laws that Californians could see in the books.
Talking Like Robin Hood, Governing Like Prince John
When I was a kid, I loved the classic Disney animated adaptation of Robin Hood. In the story, Prince John imposed huge taxes on his subjects to fatten his pockets. Robin joined Little John in thwarting the Prince’s schemes and returning his ill-gotten plunder to the poor. Hearing President Biden ...
