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Education

Fighting For School Choice

Leland and Mark talk with Lance Izumi, senior director of education studies at the Pacific Research Institute about fighting for school choice here in California. Listen to the entire interview here.
California

PRI Webinar – Reforms to Help Southern California Recover Faster

In the aftermath of January’s destructive Southern California wildfires, media reports, whistleblowers, and elected officials are providing much needed oversight in the role misguided government policies have played in worsening the tragedy. Affected residents are now seeing firsthand how bad policies and unnecessary government bureaucracy are hindering the rebuilding process. ...
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Watch Webinar with Sally Pipes on her new book, “The World’s Medicine Chest”

Watch the webinar with Sally Pipes, PRI President, CEO, and Thomas W. Smith Fellow in Health Care Policy, discussing her new book, The World’s Medicine Chest: How America Achieved Pharmaceutical Supremacy – and How to Keep It (Encounter Books). The book explores how America became the world’s leader in biopharmaceutical ...
California

Watch Videos from PRI’s 2025 California Ideas in Action Conference

Watch Videos from PRI’s 2025 California Ideas in Action Conference The 2025 PRI California Ideas in Action Conference featured conversations and panel discussions with leading state policy makers, real life changemakers, and top free market thinkers on some of California’s top challenges, including what’s next for stronger criminal justice policy ...
Free Cities

Watch the Free Cities Center documentary

Watch the Free Cities Center documentary, “Colorado Springs: Letting Freedom Lead the Way”

 Colorado Springs ranked #3 nationwide and #1 in the west in PRI’s “Free Cities Index,” a ranking of America’s 50 largest cities for their pro-growth policies. “Talking to business owners, civic leaders, community activists and journalists, we found Colorado Springs to be a booming, thriving city thanks to a ...
Education

Dr. Lance Izumi explains why math scores are low in the United States

Watch the full interview here.
Classroom Ideology

Listen to Lance Izumi discuss “The Great Classroom Collapse” on “Freedom in Action” on KQMS Radio

Listen to Lance Izumi, senior director of PRI’s Center for Education, discuss his latest book The Great Classroom Collapse with host Kelly Frost on “Freedom in Action” on KQMS Radio in Redding. Click to listen to the interview Click to listen to a short promo of the interview:  
California

Watch PRI’s Webinar – The Grants Pass Decision on Homelessness: An Inside Look

The Supreme Court’s recent decision in Grants Pass v. Johnson represents the lifting of a major legal logjam that has hindered the efforts of local governments in California and across the country to clean up homeless encampments and alleviate rising homelessness on our streets. Go inside the historic decision with ...
Crime

Watch the latest Free Cities Center video

WATCH: Are Crime and Homelessness Shifting San Francisco Right?

Do recent election results show a rightward shift in San Francisco? Join Free Cities Center’s Steven Greenhut as he visits the City by the Bay and talks with two experts about what’s really going on in the City. They discuss whether things are really as bad as some media outlets ...
Free Cities

WATCH: Learn about the intriguing proposed Solano County city

A proposed new city in rural Solano County has generated significant interest and intrigue. Watch as the Free Cities Center’s Steven Greenhut explores the controversial new city effort with reporter Nick McConnell of the Vacaville Reporter and Free Cities Center contributor Edward Ring.    
Education

Fighting For School Choice

Leland and Mark talk with Lance Izumi, senior director of education studies at the Pacific Research Institute about fighting for school choice here in California. Listen to the entire interview here.
California

PRI Webinar – Reforms to Help Southern California Recover Faster

In the aftermath of January’s destructive Southern California wildfires, media reports, whistleblowers, and elected officials are providing much needed oversight in the role misguided government policies have played in worsening the tragedy. Affected residents are now seeing firsthand how bad policies and unnecessary government bureaucracy are hindering the rebuilding process. ...
340B

Watch Webinar with Sally Pipes on her new book, “The World’s Medicine Chest”

Watch the webinar with Sally Pipes, PRI President, CEO, and Thomas W. Smith Fellow in Health Care Policy, discussing her new book, The World’s Medicine Chest: How America Achieved Pharmaceutical Supremacy – and How to Keep It (Encounter Books). The book explores how America became the world’s leader in biopharmaceutical ...
California

Watch Videos from PRI’s 2025 California Ideas in Action Conference

Watch Videos from PRI’s 2025 California Ideas in Action Conference The 2025 PRI California Ideas in Action Conference featured conversations and panel discussions with leading state policy makers, real life changemakers, and top free market thinkers on some of California’s top challenges, including what’s next for stronger criminal justice policy ...
Free Cities

Watch the Free Cities Center documentary

Watch the Free Cities Center documentary, “Colorado Springs: Letting Freedom Lead the Way”

 Colorado Springs ranked #3 nationwide and #1 in the west in PRI’s “Free Cities Index,” a ranking of America’s 50 largest cities for their pro-growth policies. “Talking to business owners, civic leaders, community activists and journalists, we found Colorado Springs to be a booming, thriving city thanks to a ...
Education

Dr. Lance Izumi explains why math scores are low in the United States

Watch the full interview here.
Classroom Ideology

Listen to Lance Izumi discuss “The Great Classroom Collapse” on “Freedom in Action” on KQMS Radio

Listen to Lance Izumi, senior director of PRI’s Center for Education, discuss his latest book The Great Classroom Collapse with host Kelly Frost on “Freedom in Action” on KQMS Radio in Redding. Click to listen to the interview Click to listen to a short promo of the interview:  
California

Watch PRI’s Webinar – The Grants Pass Decision on Homelessness: An Inside Look

The Supreme Court’s recent decision in Grants Pass v. Johnson represents the lifting of a major legal logjam that has hindered the efforts of local governments in California and across the country to clean up homeless encampments and alleviate rising homelessness on our streets. Go inside the historic decision with ...
Crime

Watch the latest Free Cities Center video

WATCH: Are Crime and Homelessness Shifting San Francisco Right?

Do recent election results show a rightward shift in San Francisco? Join Free Cities Center’s Steven Greenhut as he visits the City by the Bay and talks with two experts about what’s really going on in the City. They discuss whether things are really as bad as some media outlets ...
Free Cities

WATCH: Learn about the intriguing proposed Solano County city

A proposed new city in rural Solano County has generated significant interest and intrigue. Watch as the Free Cities Center’s Steven Greenhut explores the controversial new city effort with reporter Nick McConnell of the Vacaville Reporter and Free Cities Center contributor Edward Ring.    
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