Read the new book from Sally Pipes “The World’s Medicine Chest”

Just released from PRI – read The World’s Medicine Chest, the latest book from PRI President, CEO and Thomas W. Smith Fellow in Health Care Policy. <The World’s Medicine Chest explores how America became the world’s leader in biopharmaceutical innovation through ...

From Obamacare To Credit Cards, Price Controls Don’t Work

The House of Representatives just passed a resolution condemning the “horrors of socialism” by a 285 to 98 margin. All the no votes were cast by Democrats indicating that a majority of the members from the left side of the ...

LA apartment builders pull back as bureaucracy, taxes take toll

LA apartment builders pull back as bureaucracy, taxes take toll By Kerry Jackson | November 25, 2025 Los Angeles needs more apartments. No one will argue otherwise. Developers want to build more units to meet the demand. It’s what they do. But ...

A Healthy Dose Of Competition Sends Weight-Loss Drug Prices Plummeting

Prices for GLP-1 weight-loss medications are dropping fast. Last week, Novo Nordisk—maker of Ozempic and Wegovy—announced it would cut prices for monthly supplies of both drugs to as low as $349 for existing patients buying directly. For new customers, the ...

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Naval strikes on drug rings may bring cases of “Smuggler’s Blues” and “Sugar Highs”

In 1999, just 703 people died from fentanyl overdoses. For the next ten years, those deaths remained relatively low. hitting 2,628 in 2012. Yet from ...
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San José Mayor Shows Market-Based Ideas Can Improve Urban Quality of Life

Major cities in California have decayed in recent years as elected officials and city bureaucrats have doubled down on a mix of government mandates, excessive ...
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Learn How Drug Price Controls Hurt Patients

Big Pharma Is Not Gouging Americans nor Driving Up Healthcare Costs

Whether it is Sanders vilifying pharmaceutical companies or Trump’s emphasis on imposing price controls, they both allege that drug spending is a primary driver of ...

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