Watch PRI’s interview with Rick Caruso – one year after the wildfires

In this special Free Cities Center interview, Rick Caruso – founder and executive chairman of Caruso, longtime civic and philanthropic leader in Los Angeles and former mayor candidate – discusses LA’s rebuilding efforts one year after the wildfires. He shares ...

PRI Files Amicus Brief in Major Supreme Court Case That Could Upend Future Medical Innovation Nationwide

SACRAMENTO – California-based free market think tank the Pacific Research Institute announced today that it has filed an amicus curiae brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to hear two cases challenging the federal government’s new prescription drug pricing program enacted ...

Privatized cities are experiments in freedom, not feudalism

Privatized cities are experiments in freedom, not feudalism by Sal Rodriguez | January 16, 2026 As long as there have been people and organized societies, there have been people who want to break out of existing jurisdictions to form new ...

How are California cities prepping for the World Cup and Olympics?

Things are quite a bit different in California from 1984, when Los Angeles last hosted the Olympics. I was a journalist in Washington, D.C., and enjoyed watching the games on a 19-inch black-and-white TV. Californian Ronald Reagan was president, fellow ...

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Do price controls affect which drugs patients have access to and how soon?

Do price controls affect which drugs patients have access to and how soon? They absolutely do. Just look at the situation in Europe. For years, ...
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How do price controls damage innovation?

What role do intellectual property laws play in encouraging innovation? They are absolutely essential. IP protections like patents reward those who succeed in creating new ...
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