New PRI Study Finds California Job Growth Lags Nation, High Costs Turn State’s Income Advantage into 35% Deficit
A new study released today by the Pacific Research Institute finds that California’s economic performance has fallen sharply behind the rest of the nation, with job growth since the COVID-19 pandemic at less than half the national rate, while the ...
Germany Wants Cheaper Drugs—And Americans To Pay The Difference
What does a new healthcare reform effort in Germany have to do with American patients? Quite a lot, actually. The German government is looking to cut healthcare spending by tens of billions of euros. To that end, it is pushing ...
Just take the shot: A simple way to protect freedom and prevent lockdowns
The mixed messages on vaccines are backfiring. Measles is surging across the South, and Georgians will pay the price. Disease outbreaks restrict personal freedom more than any government policy: schools close, families quarantine, and communities isolate. Even as the Trump ...
Fact-Checking Katie Porter’s Homeless Claim
Porter made her point in response to Republican candidate Steve Hilton’s suggestion that homelessness could be mitigated primarily through drug abuse treatment. Porter, whose campaign has not responded with a request asking for her source, scolded Hilton. “You would learn ...
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A lawsuit that may kill tomorrow’s cures
On Wednesday, May 6, the California Supreme Court will hear a case that could upend the economics of medical innovation. Roughly 24,000 plaintiffs are suing ...
Can You Sue A Drug Company For Not Inventing Faster?
This week, the California Supreme Court is set to hear a case that could have far-reaching consequences for medical science. At issue is Gilead Sciences’ ...
Newsom has failed on homelessness, and it shouldn’t be hard so hard to spot.
“I’m a notoriously tough grader, but I would probably give him a B,” said former Congresswoman Katie Porter, who is also a professor at UC ...
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