A Tribute to The Honorable Daniel Oliver
Sally C. Pipes
July 1, 2026
A Tribute to The Honorable Daniel Oliver Pacific Research Institute Chairman Emeritus and Board Member since 1991 The Honorable Daniel Oliver was a rare and remarkable man—steadfast in market-based principles and freedom, generous in spirit, and deeply devoted to the ...
Unauthorized GLP-1 Knockoffs Risk Patient Safety and Future Innovation, New PRI Brief Warns
Wayne Winegarden
June 11, 2026
As federal regulators intensify enforcement against companies selling unauthorized knockoffs of blockbuster weight-loss drugs, a new Pacific Research Institute brief warns that the booming GLP-1 knockoff market is creating patient safety risks while undermining future breakthrough medicines. “GLP-1s are among ...
Berkeley overcomes its exclusionary history by legalizing housing
Sal Rodriguez
July 9, 2026
Over a century ago, Berkeley, Calif., pioneered an approach to land-use policy that would go on to stifle housing production all over the country. In 1916, Berkeley became one of the first cities in the country to enact single-family zoning. ...
Gas Prices Rise like a Rocket & Fall like a Feather
Brandon Winegarden
July 8, 2026
The figure below displays the average monthly oil and gas prices for over three decades. It clearly shows that, on a monthly basis, oil and gas prices move in sync. Following years of relative stability during the 1990s, oil prices ...
Trump’s healthcare fraud crackdown is paying off
Sally C. Pipes
July 7, 2026
Federal prosecutors recently announced that they’d charged 455 defendants in connection with more than $6.5 billion in alleged fraud involving Medicare, Medicaid, and other public healthcare programs. The news serves as a vivid reminder of just how much taxpayer money ...
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PBM’s Drug Cut Exceeds the Total Cost of Medicines In Most Other Countries
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San Francisco’s Recovery—and Its Lessons
A few years ago, I was one of San Francisco’s harshest critics. Writing for the Pacific Research Institute, I documented rising crime, retail theft, open-air ...
Unauthorized GLP-1 Knockoffs Risk Patient Safety and Future Innovation, New PRI Brief Warns
As federal regulators intensify enforcement against companies selling unauthorized knockoffs of blockbuster weight-loss drugs, a new Pacific Research Institute brief warns that the booming GLP-1 ...
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