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PRI’s work encompasses countless studies, commentary, books, podcasts, blog posts, and events surrounding our mission to promote the principles of individual freedom and personal responsibility. Our areas of research include health care, education, environment, innovation, California reform, and business economics. Explore our topics below.
Health Care
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Oh, Canada: U.S. Patients Don’t Want Your Health Policies
Sally C. Pipes
April 29, 2024
There’s never been a worse time to get sick in Canada. Our northern neighbors must wait 2.5 years longer than Americans enrolled in Medicare to access new drugs, according to a report published this month by the Canadian Health Policy Institute. The Canadian government has chosen to ...
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Should CA pay unemployment to striking workers?
Subsidizing Strikes Is The California Legislature’s Latest Anti-Growth Proposal
Wayne Winegarden
April 23, 2024
Worsens California’s Uncompetitive Business Environment UI benefits are not designed for workers who have voluntarily walked off the job – it is part of the social safety net system designed to help those workers who have become unemployed through no fault of their own. Expanding ...
California Reform
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Spending Watch
Consumers, Not ‘Polluters’, Would Be Hard Hit by New Climate Tax Legislation
Wayne H Winegarden
May 1, 2024
Consumers, Not ‘Polluters’, Would Be Hard Hit by New Climate Tax Legislation Wayne Winegarden May 2024 SB-1497, the Polluters Pay Climate Cost Recovery Act of 2024, purports to “require fossil fuel polluters to pay their fair share of the damage caused by the sale ...
Education
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Learn About Latest Ineffective Education Spending
Lawsuit Settlement Forces Accountability on California’s Spending for Student Learning Loss
Lance Izumi
March 4, 2024
After sharply criticizing Governor Gavin Newsom’s unaccountable education spending proposals, I was happily surprised to see my criticisms vindicated in a recent court settlement that will force the state to finally demonstrate that its spending programs actually produce positive outcomes for students. In Governor Newsom’s ...
Environment
Most Recent Post:
Spending Watch
Consumers, Not ‘Polluters’, Would Be Hard Hit by New Climate Tax Legislation
Wayne H Winegarden
May 1, 2024
Consumers, Not ‘Polluters’, Would Be Hard Hit by New Climate Tax Legislation Wayne Winegarden May 2024 SB-1497, the Polluters Pay Climate Cost Recovery Act of 2024, purports to “require fossil fuel polluters to pay their fair share of the damage caused by the sale ...
Business & Economics
Should CA pay unemployment to striking workers?
Subsidizing Strikes Is The California Legislature’s Latest Anti-Growth Proposal
Wayne Winegarden
April 23, 2024
Read on the FTC's harmful regulatory overreach
Proposed Oil Mergers Will Improve Competition
Wayne Winegarden
April 22, 2024
Spending Watch
Expanding Unemployment Insurance Benefits – All Pain for No Gain
Wayne H Winegarden
April 22, 2024
Read the latest asset regulation proposal
The FDIC’s Ill-Advised Regulatory Grab
Wayne Winegarden
April 15, 2024
Learn about Sacramento's latest anti-entrepreneurship bill
‘Right To Ignore Your Boss’ Bill Could Make Work-Life Balance Worse for Employees
Tim Anaya
April 10, 2024