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Climate Change

Phil Goldberg – On State and Local Climate Change Litigation

Phil Goldberg, special counsel with the Manufacturers Accountability Project of the National Association of Manufacturers, joins us to discuss a key upcoming Supreme Court case that could impact the future of state and local climate change litigation.  We discuss with Phil why these lawsuits drive up energy costs and hurt ...
California

Tim Anaya and Kerry Jackson – The California Left Coast Survivor’s Guide

In a special episode, we interview co-host Tim Anaya and his co-author Kerry Jackson on their new book, The California Left Coast Survivor’s Guide, which chronicles the bad policy ideas that have been emanating from Sacramento for years and now are inspiring the Biden-Harris administration and policymakers nationwide. They talk ...
Election

Bartlett Cleland – All Things Tech in Sacramento and Washington

As we conclude our look back at the 2024 legislative session, PRI senior fellow in tech and innovation Bartlett Cleland joins us for a look back at this year’s big tech debates on issues ranging from AI to how social media companies are disrupting traditional media outlets.  We also explore ...
Free Cities

Steven Greenhut talks with Judge Glock

Watch as the Free Cities Center’s Steven Greenhut interviews the Manhattan Institute’s Judge Glock. They talk about what can be done to stimulate more housing construction, the latest anti-free market efforts of California NIMBY’s to stop new housing, how policymakers can increase housing affordability, and how free market reforms can ...
Election

PRI’s Former Speechwriters on the (Second) First Presidential Debate

After the big debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, PRI’s team of former speechwriters (Tim Anaya, Rowena Itchon and Lance Izumi) are back with their analysis of the (second) first presidential debate. They weigh in on the strong and weak moments for each candidate, how each addressed their policy ...
California

Steven Greenhut – End of Session 2024 Wrap-Up

Free Cities Center director and longtime Sacramento journalist Steven Greenhut joins us for a review of the just-completed 2024 legislative session. We break down the year’s hottest legislative debates, including retail theft, the state budget, insurance reform, tech policy, and more. We also discuss Gov. Newsom’s dwindling influence over lawmakers ...
Election

PRI’s Former Speechwriters Take on the 2024 Democratic Convention

Tune in as PRI’s former speechwriters – Rowena Itchon, Lance Izumi and Tim Anaya – review the just-completed Democratic National Convention. They break down President Biden’s farewell speech, discuss whether Kamala Harris’ big speech ticked all the boxes and set her on a strong path to the general election, evaluate ...
Book

New PRI ‘Left Coast Survivor’s Guide’ Aims to Help Americans Stop ‘The California Way’ From Spreading Coast to Coast

SACRAMENTO – With California’s Kamala Harris being inspired by what Gov. Gavin Newsom calls “The California Way,” nonpartisan California free-market think tank the Pacific Research Institute today released The California Left Coast Survivor’s Guide, a new book giving Americans the facts and knowhow needed to stop bad California ideas from ...
Podcast

Victor Davis Hanson – The End of Everything

This week’s guest is a recording of remarks by renowned historian Victor Davis Hanson. We were honored to host Victor at a recent dinner in Napa Valley attended by more than 175 supporters. Victor discussed his latest book The End of Everything: How Wars Descend into Annihilation. With so many ...
Election

Lord Roberts of Belgravia – Conflicts Around the World

This week’s podcast is a recording of remarks by acclaimed historian and award-winning author Andrew Roberts at a recent PRI dinner.  He discussed the recent elections in the U.K. and the Labor Party’s victory, elections in Europe, and his latest New York Times bestseller Conflict: The Evolution of Warfare from ...
Climate Change

Phil Goldberg – On State and Local Climate Change Litigation

Phil Goldberg, special counsel with the Manufacturers Accountability Project of the National Association of Manufacturers, joins us to discuss a key upcoming Supreme Court case that could impact the future of state and local climate change litigation.  We discuss with Phil why these lawsuits drive up energy costs and hurt ...
California

Tim Anaya and Kerry Jackson – The California Left Coast Survivor’s Guide

In a special episode, we interview co-host Tim Anaya and his co-author Kerry Jackson on their new book, The California Left Coast Survivor’s Guide, which chronicles the bad policy ideas that have been emanating from Sacramento for years and now are inspiring the Biden-Harris administration and policymakers nationwide. They talk ...
Election

Bartlett Cleland – All Things Tech in Sacramento and Washington

As we conclude our look back at the 2024 legislative session, PRI senior fellow in tech and innovation Bartlett Cleland joins us for a look back at this year’s big tech debates on issues ranging from AI to how social media companies are disrupting traditional media outlets.  We also explore ...
Free Cities

Steven Greenhut talks with Judge Glock

Watch as the Free Cities Center’s Steven Greenhut interviews the Manhattan Institute’s Judge Glock. They talk about what can be done to stimulate more housing construction, the latest anti-free market efforts of California NIMBY’s to stop new housing, how policymakers can increase housing affordability, and how free market reforms can ...
Election

PRI’s Former Speechwriters on the (Second) First Presidential Debate

After the big debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, PRI’s team of former speechwriters (Tim Anaya, Rowena Itchon and Lance Izumi) are back with their analysis of the (second) first presidential debate. They weigh in on the strong and weak moments for each candidate, how each addressed their policy ...
California

Steven Greenhut – End of Session 2024 Wrap-Up

Free Cities Center director and longtime Sacramento journalist Steven Greenhut joins us for a review of the just-completed 2024 legislative session. We break down the year’s hottest legislative debates, including retail theft, the state budget, insurance reform, tech policy, and more. We also discuss Gov. Newsom’s dwindling influence over lawmakers ...
Election

PRI’s Former Speechwriters Take on the 2024 Democratic Convention

Tune in as PRI’s former speechwriters – Rowena Itchon, Lance Izumi and Tim Anaya – review the just-completed Democratic National Convention. They break down President Biden’s farewell speech, discuss whether Kamala Harris’ big speech ticked all the boxes and set her on a strong path to the general election, evaluate ...
Book

New PRI ‘Left Coast Survivor’s Guide’ Aims to Help Americans Stop ‘The California Way’ From Spreading Coast to Coast

SACRAMENTO – With California’s Kamala Harris being inspired by what Gov. Gavin Newsom calls “The California Way,” nonpartisan California free-market think tank the Pacific Research Institute today released The California Left Coast Survivor’s Guide, a new book giving Americans the facts and knowhow needed to stop bad California ideas from ...
Podcast

Victor Davis Hanson – The End of Everything

This week’s guest is a recording of remarks by renowned historian Victor Davis Hanson. We were honored to host Victor at a recent dinner in Napa Valley attended by more than 175 supporters. Victor discussed his latest book The End of Everything: How Wars Descend into Annihilation. With so many ...
Election

Lord Roberts of Belgravia – Conflicts Around the World

This week’s podcast is a recording of remarks by acclaimed historian and award-winning author Andrew Roberts at a recent PRI dinner.  He discussed the recent elections in the U.K. and the Labor Party’s victory, elections in Europe, and his latest New York Times bestseller Conflict: The Evolution of Warfare from ...
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