Pacific Research Institute
Business & Economics
CNBC News – NY Fed Chair Resignation Watch
Airtime: Wed. May 6 2009 | 4:22 PM ET Fmr. Goldman Sachs CEO Steve Friedman, now chairman of the board of the NY Fed, made unethical purchases of Goldman Sachs stock after they became a bank holding company regulated by the NY Fed. CNBC’s Larry Kudlow is calling for his ...
Commentary
School districts illegally stockpiled millions of dollars
Sonoran Alliance (AZ), May 1, 2009 (STATE CAPITOL, PHOENIX) – As the rest of the state struggles with devastating economic conditions with cuts, layoffs and the associated financial and emotional trauma, schools have been illegally and secretly stockpiling millions of dollars. “I am outraged at members of the education community ...
Commentary
Uncommon Knowledge: The Environment with Steven F. Hayward
Steven F. Hayward was interviewed by Peter Robinson of the Hoover Institution in Stanford, CA, about environmental issues, the progress that has been made, and the Index of Environmental Iinicators: 2009 Report. Steven Hayward challenges the established narrative of environmentalism, beginning with the notion that the earth is fragile and ...
Business & Economics
The 2009 Wacky Warning Label Contest results are in!
To the joy of connoisseurs everywhere, the winners of the annual Wacky Warning Label Contest have just been announced. A toilet seat that attaches to a trailer hitch has gained national recognition — for a warning label that says you’d better not use it while the vehicle is moving. “The ...
Commentary
Bandwidth Fines Bad, But Not Net Neutrality Issue
Slashdot.com, April 29, 2009 Frequent Slashdot contributor Bennett Haselton writes with his take on the recent Time Warner Cable fiasco: “Net Neutrality crusaders at FreePress.net recently called attention to Time Warner’s plan (later rescinded) to impose fines on users for going over bandwidth limits. I agree generally, but I think ...
Health Care
Debunking the Argument for Universal Health Care
Sally C. Pipes, President and CEO of Pacific Research debunks some of the arguments for universal health care on the Glenn Beck Show on Fox News.
Business & Economics
Tort Laws that Save Americans the Most Money
Attorney-Retention Sunshine and Daubert Rule are Most Effective Tort Reforms San Francisco – The Pacific Research Institute (PRI), a free-market think tank based in California, today released Tort Law Tally, a new report identifying which state tort reforms reduce tort losses and tort insurance premiums the most. The analysis identifies ...
Environment
Earth Day Update: Green Without Government
It’s the day of the year that the world celebrates being green and there’s certainly a lot to be “green” about today. The Pacific Research Institute and the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) published their yearly Index of Leading Environmental Indicators showing major progress in cleaner air and safe drinking water. ...
Commentary
Save Capitalism
Investor’s Business Daily, April 21, 2009 The Environment: Wednesday’s airwaves, print media, cable news shows and Webosphere will be filled with nonsense about the scourge of capitalism, corporations and humanity. All of it will ignore the real truth. Buried beneath all the badgering and fear-mongering about lavish Western lifestyles is ...
Business & Economics
Nationalizing the Banks
Discussing the “backdoor” government takeover of banks, with Robert Albertson, Sandler O’Neill & Partners; Noam Scheiber, The New Republic; Lee Hoskins, Pacific Research Institute; and CNBC’s Larry Kudlow.
CNBC News – NY Fed Chair Resignation Watch
Airtime: Wed. May 6 2009 | 4:22 PM ET Fmr. Goldman Sachs CEO Steve Friedman, now chairman of the board of the NY Fed, made unethical purchases of Goldman Sachs stock after they became a bank holding company regulated by the NY Fed. CNBC’s Larry Kudlow is calling for his ...
School districts illegally stockpiled millions of dollars
Sonoran Alliance (AZ), May 1, 2009 (STATE CAPITOL, PHOENIX) – As the rest of the state struggles with devastating economic conditions with cuts, layoffs and the associated financial and emotional trauma, schools have been illegally and secretly stockpiling millions of dollars. “I am outraged at members of the education community ...
Uncommon Knowledge: The Environment with Steven F. Hayward
Steven F. Hayward was interviewed by Peter Robinson of the Hoover Institution in Stanford, CA, about environmental issues, the progress that has been made, and the Index of Environmental Iinicators: 2009 Report. Steven Hayward challenges the established narrative of environmentalism, beginning with the notion that the earth is fragile and ...
The 2009 Wacky Warning Label Contest results are in!
To the joy of connoisseurs everywhere, the winners of the annual Wacky Warning Label Contest have just been announced. A toilet seat that attaches to a trailer hitch has gained national recognition — for a warning label that says you’d better not use it while the vehicle is moving. “The ...
Bandwidth Fines Bad, But Not Net Neutrality Issue
Slashdot.com, April 29, 2009 Frequent Slashdot contributor Bennett Haselton writes with his take on the recent Time Warner Cable fiasco: “Net Neutrality crusaders at FreePress.net recently called attention to Time Warner’s plan (later rescinded) to impose fines on users for going over bandwidth limits. I agree generally, but I think ...
Debunking the Argument for Universal Health Care
Sally C. Pipes, President and CEO of Pacific Research debunks some of the arguments for universal health care on the Glenn Beck Show on Fox News.
Tort Laws that Save Americans the Most Money
Attorney-Retention Sunshine and Daubert Rule are Most Effective Tort Reforms San Francisco – The Pacific Research Institute (PRI), a free-market think tank based in California, today released Tort Law Tally, a new report identifying which state tort reforms reduce tort losses and tort insurance premiums the most. The analysis identifies ...
Earth Day Update: Green Without Government
It’s the day of the year that the world celebrates being green and there’s certainly a lot to be “green” about today. The Pacific Research Institute and the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) published their yearly Index of Leading Environmental Indicators showing major progress in cleaner air and safe drinking water. ...
Save Capitalism
Investor’s Business Daily, April 21, 2009 The Environment: Wednesday’s airwaves, print media, cable news shows and Webosphere will be filled with nonsense about the scourge of capitalism, corporations and humanity. All of it will ignore the real truth. Buried beneath all the badgering and fear-mongering about lavish Western lifestyles is ...
Nationalizing the Banks
Discussing the “backdoor” government takeover of banks, with Robert Albertson, Sandler O’Neill & Partners; Noam Scheiber, The New Republic; Lee Hoskins, Pacific Research Institute; and CNBC’s Larry Kudlow.
