Pacific Research Institute
Business & Economics
Forbes: Starr County Among ‘Worst Places in America to Get Sued’
A Monday report in Forbes magazine listed Starr County as one of the “Worst Places to Get Sued in America”. The magazine tracked the top 50 most outrageous verdicts and “bizarre” run-away juries and emerged with a map that revealed a pattern of certain types of lawsuits being concentrated in ...
Environment
CEI’s Tanton says California’s energy efficiency measures not implementable on national scale
As the United States tries to reduce emissions and become more energy independent, energy efficiency will likely play a major part in achieving these goals. But should the government be incentivizing consumers to lead more efficient lifestyles? During today’s OnPoint, Thomas Tanton, a fellow in environmental studies at the Pacific ...
Business & Economics
Abuse
Carlos Muhletaler hits the nail on the proverbial head. Muhletaler, executive director of Boca Raton based Florida Stop Lawsuit Abuse, told Boca Raton News: “Floridians wonder why we pay higher prices for products and service, why we have a shortage of physicians, why companies are very hesitant to come into ...
Commentary
Californication – It’s a Sin
People frequently argue that California should be the model for the nation’s energy use, because it has managed to keep per capita energy consumption flat over the past couple of decades. Not so fast, says Tom Tanton of the Pacific Research Institute and the Institute for Energy Research. In a ...
Business & Economics
Market Drilldown
PRI Senior Fellow Lee Hoskins is a guest panelist on “Kudlow & Company” discussing Federal Reserve Board Chairman Bernard Bernanke’s recent testimony on Capital Hill and the economy.
Business & Economics
Bernanke on the Hot Seat
PRI Senior Fellow Lee Hoskins is a guest panelist on “Kudlow & Company” discussing Federal Reserve Board Chairman Bernard Bernanke’s rate cuts as a response to the subprime mortgage crisis.
California
San Francisco Surcharge Covers Health Care
There’s a new line item on many restaurant bills in San Francisco: the “surcharge,” ranging from a flat per-person fee to a percentage of the bill. Why? To cover the cost of universal health care for employees. Stacey Delo reports. John R. Graham appeared in this video on the Wall ...
Blackouts
Coal Power Opposition Raises Blackout Possibilities
The lights may soon go out in the Washington, DC metro area and other parts of the country due to environmental activist opposition to coal-fired power plants, energy analysts are warning. “Electric power has already become painfully expensive in Washington and its suburbs. Now, local utilities, say, it could become ...
Commentary
California’s Energy Policies: a Model for the Nation?
Key lawmakers are now promoting California’s energy and global warming policies as a model for the federal government and other States to follow. Thomas Tanton’s talk will review California’s policies and show that they have had significant costs as well as other detrimental effects and are likely to have even ...
Business & Economics
Tort report: Va. a ‘sucker,’ Md. a ‘sinner’
Voters in the Potomac region recently cast their ballots, but the presidential primary is not the only contest worthy of note. The race to create the most efficient state legal system reveals a few winners and many losers. A comparison of Virginia and Maryland makes that distinction clear, and the ...
Forbes: Starr County Among ‘Worst Places in America to Get Sued’
A Monday report in Forbes magazine listed Starr County as one of the “Worst Places to Get Sued in America”. The magazine tracked the top 50 most outrageous verdicts and “bizarre” run-away juries and emerged with a map that revealed a pattern of certain types of lawsuits being concentrated in ...
CEI’s Tanton says California’s energy efficiency measures not implementable on national scale
As the United States tries to reduce emissions and become more energy independent, energy efficiency will likely play a major part in achieving these goals. But should the government be incentivizing consumers to lead more efficient lifestyles? During today’s OnPoint, Thomas Tanton, a fellow in environmental studies at the Pacific ...
Abuse
Carlos Muhletaler hits the nail on the proverbial head. Muhletaler, executive director of Boca Raton based Florida Stop Lawsuit Abuse, told Boca Raton News: “Floridians wonder why we pay higher prices for products and service, why we have a shortage of physicians, why companies are very hesitant to come into ...
Californication – It’s a Sin
People frequently argue that California should be the model for the nation’s energy use, because it has managed to keep per capita energy consumption flat over the past couple of decades. Not so fast, says Tom Tanton of the Pacific Research Institute and the Institute for Energy Research. In a ...
Market Drilldown
PRI Senior Fellow Lee Hoskins is a guest panelist on “Kudlow & Company” discussing Federal Reserve Board Chairman Bernard Bernanke’s recent testimony on Capital Hill and the economy.
Bernanke on the Hot Seat
PRI Senior Fellow Lee Hoskins is a guest panelist on “Kudlow & Company” discussing Federal Reserve Board Chairman Bernard Bernanke’s rate cuts as a response to the subprime mortgage crisis.
San Francisco Surcharge Covers Health Care
There’s a new line item on many restaurant bills in San Francisco: the “surcharge,” ranging from a flat per-person fee to a percentage of the bill. Why? To cover the cost of universal health care for employees. Stacey Delo reports. John R. Graham appeared in this video on the Wall ...
Coal Power Opposition Raises Blackout Possibilities
The lights may soon go out in the Washington, DC metro area and other parts of the country due to environmental activist opposition to coal-fired power plants, energy analysts are warning. “Electric power has already become painfully expensive in Washington and its suburbs. Now, local utilities, say, it could become ...
California’s Energy Policies: a Model for the Nation?
Key lawmakers are now promoting California’s energy and global warming policies as a model for the federal government and other States to follow. Thomas Tanton’s talk will review California’s policies and show that they have had significant costs as well as other detrimental effects and are likely to have even ...
Tort report: Va. a ‘sucker,’ Md. a ‘sinner’
Voters in the Potomac region recently cast their ballots, but the presidential primary is not the only contest worthy of note. The race to create the most efficient state legal system reveals a few winners and many losers. A comparison of Virginia and Maryland makes that distinction clear, and the ...
