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PRI’s 2024 Holiday Book List

Sally Pipes – Doctor Sally by P.G. Wodehouse While not a policy book, my favorite this year and one that I read recently is Doctor Sally by my favorite author, P.G. Wodehouse.  After a long and grueling election campaign, this book is a tonic and breath of fresh air for ...
Business & Economics

Tevi Troy – The Power and the Money

This week, Tevi Troy – acclaimed presidential historian, former White House aide and Deputy Secretary of Health, joins us to discuss his terrific new book, The Power and the Money:  The Epic Clashes Between Commanders in Chief and Titans of Industry.  Plus Rowena and Tim discuss the latest Trump cabinet ...
Election

Dallas Lawrence – Communicating Under Fire

  This week’s guest is Dallas Lawrence, a communications pro who has worked at the highest levels of government, the military, and corporate America, who joins us to discuss his new book Communicating Under Fire.  The book offers terrific advice for communications novices and PR pros alike on how to ...
California

The PRI All Stars on the 2024 Election

Now that the 2024 election is finally over, the PRI All Stars (Rowena Itchon, Tim Anaya, Lance Izumi and Kerry Jackson) share their thoughts on the election results. They discuss what went wrong for Kamala Harris, preview what policies we might see from an incoming Trump administration and break down ...
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Learn about case that could threaten medical innovation

PRI Files Amicus Brief in Key State Supreme Court Case That Could Upend Future Medical Innovation in California

In the case, the plaintiffs filed cases against the Gilead pharmaceutical company over the company’s failure to bring an alternative medication used to treat AIDS, hepatitis, and other diseases to the marketplace called TAF under a speedier timeline, even though TAF and the originally developed medicine called TDF are both ...
Education

Norton Rainey – CEO of Ace Scholarships on School Choice

Our guest on this week’s podcast is Norton Rainey, CEO of Ace Scholarships, an organization focused on securing financial support for low-income kids to attend great schools.  We chat with Norton about their recent education survey of parents and their thoughts on school choice.  We also discuss the many advancements ...
California

The PRI All Stars 2024 Election Preview

California

Judge Glock – On California’s Housing and Homelessness Problems

With housing – including rent control and development policies – and homelessness key issues for voters across California this election year, we present an expanded version of our recent conversation between the Manhattan Institute’s Judge Glock and our Steven Greenhut of PRI’s Free Cities Center.  The two discuss government housing ...
Podcast

George Gilder on his new book, The Israel Test

family

Tim Carney talks about his new book Family Unfriendly

Our guest this week is journalist Tim Carney. We recorded his talk on his new book, Family Unfriendly, at a recent PRI luncheon in Newport Beach, California. Tim discusses what’s ailing so many families these days – record rates of anxiety, depression and medication among children, and stress suffered by ...
Blog

PRI’s 2024 Holiday Book List

Sally Pipes – Doctor Sally by P.G. Wodehouse While not a policy book, my favorite this year and one that I read recently is Doctor Sally by my favorite author, P.G. Wodehouse.  After a long and grueling election campaign, this book is a tonic and breath of fresh air for ...
Business & Economics

Tevi Troy – The Power and the Money

This week, Tevi Troy – acclaimed presidential historian, former White House aide and Deputy Secretary of Health, joins us to discuss his terrific new book, The Power and the Money:  The Epic Clashes Between Commanders in Chief and Titans of Industry.  Plus Rowena and Tim discuss the latest Trump cabinet ...
Election

Dallas Lawrence – Communicating Under Fire

  This week’s guest is Dallas Lawrence, a communications pro who has worked at the highest levels of government, the military, and corporate America, who joins us to discuss his new book Communicating Under Fire.  The book offers terrific advice for communications novices and PR pros alike on how to ...
California

The PRI All Stars on the 2024 Election

Now that the 2024 election is finally over, the PRI All Stars (Rowena Itchon, Tim Anaya, Lance Izumi and Kerry Jackson) share their thoughts on the election results. They discuss what went wrong for Kamala Harris, preview what policies we might see from an incoming Trump administration and break down ...
Blog

Learn about case that could threaten medical innovation

PRI Files Amicus Brief in Key State Supreme Court Case That Could Upend Future Medical Innovation in California

In the case, the plaintiffs filed cases against the Gilead pharmaceutical company over the company’s failure to bring an alternative medication used to treat AIDS, hepatitis, and other diseases to the marketplace called TAF under a speedier timeline, even though TAF and the originally developed medicine called TDF are both ...
Education

Norton Rainey – CEO of Ace Scholarships on School Choice

Our guest on this week’s podcast is Norton Rainey, CEO of Ace Scholarships, an organization focused on securing financial support for low-income kids to attend great schools.  We chat with Norton about their recent education survey of parents and their thoughts on school choice.  We also discuss the many advancements ...
California

The PRI All Stars 2024 Election Preview

California

Judge Glock – On California’s Housing and Homelessness Problems

With housing – including rent control and development policies – and homelessness key issues for voters across California this election year, we present an expanded version of our recent conversation between the Manhattan Institute’s Judge Glock and our Steven Greenhut of PRI’s Free Cities Center.  The two discuss government housing ...
Podcast

George Gilder on his new book, The Israel Test

family

Tim Carney talks about his new book Family Unfriendly

Our guest this week is journalist Tim Carney. We recorded his talk on his new book, Family Unfriendly, at a recent PRI luncheon in Newport Beach, California. Tim discusses what’s ailing so many families these days – record rates of anxiety, depression and medication among children, and stress suffered by ...
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