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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 ...
Pacific Research Institute
November 27, 2024
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 ...
Pacific Research Institute
November 25, 2024
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 ...
Pacific Research Institute
November 18, 2024
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 ...
Pacific Research Institute
November 11, 2024
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 ...
Pacific Research Institute
November 8, 2024
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 ...
Pacific Research Institute
November 4, 2024
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 ...
Pacific Research Institute
October 21, 2024
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 ...
Pacific Research Institute
October 7, 2024
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...