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Business & Economics

Leslie Lenkowsky – Democracy Under Lockdown

Dr. Leslie Lenkowsky, an expert on philanthropy and public affairs, offers his insights into American civil society’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and what increased restrictions on personal freedom mean for our democracy.  Dr. Lenkowsky is a professor at the Paul H. O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University and a ...
Blog

PRI’s Winners and Losers – Week of December 11

Tim Anaya Senior Director of Communications and the Sacramento Office  Winner:  Restaurants in Los Angeles.  Restaurants in the City of Angels have been a punching bag for Los Angeles County health director Barbara Ferrer and for the county Board of Supervisors, who recently announced the shut-down of outdoor dining in ...
Business & Economics

Steve Moore – What Lies Ahead: Policy Implications from the 2020 Election

Steve Moore, a member of President Trump’s economic task force, discusses the domestic policy implications from the 2020 election with moderator PRI senior fellow Steve Hayward. Steve Moore offer his insights into what lies ahead for our nation amid the ongoing pandemic, civil unrest, and increasing political divide.
Blog

Winners and Losers – Week of December 4

Tim Anaya Senior Director of Communications and the Sacramento Office Winner – The Flowbee.  Remember that great contraption you could plug into your vacuum cleaner and give yourself a haircut at home that they used sell on late-night informercials in the 1990’s?  Long forgotten, the Flowbee made a big comeback ...
Education

Lance Izumi on Lars Larson Show: Why is it important to have school alternatives for learning disabled kids?

Lance Izumi, senior director of PRI’s Center for Education, discusses his new book A Kite in a Hurricane No More on the nationally-syndicated Lars Larson Show. TheLarsLarsonShow · Lance Izumi – Why is it important to have school alternatives for learning disabled kids?
Education

Lance Izumi Discusses New Book on Phil Cowan Show

Listen to Lance Izumi, senior director of PRI’s Center for Education, discuss his new book, A Kite in a Hurricane No More on the Phil Cowan Show on AM 1380 The Answer in Sacramento.  The interview begins at the 1:27:30 mark.
Book

Lance Izumi – A Kite in a Hurricane No More

Lance Izumi, senior director of PRI’s Center for Education, joins us to discuss his new book, which profiles the journey of Mia Giordano, who overcame learning disabilities through science and school choice.  He discusses the promise show by advanced brain research in helping students with learning disabilities to overcome them, ...
Book

Read “A Kite in a Hurricane No More”

Just Published: Follow the Journey of One Young Woman Who Overcame Learning Disabilities Through Science and Choice in new book, A Kite in a Hurricane No More In A Kite in a Hurricane No More, a new book just published by the nonpartisan Pacific Research Institute, read about the challenges and ...
Blog

PRI 2020 Holiday Book List

As most of us won’t be able to travel during the holiday season this year due to Covid-19 restrictions, we’ll have a lot more time to read a good book this year.  To give you some ideas for your next great read, we present our annual PRI Holiday Book List.  ...
Coronavirus

Dr. Henry Miller – Is a Covid-19 Vaccine Really Just Around the Corner?

Dr. Henry Miller, PRI senior fellow in health care studies and former founding director of the FDA’s Office of Biotechnology, joins us with an update on efforts to develop vaccines and therapeutics to fight Covid-19.  He discusses how a transition between two presidential administrations will affect the work of the ...
Business & Economics

Leslie Lenkowsky – Democracy Under Lockdown

Dr. Leslie Lenkowsky, an expert on philanthropy and public affairs, offers his insights into American civil society’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and what increased restrictions on personal freedom mean for our democracy.  Dr. Lenkowsky is a professor at the Paul H. O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University and a ...
Blog

PRI’s Winners and Losers – Week of December 11

Tim Anaya Senior Director of Communications and the Sacramento Office  Winner:  Restaurants in Los Angeles.  Restaurants in the City of Angels have been a punching bag for Los Angeles County health director Barbara Ferrer and for the county Board of Supervisors, who recently announced the shut-down of outdoor dining in ...
Business & Economics

Steve Moore – What Lies Ahead: Policy Implications from the 2020 Election

Steve Moore, a member of President Trump’s economic task force, discusses the domestic policy implications from the 2020 election with moderator PRI senior fellow Steve Hayward. Steve Moore offer his insights into what lies ahead for our nation amid the ongoing pandemic, civil unrest, and increasing political divide.
Blog

Winners and Losers – Week of December 4

Tim Anaya Senior Director of Communications and the Sacramento Office Winner – The Flowbee.  Remember that great contraption you could plug into your vacuum cleaner and give yourself a haircut at home that they used sell on late-night informercials in the 1990’s?  Long forgotten, the Flowbee made a big comeback ...
Education

Lance Izumi on Lars Larson Show: Why is it important to have school alternatives for learning disabled kids?

Lance Izumi, senior director of PRI’s Center for Education, discusses his new book A Kite in a Hurricane No More on the nationally-syndicated Lars Larson Show. TheLarsLarsonShow · Lance Izumi – Why is it important to have school alternatives for learning disabled kids?
Education

Lance Izumi Discusses New Book on Phil Cowan Show

Listen to Lance Izumi, senior director of PRI’s Center for Education, discuss his new book, A Kite in a Hurricane No More on the Phil Cowan Show on AM 1380 The Answer in Sacramento.  The interview begins at the 1:27:30 mark.
Book

Lance Izumi – A Kite in a Hurricane No More

Lance Izumi, senior director of PRI’s Center for Education, joins us to discuss his new book, which profiles the journey of Mia Giordano, who overcame learning disabilities through science and school choice.  He discusses the promise show by advanced brain research in helping students with learning disabilities to overcome them, ...
Book

Read “A Kite in a Hurricane No More”

Just Published: Follow the Journey of One Young Woman Who Overcame Learning Disabilities Through Science and Choice in new book, A Kite in a Hurricane No More In A Kite in a Hurricane No More, a new book just published by the nonpartisan Pacific Research Institute, read about the challenges and ...
Blog

PRI 2020 Holiday Book List

As most of us won’t be able to travel during the holiday season this year due to Covid-19 restrictions, we’ll have a lot more time to read a good book this year.  To give you some ideas for your next great read, we present our annual PRI Holiday Book List.  ...
Coronavirus

Dr. Henry Miller – Is a Covid-19 Vaccine Really Just Around the Corner?

Dr. Henry Miller, PRI senior fellow in health care studies and former founding director of the FDA’s Office of Biotechnology, joins us with an update on efforts to develop vaccines and therapeutics to fight Covid-19.  He discusses how a transition between two presidential administrations will affect the work of the ...
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