Pacific Research Institute
Education
Watch PRI’s Rowena Itchon in KPIX story on Debate Over Affirmative Action
PRI’s Rowena Itchon was featured in a KPIX story discussing her recent Right by the Bay blog post on the debate over the future of affirmative action in California. Watch her comments below . . .
Podcast
PRI All Stars Election 2020 Preview
Our PRI All Stars are back with an election preview. On deck are Tim Anaya, senior director of communications, Kerry Jackson, fellow in California Reform, Evan Harris, manager of media relations and outreach, and Rowena Itchon, senior vice president. We discuss the California propositions, the presidential race, and of course ...
Podcast
Michael Anton – The Stakes: America at the Point of No Return
Michael Anton, lecturer in politics and research fellow at Hillsdale College’s Kirby Center in Washington, DC and former national security official in the Bush (43) and Trump administrations, joins PRI senior fellow Steve Hayward for a discussion of Anton’s new book, “The Stakes: America at the Point of No Return”.
Business & Economics
PRI’s Wayne Winegarden Quoted in Nor Cal Record Story on Covid-19 Relief Bill
Next COVID-19 relief bill remains stalled in Washington; ‘Adverse impacts on the economy and individuals will be longer-lasting than they could have been’ By Sarah Downey With the outcome for a new COVID-19 financial stimulus package still in flux, concerns about the lasting economic damage have heightened the longer the ...
Blog
What We’re Watching- October 22
Rowena Itchon – The Presidential Cookie Poll In battleground Pennsylvania, a presidential cookie poll shows that Trump is leading Biden. Kerry Jackson – Trump-Biden Debate Rap Some needed humor during an election more heated than any of us has ever seen. Tim Anaya – Businesses Face Bankruptcy As California Keeps ...
Podcast
Erik Jaffe – On the Amy Coney Barrett Nomination Hearings
PRI fellow in legal studies Erik Jaffe shares his thoughts on the Amy Coney Barrett nomination hearings, and what changes we might expect to see at the Supreme Court under a Justice Barrett. We discuss the controversy over “court packing” in the presidential campaign, some of the notable cases that ...
Book
In New Book, Veteran Journalist Shows How to End California’s Water Wars, Protect Habitats and Meet State’s Water Needs
Winning the Water Wars is available for purchase at Barnes and Noble, Amazon.com and online booksellers. Greenhut writes, “this book does not propose solely building more dams . . . I explain the importance of water pricing and trading, regulatory reforms, desalination, wastewater treatment, upgrading water-conveyance systems and other ideas. ...
Distance Learning
Lance Izumi Quoted in Los Angeles Times on School Reopenings
California teacher unions fight calls to reopen schools By Howard Blume As parents express widespread dissatisfaction with distance learning, two influential California teachers unions are pushing against growing momentum to reopen schools in many communities, saying that campuses are not yet safe enough amid the pandemic. Leaders with the California ...
Blog
What We’re Watching – Celebrating Baroness Thatcher
Kerry Jackson – Remembering Baroness Thatcher Tuesday was Margaret Thatcher’s birthday. She would have been 95. This week, PRI held its 9th annual Baroness Thatcher Gala, named in her honor. We’re all better off because of her. Tim Anaya – Margaret Thatcher and Queen Elizabeth I’m a huge fan of ...
Drug Importation
NEW BRIEF: Counterfeit Drugs Harm Patients, Economy, Innovation
A new brief released today by the Center for Medical Economics and Innovation at the nonpartisan Pacific Research Institute shows that counterfeit drugs put patients in harm’s way, hinder drug innovation, and lead to job losses. Proposals like drug importation or price controls, if implemented, would exacerbate the problem and ...
Watch PRI’s Rowena Itchon in KPIX story on Debate Over Affirmative Action
PRI’s Rowena Itchon was featured in a KPIX story discussing her recent Right by the Bay blog post on the debate over the future of affirmative action in California. Watch her comments below . . .
PRI All Stars Election 2020 Preview
Our PRI All Stars are back with an election preview. On deck are Tim Anaya, senior director of communications, Kerry Jackson, fellow in California Reform, Evan Harris, manager of media relations and outreach, and Rowena Itchon, senior vice president. We discuss the California propositions, the presidential race, and of course ...
Michael Anton – The Stakes: America at the Point of No Return
Michael Anton, lecturer in politics and research fellow at Hillsdale College’s Kirby Center in Washington, DC and former national security official in the Bush (43) and Trump administrations, joins PRI senior fellow Steve Hayward for a discussion of Anton’s new book, “The Stakes: America at the Point of No Return”.
PRI’s Wayne Winegarden Quoted in Nor Cal Record Story on Covid-19 Relief Bill
Next COVID-19 relief bill remains stalled in Washington; ‘Adverse impacts on the economy and individuals will be longer-lasting than they could have been’ By Sarah Downey With the outcome for a new COVID-19 financial stimulus package still in flux, concerns about the lasting economic damage have heightened the longer the ...
What We’re Watching- October 22
Rowena Itchon – The Presidential Cookie Poll In battleground Pennsylvania, a presidential cookie poll shows that Trump is leading Biden. Kerry Jackson – Trump-Biden Debate Rap Some needed humor during an election more heated than any of us has ever seen. Tim Anaya – Businesses Face Bankruptcy As California Keeps ...
Erik Jaffe – On the Amy Coney Barrett Nomination Hearings
PRI fellow in legal studies Erik Jaffe shares his thoughts on the Amy Coney Barrett nomination hearings, and what changes we might expect to see at the Supreme Court under a Justice Barrett. We discuss the controversy over “court packing” in the presidential campaign, some of the notable cases that ...
In New Book, Veteran Journalist Shows How to End California’s Water Wars, Protect Habitats and Meet State’s Water Needs
Winning the Water Wars is available for purchase at Barnes and Noble, Amazon.com and online booksellers. Greenhut writes, “this book does not propose solely building more dams . . . I explain the importance of water pricing and trading, regulatory reforms, desalination, wastewater treatment, upgrading water-conveyance systems and other ideas. ...
Lance Izumi Quoted in Los Angeles Times on School Reopenings
California teacher unions fight calls to reopen schools By Howard Blume As parents express widespread dissatisfaction with distance learning, two influential California teachers unions are pushing against growing momentum to reopen schools in many communities, saying that campuses are not yet safe enough amid the pandemic. Leaders with the California ...
What We’re Watching – Celebrating Baroness Thatcher
Kerry Jackson – Remembering Baroness Thatcher Tuesday was Margaret Thatcher’s birthday. She would have been 95. This week, PRI held its 9th annual Baroness Thatcher Gala, named in her honor. We’re all better off because of her. Tim Anaya – Margaret Thatcher and Queen Elizabeth I’m a huge fan of ...
NEW BRIEF: Counterfeit Drugs Harm Patients, Economy, Innovation
A new brief released today by the Center for Medical Economics and Innovation at the nonpartisan Pacific Research Institute shows that counterfeit drugs put patients in harm’s way, hinder drug innovation, and lead to job losses. Proposals like drug importation or price controls, if implemented, would exacerbate the problem and ...
