Pacific Research Institute
California
Lee Ohanian – Why Californians Are Fleeing the State
Our guest this week is Hoover Institution senior fellow and UCLA professor Dr. Lee Ohanian.
Book
New PRI Book Release
State Planners Focus Too Much on Social Engineering Rather Than Transportation Engineering
NEW PRI BOOK RELEASE PUTTING CUSTOMERS FIRST Re-Envisioning Our Approach to Transportation Planning Steven Greenhut State Planners Focus Too Much on Social Engineering Rather Than Transportation Engineering Focus Should Be Easing Gridlock, Not Prodding People Out of Cars State and local transportation officials are planning transportation projects around social engineering, ...
Drug Pricing
Bill Smith – Rationing Medicine
Bill Smith of the Pioneer Institute in Massachusetts joins Wayne and Tim to discuss his important new book “Rationing Medicine”, which focuses on an obscure economic concept called QALYs – or quality adjusted life years.
California
Rea Hederman, Jr. – How Much More Will You Pay for Electricity Under Revived Clean Power Plan?
Buckeye Institute Vice President of Policy Rea Hederman Jr. joins us.
Commentary
New Green Mandate Would Increase Electricity Costs
The EPA’s California Dreamin’ would be a nightmare for the country
By Rea S. Hederman Jr. and Wayne Winegarden The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released new emissions rules for coal- and natural gas-fired powerplants. Again. The new rules target greenhouse gases and requires electric utility companies to cut emissions “by 90 percent — or shut down.” The Biden Administration, eager ...
Podcast
Bartlett Cleland – Lates on Debates on TikTok, ChatGPT and Privacy
PRI Senior Fellow in Tech and Innovation Bartlett Cleland joins Next Round for a discussion on the hot debates in Washington and Sacramento on tech policy. Bartlett and Tim discuss what federal policymakers should do on TikTok and ChatGPT. They also explore the just-announced regulations to implement California’s upcoming privacy ...
Health Care
Sally Pipes – It’s Baaack, Single-Payer Health Care in California
Our podcast guest this week is Sally Pipes, PRI president and Thomas W. Smith Fellow in Health Care. Sally discusses two health care bills that are wending their way through the legislature.
Business & Economics
Spencer Klavan – How to Save the West
Our podcast guest this week is fellow podcaster Spencer Klavan, host of the podcast “The American Mind.”
Business & Economics
Wayne Winegarden – 50-State Charity Regulation Index
Wayne Winegarden discusses his study ranking the 50 states in terms of the regulatory burden imposed on charities by the state.
Business & Economics
Learn how PRI is fighting for taxpayers
PRI Files Amicus Brief Challenging Congress’ Power to Levy Wealth Taxes
Click here to read PRI’s amicus brief The case involves the legality of a provision of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that included a so-called mandatory repatriation tax that imposed taxes on U.S. citizens who accumulated foreign earnings from foreign corporations, even if the earnings were not distributed. ...
Lee Ohanian – Why Californians Are Fleeing the State
Our guest this week is Hoover Institution senior fellow and UCLA professor Dr. Lee Ohanian.
New PRI Book Release
State Planners Focus Too Much on Social Engineering Rather Than Transportation Engineering
NEW PRI BOOK RELEASE PUTTING CUSTOMERS FIRST Re-Envisioning Our Approach to Transportation Planning Steven Greenhut State Planners Focus Too Much on Social Engineering Rather Than Transportation Engineering Focus Should Be Easing Gridlock, Not Prodding People Out of Cars State and local transportation officials are planning transportation projects around social engineering, ...
Bill Smith – Rationing Medicine
Bill Smith of the Pioneer Institute in Massachusetts joins Wayne and Tim to discuss his important new book “Rationing Medicine”, which focuses on an obscure economic concept called QALYs – or quality adjusted life years.
Rea Hederman, Jr. – How Much More Will You Pay for Electricity Under Revived Clean Power Plan?
Buckeye Institute Vice President of Policy Rea Hederman Jr. joins us.
New Green Mandate Would Increase Electricity Costs
The EPA’s California Dreamin’ would be a nightmare for the country
By Rea S. Hederman Jr. and Wayne Winegarden The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released new emissions rules for coal- and natural gas-fired powerplants. Again. The new rules target greenhouse gases and requires electric utility companies to cut emissions “by 90 percent — or shut down.” The Biden Administration, eager ...
Bartlett Cleland – Lates on Debates on TikTok, ChatGPT and Privacy
PRI Senior Fellow in Tech and Innovation Bartlett Cleland joins Next Round for a discussion on the hot debates in Washington and Sacramento on tech policy. Bartlett and Tim discuss what federal policymakers should do on TikTok and ChatGPT. They also explore the just-announced regulations to implement California’s upcoming privacy ...
Sally Pipes – It’s Baaack, Single-Payer Health Care in California
Our podcast guest this week is Sally Pipes, PRI president and Thomas W. Smith Fellow in Health Care. Sally discusses two health care bills that are wending their way through the legislature.
Spencer Klavan – How to Save the West
Our podcast guest this week is fellow podcaster Spencer Klavan, host of the podcast “The American Mind.”
Wayne Winegarden – 50-State Charity Regulation Index
Wayne Winegarden discusses his study ranking the 50 states in terms of the regulatory burden imposed on charities by the state.
Learn how PRI is fighting for taxpayers
PRI Files Amicus Brief Challenging Congress’ Power to Levy Wealth Taxes
Click here to read PRI’s amicus brief The case involves the legality of a provision of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that included a so-called mandatory repatriation tax that imposed taxes on U.S. citizens who accumulated foreign earnings from foreign corporations, even if the earnings were not distributed. ...
