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Education

Pete Peterson – Free Market Ideas on Campus

Pepperdine University School of Public Policy dean Pete Peterson joins us to discuss the quest for ideological diversity in America’s universities, how free market ideas are treated on college campuses, and the current clash over campus free speech.
Business & Economics

Will Swaim – Is Worker Freedom On the Horizon in California?

California Policy Center head Will Swaim joins us to discuss the effort to increase worker freedom in California.  We explore the Janus case pending before the Supreme Court, efforts to expand pension reform and government transparency, and the 2018 campaign – and stay tuned for his gourmet coffee recommendations.
Business & Economics

Read Wayne Winegarden in SD Union-Tribune & LA Times on Growing San Diego Wealth Gap

Wealth gap grows in San Diego, report says By Phillip Molnar Also published in Los Angeles Times If you feel left behind in San Diego’s economy, you’re not alone. The gap between the have and have-not’s in San Diego was the ninth-highest out of 100 cities between 2011 to 2016, said ...
Blog

What We’re Watching – Will A Carbon Tax Increase the Cost of a Sandwich?

Tim Anaya – Will A Carbon Tax Increase the Cost of a Sandwich? One idea for a new tax that is floated around from time to time in California and Washington is a carbon tax.  Recently, our friends at the Texas Public Policy Foundation put out a video showing the real ...
Charter Schools

Lance Izumi Discusses Charter Schools Week on The David Webb Show

Listen to PRI’s Lance Izumi discuss National Charter Schools Week and the need for school choice on “The David Webb Show” on Sirius XM Patriot Channel 125. Click here to listen to the interview
Charter Schools

Lance Izumi discusses National Charter Schools Week on Lars Larson Show

Listen to PRI’s Lance Izumi discuss National Charter Schools Week and the importance of charter schools on “The Lars Larson Show”.
Health Care

Sally Pipes on Independent Women’s Forum Podcast

PRI’s Sally Pipes recently joined Hadley Heath Manning on the Independent Women’s Forum podcast to discuss a new Iowa law creating health benefit plans and giving Iowans more consumer freedom.
Health Care

Sally Pipes on “Seth and Chris Show”

PRI President, CEO, and Thomas W. Smith Fellow in Health Care Policy Sally Pipes joins the “Seth and Chris Show” on KKNT-AM in Phoenix to discuss the latest topics in health care reform.
California

Steve Maviglio – The Broken Clock is Right Twice Hour

Democratic powerhouse Steve Maviglio joins for what we’re calling the “Broken Clock is Right Twice Hour”. He joins us to discuss two issues where he and many Democrats are finding common ground with free marketeers – expanding rent control in California, and a proposed “online privacy” measure.
Business & Economics

Gil Weinreich Writes About “Beyond the New Normal: How Much Should We Spend?”

  By Gil Weinreich More than two decades ago, I actually held a government job for a period of three years. It was a good job – I learned a lot and got to do interesting work, for which I remain grateful to this day. But I was thinking about ...
Education

Pete Peterson – Free Market Ideas on Campus

Pepperdine University School of Public Policy dean Pete Peterson joins us to discuss the quest for ideological diversity in America’s universities, how free market ideas are treated on college campuses, and the current clash over campus free speech.
Business & Economics

Will Swaim – Is Worker Freedom On the Horizon in California?

California Policy Center head Will Swaim joins us to discuss the effort to increase worker freedom in California.  We explore the Janus case pending before the Supreme Court, efforts to expand pension reform and government transparency, and the 2018 campaign – and stay tuned for his gourmet coffee recommendations.
Business & Economics

Read Wayne Winegarden in SD Union-Tribune & LA Times on Growing San Diego Wealth Gap

Wealth gap grows in San Diego, report says By Phillip Molnar Also published in Los Angeles Times If you feel left behind in San Diego’s economy, you’re not alone. The gap between the have and have-not’s in San Diego was the ninth-highest out of 100 cities between 2011 to 2016, said ...
Blog

What We’re Watching – Will A Carbon Tax Increase the Cost of a Sandwich?

Tim Anaya – Will A Carbon Tax Increase the Cost of a Sandwich? One idea for a new tax that is floated around from time to time in California and Washington is a carbon tax.  Recently, our friends at the Texas Public Policy Foundation put out a video showing the real ...
Charter Schools

Lance Izumi Discusses Charter Schools Week on The David Webb Show

Listen to PRI’s Lance Izumi discuss National Charter Schools Week and the need for school choice on “The David Webb Show” on Sirius XM Patriot Channel 125. Click here to listen to the interview
Charter Schools

Lance Izumi discusses National Charter Schools Week on Lars Larson Show

Listen to PRI’s Lance Izumi discuss National Charter Schools Week and the importance of charter schools on “The Lars Larson Show”.
Health Care

Sally Pipes on Independent Women’s Forum Podcast

PRI’s Sally Pipes recently joined Hadley Heath Manning on the Independent Women’s Forum podcast to discuss a new Iowa law creating health benefit plans and giving Iowans more consumer freedom.
Health Care

Sally Pipes on “Seth and Chris Show”

PRI President, CEO, and Thomas W. Smith Fellow in Health Care Policy Sally Pipes joins the “Seth and Chris Show” on KKNT-AM in Phoenix to discuss the latest topics in health care reform.
California

Steve Maviglio – The Broken Clock is Right Twice Hour

Democratic powerhouse Steve Maviglio joins for what we’re calling the “Broken Clock is Right Twice Hour”. He joins us to discuss two issues where he and many Democrats are finding common ground with free marketeers – expanding rent control in California, and a proposed “online privacy” measure.
Business & Economics

Gil Weinreich Writes About “Beyond the New Normal: How Much Should We Spend?”

  By Gil Weinreich More than two decades ago, I actually held a government job for a period of three years. It was a good job – I learned a lot and got to do interesting work, for which I remain grateful to this day. But I was thinking about ...
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