Pacific Research Institute | California Podcast

So, Now What? The PRI All Stars Post-Election Wrap Up

November 08, 2018

California

The PRI All Stars are back with a post-election wrap up on the results of the key races and propositions in California and nationally. We discuss what the election results will mean for single-payer health care, tax reform and free-market policies, and what Californians...

PRI’s Election 2018 Preview

October 29, 2018

California

The PRI All Stars are back, breaking down the 2018 election in California. Listen to this super-sized podcast for their analysis of the races for Governor, U.S. Senator, the U.S. House and the California Legislature, and all of the major ballot measures. Stay...

Pete Constant – How Can We Tame California’s Pension Monster?

October 15, 2018

Pete Constant, former San Jose City Councilman and president of the Retirement Security Initiative, joins us to share his experiences as a local elected official grappling with runaway public employee pensions, and what can be done to tame California’s pension monster....

Bryan Anderson – Meet the Sacramento Bee’s New Political Reporter

September 17, 2018

California

The Sacramento Bee’s new political reporter and “Capitol Alert” editor Bryan Anderson shares his observations on his first summer covering the California Legislature. We discuss the DMV wait time scandal, privacy legislation, CEQA reform for stadiums, how covering North Carolina politics compares with California...

Steven Greenhut – Bail Reform, Bailouts, and Brown’s Legacy . . . Oh My! The 2018 Legislative Session in Review

September 10, 2018

California

Steven Greenhut of the R Street Institute shares his thoughts on the just-completed 2018 legislative session and Jerry Brown’s legacy as governor, the second go-around. We discuss wildfire response legislation, bail reform, 100 percent renewable energy mandates, single-payer health care, soda taxes, and other...

Michael Thom – Are Film Subsidies A Good Deal for California Taxpayers?

September 03, 2018

California

USC Public Policy Professor Michael Thom joins us to discuss his research exploring whether California’s film and television tax credits are a good deal for taxpayers and whether they make a difference in attracting or retaining jobs and economic activity to the state....

Richard Samuelson – Is Senator Zuckerberg or Soros a Good Thing? Making The Case for a Political Elite

August 20, 2018

California

Cal State San Bernardino professor and historian Richard Samuelson joins us to discuss his upcoming book on John Adams and his take – shaped by Adams’ argument - that the best place to handle a runaway elite who want to change the world like Mark...

Nick Loris – Why Are California Gas Prices So High?

July 24, 2018

Nick Loris of the Heritage Foundation joins us from Vancouver to discuss why California gas prices are so much higher than the rest of the nation, and what reforms would make a real difference in giving drivers some relief at the pump....

Michael Anton – A Front-Row Seat to America’s National Security Policy

July 16, 2018

California

Former Trump and George W. Bush administration national security official Michael Anton joins us to discuss his experiences in both administration’s foreign policy teams, and discusses some of America’s biggest foreign policy challenges today....

Marlo Lewis – Embracing a Free-Market Environmental Future

July 09, 2018

Marlo Lewis of the Competitive Enterprise Institute joins us in Vancouver for a discussion on how the free-market is a more effective way to achieve a global, clean energy future than new clean energy laws or excess regulations....