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What Secretary Yellen and Chairman Powell’s Congressional Testimony Mean

There’s a great parable relayed in the movie Charlie Wilson’s War between Rep. Charles Wilson and CIA agent Gust Avrakotos, played by Tom Hanks and Phillip Seymour Hoffman.  It’s about a Zen master and a boy. The Zen master repeats the phrase, “we’ll see,” while others in the fable quickly ...
California

Wayne Winegarden Discusses No Way Home book on Jim Bohannon Show

Listen to PRI’s Wayne Winegarden discuss the new book on California’s homeless crisis No Way Home on the nationally-syndicated Jim Bohannon Show.
California

California’s Water Future: Sacramento Policy Conference

Steven Greenhut, author of the recent PRI book Winning the Water Wars, moderates a panel of water experts and policymakers who preview the course the Biden Administration will likely chart on California water policy.  They also highlight potential landmines in the water debate in the months ahead and discuss how free-market ...
California

Wayne Winegarden Discusses No Way Home Book on Pro America Report

PRI’s Wayne Winegarden discusses the new book No Way Home (Encounter) on the Pro America Report with Ed Martin Phyllis Schlafly Eagles · Wayne Winegarden | March 27, 2021 #ProAmericaReport
California

Wayne Winegarden Talks No Way Home on the Larry Conners Show

Wayne Winegarden, PRI’s senior director and economist joins the Larry Conners Show on KTRS St. Louis to discuss his new book No Way Home, on California’s homeless challenges and solutions cities and policymakers can take to help those in need. Winegarden is a co-author along with PRI’s Kerry Jackson, Christopher Rufo, and ...
California

The Bottom Line Interviews Lance Izumi on School Reopenings

Lance Izumi joins the Bottom Line with Roger Marsh to discuss his latest education brief, “The Road to Reopening.” Izumi breaks down the state of re-opening schools and getting students back in the classroom, what the most recent studies say about COVID-19 transmission in the classroom, and the role that ...
California

KSCO Interviews Wayne Winegarden on New Homeless Book “No Way Home”

PRI’s Wayne Winegarden and recent co-author of the new book about homelessness, No Way Home, joins KSCO in Santa Cruz, California, to talk about the focus of the book, challenges, and potential solutions of cities and policymakers. Click here to listen. Wayne’s segment begins at the 31:40 minute mark.  
Commentary

Obamacare’s 11th Anniversary Is Nothing to Celebrate

Yesterday, President Biden commemorated the 11th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act. But Americans who want affordable health insurance have little to celebrate. In Obamacare’s first decade, premiums and deductibles have skyrocketed while provider networks have shrunk. Exchange policies routinely do not cover best-in-class doctors or hospitals. And the law’s costs have ...
Blog

California’s Tomorrowland Of Energy Won’t Be Arriving On Time

California’s mandate to transition to an all-renewables electricity portfolio has always seemed like a fantasy. A just-released report “charting” the path to 100% clean power does nothing but confirm those suspicions. A joint summary released March 15 by the California Energy Commission, the California Public Utilities Commission and the California ...
California

The Threats to Charter Schools – PRI Sacramento Policy Conference

Despite the success of charter schools, they have come under attack on multiple fronts.  State lawmakers have enacted state laws that handicap the establishment of charter schools and their operation.  Additionally, charter school opponents have used the Covid-19 pandemic to exacerbate funding disparities between charter schools and traditional public schools.  ...
Agriculture

What Secretary Yellen and Chairman Powell’s Congressional Testimony Mean

There’s a great parable relayed in the movie Charlie Wilson’s War between Rep. Charles Wilson and CIA agent Gust Avrakotos, played by Tom Hanks and Phillip Seymour Hoffman.  It’s about a Zen master and a boy. The Zen master repeats the phrase, “we’ll see,” while others in the fable quickly ...
California

Wayne Winegarden Discusses No Way Home book on Jim Bohannon Show

Listen to PRI’s Wayne Winegarden discuss the new book on California’s homeless crisis No Way Home on the nationally-syndicated Jim Bohannon Show.
California

California’s Water Future: Sacramento Policy Conference

Steven Greenhut, author of the recent PRI book Winning the Water Wars, moderates a panel of water experts and policymakers who preview the course the Biden Administration will likely chart on California water policy.  They also highlight potential landmines in the water debate in the months ahead and discuss how free-market ...
California

Wayne Winegarden Discusses No Way Home Book on Pro America Report

PRI’s Wayne Winegarden discusses the new book No Way Home (Encounter) on the Pro America Report with Ed Martin Phyllis Schlafly Eagles · Wayne Winegarden | March 27, 2021 #ProAmericaReport
California

Wayne Winegarden Talks No Way Home on the Larry Conners Show

Wayne Winegarden, PRI’s senior director and economist joins the Larry Conners Show on KTRS St. Louis to discuss his new book No Way Home, on California’s homeless challenges and solutions cities and policymakers can take to help those in need. Winegarden is a co-author along with PRI’s Kerry Jackson, Christopher Rufo, and ...
California

The Bottom Line Interviews Lance Izumi on School Reopenings

Lance Izumi joins the Bottom Line with Roger Marsh to discuss his latest education brief, “The Road to Reopening.” Izumi breaks down the state of re-opening schools and getting students back in the classroom, what the most recent studies say about COVID-19 transmission in the classroom, and the role that ...
California

KSCO Interviews Wayne Winegarden on New Homeless Book “No Way Home”

PRI’s Wayne Winegarden and recent co-author of the new book about homelessness, No Way Home, joins KSCO in Santa Cruz, California, to talk about the focus of the book, challenges, and potential solutions of cities and policymakers. Click here to listen. Wayne’s segment begins at the 31:40 minute mark.  
Commentary

Obamacare’s 11th Anniversary Is Nothing to Celebrate

Yesterday, President Biden commemorated the 11th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act. But Americans who want affordable health insurance have little to celebrate. In Obamacare’s first decade, premiums and deductibles have skyrocketed while provider networks have shrunk. Exchange policies routinely do not cover best-in-class doctors or hospitals. And the law’s costs have ...
Blog

California’s Tomorrowland Of Energy Won’t Be Arriving On Time

California’s mandate to transition to an all-renewables electricity portfolio has always seemed like a fantasy. A just-released report “charting” the path to 100% clean power does nothing but confirm those suspicions. A joint summary released March 15 by the California Energy Commission, the California Public Utilities Commission and the California ...
California

The Threats to Charter Schools – PRI Sacramento Policy Conference

Despite the success of charter schools, they have come under attack on multiple fronts.  State lawmakers have enacted state laws that handicap the establishment of charter schools and their operation.  Additionally, charter school opponents have used the Covid-19 pandemic to exacerbate funding disparities between charter schools and traditional public schools.  ...
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