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Nikhil Agarwal – Abundance by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson The book I’m recommending is Abundance by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson. A critique of liberal policies by two liberals, the book explains perfectly why government-led development and infrastructure projects are doomed for failure in a pluralistic, democratic society like ...

Now that the dust has settled, the PRI All Stars are back with their analysis of the 2025 election.  Tim Anaya and Matt Fleming take an in-depth look at the passage of Prop. 50, how its victory will impact the 2026 congressional campaigns in California, and whether Gavin Newsom will ...

This week, we present a special episode featuring highlights from PRI’s 2025 Sir Antony Fisher Dinner, which was held last month in San Mateo. Noted author, historian and commentator Victor Davis Hanson shares his thoughts on the assassination of Charlie Kirk and how the conservative movement should respond to this ...

This week, Naomi Riley – American Enterprise Institute senior fellow – joins us to discuss her latest work on child welfare issues.  It is a project called Lives Cut Short (www.livescutshort.org), which is an online database that looks at how states are underreporting incidents of children who have died of ...

READ THE MAGAZINE Since the last issue of Impact Magazine, a lot has happened. Donald Trump was inaugurated  as the 47th president of the United States and Republicans now have control of all three levels of government. And, just before the inauguration, Southern California was affected by disastrous fires that ...

With the Fourth of July upon us, our special guest this week is Chef Andrew Gruel, food entrepreneur, celebrity chef and television personality, and newly appointed Huntington Beach city councilman. We discuss how regulations and minimum wage mandates are hurting restaurants and other small businesses, how being a vocal conservative ...

Direct from FreedomFest 2025 in Palm Springs, Tim talks with Reason reporter Eric Boehm, who covers economic and trade policy. They talk about the latest developments in the Trump administration’s global tariff agenda, preview how the debate over global tariffs will play out this summer, and what consumers should expect ...

This Memorial Day is particularly meaningful because in less than three weeks America will be celebrating the 250th anniversary of the United States Army. Because we are alive today, it is natural for us to remember the conflicts and the sacrifices made during our own lifetimes. But the Army’s 250th ...

This week, we present a special recording of a recent PRI webinar with Jason Riley, Manhattan Institute fellow and longtime Wall Street Journal columnist. Lance Izumi, senior director of PRI’s Center for Education, interviews Jason about his new book, The Affirmative Action Myth (Basic Books).

In his history of the New Deal, Arthur Schlesinger Jr. called the events that precipitated the election of Franklin Roosevelt and the creation of the New Deal “The Crisis of the Old Order.” Building on the ideas of the earlier Progressive Movement… Roosevelt led a realignment, and helped to create ...