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What We’re Watching – August 21
Tim Anaya – A Convention Roll Call Unlike Any You’ve Seen There’s been a lot of chatter among pundits and on social media about this week’s “virtual” Democratic convention (and the “former speechwriters” will add to the chatter next week on a special convention edition of Next Round with PRI). ...
Business & Economics
Craft Beer, Distilleries, and COVID-19
This week’s podcast is a special presentation of PRI’s recent Young Leaders’ Circle webinar, which brought together distillery owners, craft brewers, and licensing experts to examine the impact that COVID-19 has had on the production of our favorite cocktails and beers. The craft beer and distillery industry has seen incredible ...
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What We’re Watching – August 14
Tim Anaya – Reforming Patient Costs at the Pharmacy In the latest video in the Pacific Research Institute “Escape the Drug Pricing Maze” series, the Professor and Pete must collect 3 keys to finally escape the drug pricing maze. The first key involves reforms to increase drug affordability for patients ...
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Why Does Congress Keep Having “Big Tech” Hearings?
Congress and the media love naming important sounding working groups. The “Gang of Eight,” “The Squad,” and the “Gang of Six” are some of the monikers embraced by members of Congress. It is no surprise then that the leaders of the biggest technology companies in the United States were granted ...
Business & Economics
The Hon. Dan Kolkey – How 2020’s Key Public Policy Issues Are Being Affected by the Courts
The Hon. Dan Kolkey – former legal advisor to Gov. Wilson, former appeals court justice, and PRI board member – joins us to discuss how this year’s key public policy issues, such as the state’s response to COVID-19, the housing crisis, and efforts to prevent mass power outages during this ...
Agriculture
What We’re Watching – August 7
Evan Harris – 75th Anniversary of the end of World War II It’s a somber anniversary, but 75 years ago this week, the United States dropped two nuclear bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945. As a fan of military history, American use of nuclear ...
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What We’re Watching – July 31
Rowena Itchon – A Tribute to Herman Cain https://youtu.be/2qeFfGpJ2m8 Kerry Jackson – Ricky Gervais gives the ‘cancel culture cretins’ a massive serve “Just because you’re offended, doesn’t make you right,” comedian Ricky Gervais says. He could have also said that just because you’re offended, it doesn’t give you the right to ...
Energy Costs
Impact Magazine – Summer 2020
DOWNLOAD THE PDF .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom:56.25%; height:0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;} Letter from the President These are stressful times for our nation. Americans have faced shelter-in-place orders that lasted weeks. ...
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What We’re Watching – July 24
Kerry Jackson – Don’t “Abolish the Police.” Privatize Them. Defund the police? Increase funding? Do nothing? Here’s a video that proposes something few would ever think of. Rowena Itchon – On Joe Biden’s $2 Trillion Green New Deal Check out Reason TV’s analysis of Biden’s $2 trillion Green New Deal. ...
Coronavirus
Dr. Henry Miller – What Scientists Are Learning About COVID-19 and What Americans Must Do to Reduce Its Spread
PRI senior fellow in health care studies Dr. Henry Miller gives us an update on what scientists are learning about COVID-19 and the progress in finding a vaccine. He also weighs in on whether schools should be reopening this fall, gives his thoughts on what the Trump administration is doing ...
What We’re Watching – August 21
Tim Anaya – A Convention Roll Call Unlike Any You’ve Seen There’s been a lot of chatter among pundits and on social media about this week’s “virtual” Democratic convention (and the “former speechwriters” will add to the chatter next week on a special convention edition of Next Round with PRI). ...
Craft Beer, Distilleries, and COVID-19
This week’s podcast is a special presentation of PRI’s recent Young Leaders’ Circle webinar, which brought together distillery owners, craft brewers, and licensing experts to examine the impact that COVID-19 has had on the production of our favorite cocktails and beers. The craft beer and distillery industry has seen incredible ...
What We’re Watching – August 14
Tim Anaya – Reforming Patient Costs at the Pharmacy In the latest video in the Pacific Research Institute “Escape the Drug Pricing Maze” series, the Professor and Pete must collect 3 keys to finally escape the drug pricing maze. The first key involves reforms to increase drug affordability for patients ...
Why Does Congress Keep Having “Big Tech” Hearings?
Congress and the media love naming important sounding working groups. The “Gang of Eight,” “The Squad,” and the “Gang of Six” are some of the monikers embraced by members of Congress. It is no surprise then that the leaders of the biggest technology companies in the United States were granted ...
The Hon. Dan Kolkey – How 2020’s Key Public Policy Issues Are Being Affected by the Courts
The Hon. Dan Kolkey – former legal advisor to Gov. Wilson, former appeals court justice, and PRI board member – joins us to discuss how this year’s key public policy issues, such as the state’s response to COVID-19, the housing crisis, and efforts to prevent mass power outages during this ...
What We’re Watching – August 7
Evan Harris – 75th Anniversary of the end of World War II It’s a somber anniversary, but 75 years ago this week, the United States dropped two nuclear bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945. As a fan of military history, American use of nuclear ...
What We’re Watching – July 31
Rowena Itchon – A Tribute to Herman Cain https://youtu.be/2qeFfGpJ2m8 Kerry Jackson – Ricky Gervais gives the ‘cancel culture cretins’ a massive serve “Just because you’re offended, doesn’t make you right,” comedian Ricky Gervais says. He could have also said that just because you’re offended, it doesn’t give you the right to ...
Impact Magazine – Summer 2020
DOWNLOAD THE PDF .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom:56.25%; height:0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;} Letter from the President These are stressful times for our nation. Americans have faced shelter-in-place orders that lasted weeks. ...
What We’re Watching – July 24
Kerry Jackson – Don’t “Abolish the Police.” Privatize Them. Defund the police? Increase funding? Do nothing? Here’s a video that proposes something few would ever think of. Rowena Itchon – On Joe Biden’s $2 Trillion Green New Deal Check out Reason TV’s analysis of Biden’s $2 trillion Green New Deal. ...
Dr. Henry Miller – What Scientists Are Learning About COVID-19 and What Americans Must Do to Reduce Its Spread
PRI senior fellow in health care studies Dr. Henry Miller gives us an update on what scientists are learning about COVID-19 and the progress in finding a vaccine. He also weighs in on whether schools should be reopening this fall, gives his thoughts on what the Trump administration is doing ...
