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Private Insurance v. Medicare for All
Last week, I accompanied Sally Pipes to New York where she participated in a debate sponsored by Intelligence Squared. For a decade now, Intelligence Squared has been hosting debates on all issues concerning public policy, from the Middle East, to driverless cars, to one of my recent favorites — is ...
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Henry Miller Joins the Lars Larson Show
Henry Miller discussed the dangers of genetically modified mosquito and how regulations could be blocking more safe sunscreen from being sold in the United States on the nationally-syndicated Lars Larson Show. You can listen to Henry’s interview starting at the 46:00 minute mark.
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What We’re Watching – September 20
Tim Anaya – How Rent Control Hurts Renters In the wake of the Legislature’s passage of AB 1482, so-called “rent gouging” legislation (which is really just another name for rent control), this great video from Prager U featuring Manhattan Institute scholar Nicole Gelinas shows just how government rent control policies ...
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California State Senate Hands Newsom Decade-old Political Lightning Rod in Redevelopment Agencies
Since 2011, the California State Legislature has been itching to bring back redevelopment agencies. Governor Jerry Brown’s nixing of the 70-year-old program scored the California state budget several billion dollars during the Great Recession in 2011. At the time of their elimination, redevelopment agencies collected around 12 percent of all ...
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What We’re Watching – September 13
Kerry Jackson – President Trump to the Rescue on CA’s Homeless Problem? California’s homeless problem has become so troubling that the president, who has been in a running feud Sacramento, has even decided to try to help. Evan Harris – After devastating fires, Paradise football team gives a community hope ...
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What We’re Watching – September 6
Tim Anaya – Channeling My Inner Phil Donahue In case you missed it, check out the video of a recent PRI luncheon with UC Berkeley Law Professor John Yoo and PRI’s Dr. Steven Hayward – also a Berkeley prof – on the battle for free speech on college campuses. Thanks ...
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What We’re Watching – August 30
Tim Anaya – Remembering a Sacramento Culinary Icon News came on Thursday that Sacramento’s cooking icon Biba Caggiano passed away at the age of 82. Anyone who has spent any time on the Sacramento political scene has spent more than one enjoyable meal at Biba’s. Her lasagna, which is so ...
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Andy McCarthy on his new book Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency
National Review’s Andy McCarthy joins us to discuss his new book The Ball of Collusion. No one is better than McCarthy, a former federal prosecutor who earned the Justice Department’s highest honor, to provide perspective on the Trump investigation into Russian “collusion.” In our conversation, McCarthy exposes the depth of ...
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What We’re Watching – August 23
Tim Anaya – What Would Have Happened if the US Bought Greenland in 1946? This week brought the unusual dispute between the Trump Administration and Denmark after being rebuffed over a proposal to purchase Greenland. In the coverage of the issue, it was reported that Harry Truman offered to buy ...
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Jarrett Dieterle – Assembly Bill 5: Who Is An Independent Contractor and Who Is An Employee in California?
R Street Institute’s Jarrett Dieterle joins us to discuss his research on the hottest issue of the final weeks of the legislative session, Assembly Bill 5, and the impact its passage would have on employers, our innovation economy, and Californians who want to be their own boss and work when ...
Private Insurance v. Medicare for All
Last week, I accompanied Sally Pipes to New York where she participated in a debate sponsored by Intelligence Squared. For a decade now, Intelligence Squared has been hosting debates on all issues concerning public policy, from the Middle East, to driverless cars, to one of my recent favorites — is ...
Henry Miller Joins the Lars Larson Show
Henry Miller discussed the dangers of genetically modified mosquito and how regulations could be blocking more safe sunscreen from being sold in the United States on the nationally-syndicated Lars Larson Show. You can listen to Henry’s interview starting at the 46:00 minute mark.
What We’re Watching – September 20
Tim Anaya – How Rent Control Hurts Renters In the wake of the Legislature’s passage of AB 1482, so-called “rent gouging” legislation (which is really just another name for rent control), this great video from Prager U featuring Manhattan Institute scholar Nicole Gelinas shows just how government rent control policies ...
California State Senate Hands Newsom Decade-old Political Lightning Rod in Redevelopment Agencies
Since 2011, the California State Legislature has been itching to bring back redevelopment agencies. Governor Jerry Brown’s nixing of the 70-year-old program scored the California state budget several billion dollars during the Great Recession in 2011. At the time of their elimination, redevelopment agencies collected around 12 percent of all ...
What We’re Watching – September 13
Kerry Jackson – President Trump to the Rescue on CA’s Homeless Problem? California’s homeless problem has become so troubling that the president, who has been in a running feud Sacramento, has even decided to try to help. Evan Harris – After devastating fires, Paradise football team gives a community hope ...
What We’re Watching – September 6
Tim Anaya – Channeling My Inner Phil Donahue In case you missed it, check out the video of a recent PRI luncheon with UC Berkeley Law Professor John Yoo and PRI’s Dr. Steven Hayward – also a Berkeley prof – on the battle for free speech on college campuses. Thanks ...
What We’re Watching – August 30
Tim Anaya – Remembering a Sacramento Culinary Icon News came on Thursday that Sacramento’s cooking icon Biba Caggiano passed away at the age of 82. Anyone who has spent any time on the Sacramento political scene has spent more than one enjoyable meal at Biba’s. Her lasagna, which is so ...
Andy McCarthy on his new book Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency
National Review’s Andy McCarthy joins us to discuss his new book The Ball of Collusion. No one is better than McCarthy, a former federal prosecutor who earned the Justice Department’s highest honor, to provide perspective on the Trump investigation into Russian “collusion.” In our conversation, McCarthy exposes the depth of ...
What We’re Watching – August 23
Tim Anaya – What Would Have Happened if the US Bought Greenland in 1946? This week brought the unusual dispute between the Trump Administration and Denmark after being rebuffed over a proposal to purchase Greenland. In the coverage of the issue, it was reported that Harry Truman offered to buy ...
Jarrett Dieterle – Assembly Bill 5: Who Is An Independent Contractor and Who Is An Employee in California?
R Street Institute’s Jarrett Dieterle joins us to discuss his research on the hottest issue of the final weeks of the legislative session, Assembly Bill 5, and the impact its passage would have on employers, our innovation economy, and Californians who want to be their own boss and work when ...
