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Business & Economics
CAPITAL IDEAS: A Futuristic and Cheaper Alternative to High-Speed Rail
Download the PDF California’s “bullet” train to nowhere keeps going — nowhere. Unless tearing down a bridge just to rebuild it is somewhere. Construction of an overpass near Fresno was scrapped late last year—yes, we’re learning about this just now because it was done “quietly”—because, according to the California High-Speed ...
Magazines
Impact Magazine – Summer 2018
DOWNLOAD THE PDF Letter from the President Dear Friends, I’ve been thinking a lot about principles recently. With the way things shift and change in politics and policy these days, one can easily lose sight of the why in the name of the what. The why is this: PRI ...
Commentary
Remembering Dr. Charles Krauthammer
The Pacific Research Institute remembers the life and legacy of Dr. Charles Krauthammer, who passed away on Thursday, June 21. Dr. Krauthammer was a great friend to all of us at PRI, speaking at our annual galas in San Francisco in 2013 and 2016. He said that, “PRI has led the ...
California
What Does It All Mean? The PRI All Stars Post-California Primary Wrap
Now that the voters of California have spoken, what does it all mean? The PRI all stars analyze the results of the California primary, preview the major fall contests and initiative battles, and ponder the future of the Top 2 primary.
Blog
Honoring our Fallen Heroes
The Pacific Research Institute joins all Americans in honoring our fallen heroes this Memorial Day Weekend. We salute the bravery and sacrifices of the military servicemembers throughout our nation’s history who gave their lives so we could live in freedom. In lieu of our usual “What We’re Watching” feature, please take ...
Blog
CAPITAL IDEAS: Should California Workers & Policymakers Fear Flippy the Hamburger-Making Robot?
DOWNLOAD THE PDF Flippy, California’s and the world’s first automated fast-food grill master, has been fired. But after a few tweaks, he will be rehired. The same can’t be said about the humans who will lose their jobs to robots due to the state’s minimum wage. Flippy worked one day ...
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What We’re Watching: Can You Really Make Ice Cream by Throwing a Ball?
I’ve been watching lots of online videos this week to find the best ones to include on this week’s What We’re Watching. With the weather turning warming, I was tempted to recommend this one that went viral where a guy makes ice cream using kinetic energy by throwing a ball, but ...
Agriculture
CAPITAL IDEAS: Will We Ever Build More Water Storage in California?
Read the PDF It’s not elected officials’ fault if it doesn’t rain. But they are largely responsible for the issues that arise when it doesn’t. That’s why California’s most-recent drought was often referred to as man-made. The next one, which will reportedly arrive this year, should carry the same label. ...
Business & Economics
Salim Furth and Emily Hamilton – The Free Market View of SB 827
Salim Furth and Emily Hamilton, research fellows with the free-market Mercatus Center at George Mason University, join us to discuss their new research brief on Senate Bill 827, one of this year’s highest-profile housing bills, and other ways that the free market can alleviate California’s housing crisis.
Podcast
Former Speechwriters Respond to the State of the Union
PRI’s Lance Izumi, Rowena Itchon, and Tim Anaya – all former speechwriters – give their assessment of President Trump’s State of the Union Address and give a behind the scenes view of what goes into preparing “the big speech”.
CAPITAL IDEAS: A Futuristic and Cheaper Alternative to High-Speed Rail
Download the PDF California’s “bullet” train to nowhere keeps going — nowhere. Unless tearing down a bridge just to rebuild it is somewhere. Construction of an overpass near Fresno was scrapped late last year—yes, we’re learning about this just now because it was done “quietly”—because, according to the California High-Speed ...
Impact Magazine – Summer 2018
DOWNLOAD THE PDF Letter from the President Dear Friends, I’ve been thinking a lot about principles recently. With the way things shift and change in politics and policy these days, one can easily lose sight of the why in the name of the what. The why is this: PRI ...
Remembering Dr. Charles Krauthammer
The Pacific Research Institute remembers the life and legacy of Dr. Charles Krauthammer, who passed away on Thursday, June 21. Dr. Krauthammer was a great friend to all of us at PRI, speaking at our annual galas in San Francisco in 2013 and 2016. He said that, “PRI has led the ...
What Does It All Mean? The PRI All Stars Post-California Primary Wrap
Now that the voters of California have spoken, what does it all mean? The PRI all stars analyze the results of the California primary, preview the major fall contests and initiative battles, and ponder the future of the Top 2 primary.
Honoring our Fallen Heroes
The Pacific Research Institute joins all Americans in honoring our fallen heroes this Memorial Day Weekend. We salute the bravery and sacrifices of the military servicemembers throughout our nation’s history who gave their lives so we could live in freedom. In lieu of our usual “What We’re Watching” feature, please take ...
CAPITAL IDEAS: Should California Workers & Policymakers Fear Flippy the Hamburger-Making Robot?
DOWNLOAD THE PDF Flippy, California’s and the world’s first automated fast-food grill master, has been fired. But after a few tweaks, he will be rehired. The same can’t be said about the humans who will lose their jobs to robots due to the state’s minimum wage. Flippy worked one day ...
What We’re Watching: Can You Really Make Ice Cream by Throwing a Ball?
I’ve been watching lots of online videos this week to find the best ones to include on this week’s What We’re Watching. With the weather turning warming, I was tempted to recommend this one that went viral where a guy makes ice cream using kinetic energy by throwing a ball, but ...
CAPITAL IDEAS: Will We Ever Build More Water Storage in California?
Read the PDF It’s not elected officials’ fault if it doesn’t rain. But they are largely responsible for the issues that arise when it doesn’t. That’s why California’s most-recent drought was often referred to as man-made. The next one, which will reportedly arrive this year, should carry the same label. ...
Salim Furth and Emily Hamilton – The Free Market View of SB 827
Salim Furth and Emily Hamilton, research fellows with the free-market Mercatus Center at George Mason University, join us to discuss their new research brief on Senate Bill 827, one of this year’s highest-profile housing bills, and other ways that the free market can alleviate California’s housing crisis.
Former Speechwriters Respond to the State of the Union
PRI’s Lance Izumi, Rowena Itchon, and Tim Anaya – all former speechwriters – give their assessment of President Trump’s State of the Union Address and give a behind the scenes view of what goes into preparing “the big speech”.
