Podcast
Business & Economics
Jennifer Burns – Milton Friedman: The Last Conservative
Our guest this week is Stanford University historian Jennifer Burns. Professor Burns has just published her new book “Milton Friedman: The Last Conservative.” Milton Friedman was a tremendous supporter of PRI and our work, giving lectures and attending many events. We invited Prof. Burns, who specializes in U.S. twentieth century ...
Free Cities
Steve Greenhut and Wayne Winegarden – Giving Housing Supply a Boost
Our guests this week are Steve Greenhut, director of PRI’s Free Cities Center and Wayne Winegarden, senior fellow in business and economics. The two have joined forces to produce PRI’s latest mini book from the Free Cities Center, “Giving Housing Supply a Boost: How to Improve Affordability and Reduce Homelessness.” ...
Business & Economics
Roger Simon – American Refugee
Roger Simon wrote novels and screenplays before co-founding and becoming CEO of the pioneering blog aggregation and news and opinion website PJ Media (formerly Pajamas Media) in 2005. He’s best known for the Moses Wine detective series, which have won prizes from the Mystery Writers of America and the Crime ...
Business & Economics
Jeff Anderson – Kicking off the Election Cycle
Our guest this week is Jeff Anderson, president of the American Main Street Initiative, which publishes political and public policy research by scholars and writers. Jeff has held many prominent positions in presidential administrations, including director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics at the Justice Department. Jeff was also ...
California
The PRI All Stars Respond to Gov. Newsom’s 2024-25 Budget Plan
Listen as PRI’s All Stars – Wayne Winegarden, Lance Izumi, Sally Pipes, and Steve Smith – respond to Gov. Newsom’s much-anticipated 2024-25 state budget plan. They discuss Gov. Newsom’s much lower state budget projection and spending priorities, the budget’s impact on K-12 education, whether the Governor will suspend the controversial ...
Business & Economics
The PRI All Stars – 2023 Year End Awards
PRI’s All Stars – Rowena Itchon, Tim Anaya, Lance Izumi, and Kerry Jackson – are back with their choices for 2023’s biggest winners and losers, in our annual tribute to the McLaughlin Group. We hand out our choices for best and worst ideas of the year, the bummest wraps, and ...
California
Richard Samuelson – What We Can Learn About Today’s Politics from the Boston Tea Party
Calling all history buffs, this episode is for you! PRI board member and Hillsdale College Associate Professor of Government Richard Samuelson joins us to discuss the anniversary of the Boston Tea Party, the events surrounding the incident, and the lessons we can learn from the Boston Tea Party about ...
Business & Economics
Ben Judge – America’s Foreign Adversaries: What would John Quincy Adams Do?
Our guest is Ben Judge, managing director of Monument Valley, a firm focused on adapting academic research for popular audiences. Ben is also the creator and executive producer of the documentary Right Makes Might: The Lincoln-Douglas Debates. We chat with Ben about his new book United and Independent: John Quincy ...
Podcast
Holiday Book Gift Guide – PRI Staff
The PRI holiday book gift guide has become an annual tradition. This year’s list has something for everyone on your gift list: politics, history, business, philosophy, mystery, horror, and good old-fashion whodunits. Enjoy and happy holiday shopping.
Free Cities
Scott Beyer – Latin America’s Urban Experience
Our guest this week is Scott Beyer, founder of the Market Urbanist, a website that reports and researches innovative free-market policy solutions to the myriad of problems many cities are facing. Scott is the author of PRI’s new mini book: Latin America’s Urban Experience: How Markets Help Developing Countries Cope ...
Jennifer Burns – Milton Friedman: The Last Conservative
Our guest this week is Stanford University historian Jennifer Burns. Professor Burns has just published her new book “Milton Friedman: The Last Conservative.” Milton Friedman was a tremendous supporter of PRI and our work, giving lectures and attending many events. We invited Prof. Burns, who specializes in U.S. twentieth century ...
Steve Greenhut and Wayne Winegarden – Giving Housing Supply a Boost
Our guests this week are Steve Greenhut, director of PRI’s Free Cities Center and Wayne Winegarden, senior fellow in business and economics. The two have joined forces to produce PRI’s latest mini book from the Free Cities Center, “Giving Housing Supply a Boost: How to Improve Affordability and Reduce Homelessness.” ...
Roger Simon – American Refugee
Roger Simon wrote novels and screenplays before co-founding and becoming CEO of the pioneering blog aggregation and news and opinion website PJ Media (formerly Pajamas Media) in 2005. He’s best known for the Moses Wine detective series, which have won prizes from the Mystery Writers of America and the Crime ...
Jeff Anderson – Kicking off the Election Cycle
Our guest this week is Jeff Anderson, president of the American Main Street Initiative, which publishes political and public policy research by scholars and writers. Jeff has held many prominent positions in presidential administrations, including director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics at the Justice Department. Jeff was also ...
The PRI All Stars Respond to Gov. Newsom’s 2024-25 Budget Plan
Listen as PRI’s All Stars – Wayne Winegarden, Lance Izumi, Sally Pipes, and Steve Smith – respond to Gov. Newsom’s much-anticipated 2024-25 state budget plan. They discuss Gov. Newsom’s much lower state budget projection and spending priorities, the budget’s impact on K-12 education, whether the Governor will suspend the controversial ...
The PRI All Stars – 2023 Year End Awards
PRI’s All Stars – Rowena Itchon, Tim Anaya, Lance Izumi, and Kerry Jackson – are back with their choices for 2023’s biggest winners and losers, in our annual tribute to the McLaughlin Group. We hand out our choices for best and worst ideas of the year, the bummest wraps, and ...
Richard Samuelson – What We Can Learn About Today’s Politics from the Boston Tea Party
Calling all history buffs, this episode is for you! PRI board member and Hillsdale College Associate Professor of Government Richard Samuelson joins us to discuss the anniversary of the Boston Tea Party, the events surrounding the incident, and the lessons we can learn from the Boston Tea Party about ...
Ben Judge – America’s Foreign Adversaries: What would John Quincy Adams Do?
Our guest is Ben Judge, managing director of Monument Valley, a firm focused on adapting academic research for popular audiences. Ben is also the creator and executive producer of the documentary Right Makes Might: The Lincoln-Douglas Debates. We chat with Ben about his new book United and Independent: John Quincy ...
Holiday Book Gift Guide – PRI Staff
The PRI holiday book gift guide has become an annual tradition. This year’s list has something for everyone on your gift list: politics, history, business, philosophy, mystery, horror, and good old-fashion whodunits. Enjoy and happy holiday shopping.
Scott Beyer – Latin America’s Urban Experience
Our guest this week is Scott Beyer, founder of the Market Urbanist, a website that reports and researches innovative free-market policy solutions to the myriad of problems many cities are facing. Scott is the author of PRI’s new mini book: Latin America’s Urban Experience: How Markets Help Developing Countries Cope ...
