Podcast
Environment
Dr. Henry Miller – Just How “Authentic” Are the “Natural” Products You’re Buying?
Dr. Henry Miller, PRI’s new fellow in health care studies, joins us to discuss his recent Wall Street Journal op-ed challenging the “authentic” industry, which made waves nationally. We also discuss how over-regulation prevents beneficial products from going to market, how the EPA’s Superfund program has become a cash-cow for ...
Pacific Research Institute
September 24, 2018
California
Bryan Anderson – Meet the Sacramento Bee’s New Political Reporter
The Sacramento Bee’s new political reporter and “Capitol Alert” editor Bryan Anderson shares his observations on his first summer covering the California Legislature. We discuss the DMV wait time scandal, privacy legislation, CEQA reform for stadiums, how covering North Carolina politics compares with California . . . and his real ...
Pacific Research Institute
September 17, 2018
California
Steven Greenhut – Bail Reform, Bailouts, and Brown’s Legacy . . . Oh My! The 2018 Legislative Session in Review
Steven Greenhut of the R Street Institute shares his thoughts on the just-completed 2018 legislative session and Jerry Brown’s legacy as governor, the second go-around. We discuss wildfire response legislation, bail reform, 100 percent renewable energy mandates, single-payer health care, soda taxes, and other hot issues.
Pacific Research Institute
September 10, 2018
California
Michael Thom – Are Film Subsidies A Good Deal for California Taxpayers?
USC Public Policy Professor Michael Thom joins us to discuss his research exploring whether California’s film and television tax credits are a good deal for taxpayers and whether they make a difference in attracting or retaining jobs and economic activity to the state.
Pacific Research Institute
September 3, 2018
Podcast
Laurence Jurdem – How Conservative Media Influenced Reagan’s Foreign Policy
Historian Laurence Jurdem joins us to talk about his new book, Paving the Way for Reagan, which explores how National Review, Human Events, and other conservative publications strongly influenced Ronald Reagan’s outlook and paved the way for his “peace through strength” foreign policy.
Pacific Research Institute
August 27, 2018
California
Richard Samuelson – Is Senator Zuckerberg or Soros a Good Thing? Making The Case for a Political Elite
Cal State San Bernardino professor and historian Richard Samuelson joins us to discuss his upcoming book on John Adams and his take – shaped by Adams’ argument – that the best place to handle a runaway elite who want to change the world like Mark Zuckerberg or George Soros would ...
Pacific Research Institute
August 20, 2018
Podcast
Andrew Puzder – The Capitalist Comeback
Former CKE Restaurants CEO Andy Puzder says that “capitalism” is not a dirty word. He joins us to discuss his new book profiling the rise of anti-profit forces in the U.S., and how, under President Trump’s leadership, they can be vanquished for good.
Pacific Research Institute
August 13, 2018
Podcast
Dean McGrath – Supreme Court Battle, Part 2 – What Will Brett Kavanaugh Be Like on the Supreme Court?
In part 2 of our discussion with PRI general counsel Dean McGrath, who is a veteran of past Supreme Court nomination fights, we discuss the Brett Kavanaugh nomination in depth, and explore how he might rule on some of the key issues to likely come before the Supreme Court in ...
Pacific Research Institute
August 6, 2018
Podcast
Dean McGrath – An Insider’s View on the Kavanaugh Nomination
PRI’s general counsel Dean McGrath – and who also served as counsel to President Reagan – joins us to discuss the battle for the Supreme Court. He gives us an inside look at what goes into nominating and confirming a Supreme Court justice, and shares his thoughts on the nomination ...
Pacific Research Institute
July 30, 2018
Business & Economics
Nick Loris – Why Are California Gas Prices So High?
Nick Loris of the Heritage Foundation joins us from Vancouver to discuss why California gas prices are so much higher than the rest of the nation, and what reforms would make a real difference in giving drivers some relief at the pump.
Pacific Research Institute
July 24, 2018
Dr. Henry Miller – Just How “Authentic” Are the “Natural” Products You’re Buying?
Dr. Henry Miller, PRI’s new fellow in health care studies, joins us to discuss his recent Wall Street Journal op-ed challenging the “authentic” industry, which made waves nationally. We also discuss how over-regulation prevents beneficial products from going to market, how the EPA’s Superfund program has become a cash-cow for ...
Bryan Anderson – Meet the Sacramento Bee’s New Political Reporter
The Sacramento Bee’s new political reporter and “Capitol Alert” editor Bryan Anderson shares his observations on his first summer covering the California Legislature. We discuss the DMV wait time scandal, privacy legislation, CEQA reform for stadiums, how covering North Carolina politics compares with California . . . and his real ...
Steven Greenhut – Bail Reform, Bailouts, and Brown’s Legacy . . . Oh My! The 2018 Legislative Session in Review
Steven Greenhut of the R Street Institute shares his thoughts on the just-completed 2018 legislative session and Jerry Brown’s legacy as governor, the second go-around. We discuss wildfire response legislation, bail reform, 100 percent renewable energy mandates, single-payer health care, soda taxes, and other hot issues.
Michael Thom – Are Film Subsidies A Good Deal for California Taxpayers?
USC Public Policy Professor Michael Thom joins us to discuss his research exploring whether California’s film and television tax credits are a good deal for taxpayers and whether they make a difference in attracting or retaining jobs and economic activity to the state.
Laurence Jurdem – How Conservative Media Influenced Reagan’s Foreign Policy
Historian Laurence Jurdem joins us to talk about his new book, Paving the Way for Reagan, which explores how National Review, Human Events, and other conservative publications strongly influenced Ronald Reagan’s outlook and paved the way for his “peace through strength” foreign policy.
Richard Samuelson – Is Senator Zuckerberg or Soros a Good Thing? Making The Case for a Political Elite
Cal State San Bernardino professor and historian Richard Samuelson joins us to discuss his upcoming book on John Adams and his take – shaped by Adams’ argument – that the best place to handle a runaway elite who want to change the world like Mark Zuckerberg or George Soros would ...
Andrew Puzder – The Capitalist Comeback
Former CKE Restaurants CEO Andy Puzder says that “capitalism” is not a dirty word. He joins us to discuss his new book profiling the rise of anti-profit forces in the U.S., and how, under President Trump’s leadership, they can be vanquished for good.
Dean McGrath – Supreme Court Battle, Part 2 – What Will Brett Kavanaugh Be Like on the Supreme Court?
In part 2 of our discussion with PRI general counsel Dean McGrath, who is a veteran of past Supreme Court nomination fights, we discuss the Brett Kavanaugh nomination in depth, and explore how he might rule on some of the key issues to likely come before the Supreme Court in ...
Dean McGrath – An Insider’s View on the Kavanaugh Nomination
PRI’s general counsel Dean McGrath – and who also served as counsel to President Reagan – joins us to discuss the battle for the Supreme Court. He gives us an inside look at what goes into nominating and confirming a Supreme Court justice, and shares his thoughts on the nomination ...
Nick Loris – Why Are California Gas Prices So High?
Nick Loris of the Heritage Foundation joins us from Vancouver to discuss why California gas prices are so much higher than the rest of the nation, and what reforms would make a real difference in giving drivers some relief at the pump.