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California

Connie Conway – She’s Back! Former Assembly Republican Leader Takes On Sacramento’s Hot Topics

Former Assembly Republican Leader Connie Conway always has an opinion about something.  She joins us to discuss the hot issues on the agenda in Sacramento, including taxes, water storage, the state budget, and health care.
California

Patrick Reasonover – Can Free Market Filmmakers Thrive in Hollywood?

Patrick Reasonover, president and co-founder of Taliesin Nexus, joins us to discuss his organization’s work to nurture the next generation of liberty-minded filmmakers in Hollywood, and the state of the movie business and entertainment industry today.
California

Senate Republican Leader Patricia Bates – The View from Under the Dome

Senate Republican Leader Patricia Bates joins us as she celebrates her one-year anniversary as Leader to discuss the top issues on the agenda at the State Capitol – poverty, health care reform, transportation, the state budget, taxes, and her caucus’ priorities for 2018.
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.
California

Charles Kesler – The Never Trump Movement: Then and Now

Charles Kesler, Professor at Claremont McKenna College and Editor of the Claremont Review of Books discusses the Never Trump movement, the future of mainstream conservativism and nationalist populism, California v. Trump, and free speech on campus.
Business & Economics

Jared Meyer – How Progressive Cities Fight Innovation

Jared Meyer of the Foundation for Government Accountability joins us to discuss his book on how progressive cities like San Francisco are defending the status quo by fighting innovation and the sharing economy, and gives his thoughts on how policymakers should approach these new and disruptive industries.
Business & Economics

John Kabateck – Why Are High-Demand Industries Not Coming to California?

John Kabateck, longtime advocate for NFIB and California’s small businesses, joins us to discuss the results of PRI’s new survey on California’s business climate and explore why highly-coveted industries are still not coming to the Golden State despite state tax credits and incentives.
Featured

Sally Pipes – The False Promise of Single Payer

PRI President, CEO, and Thomas W. Smith Fellow in Health Care Policy Sally Pipes joins us to discuss her new book, The False Promise of Single-Payer Health Care, and explore the impact single-payer would have on California’s healthcare system.
Business & Economics

Damon Dunn – Free Markets 101

Damon Dunn, former college and pro football player, successful entrepreneur, and former Hoover Institution fellow joins us to discuss his new “Right by the Bay” column, Free Markets 101, where he will make often complex economic trends more understandable.
Business & Economics

Wayne Winegarden – Breaking Down Barriers

PRI’s Senior Fellow in Business and Economics Wayne Winegarden joins us to discuss his new study on the barriers in state licensing laws that hinder the ability of natural disaster victims to get their claims processed quickly, and hurt consumers. He discusses reforms that could speed up post-disaster response, lower ...
California

Connie Conway – She’s Back! Former Assembly Republican Leader Takes On Sacramento’s Hot Topics

Former Assembly Republican Leader Connie Conway always has an opinion about something.  She joins us to discuss the hot issues on the agenda in Sacramento, including taxes, water storage, the state budget, and health care.
California

Patrick Reasonover – Can Free Market Filmmakers Thrive in Hollywood?

Patrick Reasonover, president and co-founder of Taliesin Nexus, joins us to discuss his organization’s work to nurture the next generation of liberty-minded filmmakers in Hollywood, and the state of the movie business and entertainment industry today.
California

Senate Republican Leader Patricia Bates – The View from Under the Dome

Senate Republican Leader Patricia Bates joins us as she celebrates her one-year anniversary as Leader to discuss the top issues on the agenda at the State Capitol – poverty, health care reform, transportation, the state budget, taxes, and her caucus’ priorities for 2018.
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.
California

Charles Kesler – The Never Trump Movement: Then and Now

Charles Kesler, Professor at Claremont McKenna College and Editor of the Claremont Review of Books discusses the Never Trump movement, the future of mainstream conservativism and nationalist populism, California v. Trump, and free speech on campus.
Business & Economics

Jared Meyer – How Progressive Cities Fight Innovation

Jared Meyer of the Foundation for Government Accountability joins us to discuss his book on how progressive cities like San Francisco are defending the status quo by fighting innovation and the sharing economy, and gives his thoughts on how policymakers should approach these new and disruptive industries.
Business & Economics

John Kabateck – Why Are High-Demand Industries Not Coming to California?

John Kabateck, longtime advocate for NFIB and California’s small businesses, joins us to discuss the results of PRI’s new survey on California’s business climate and explore why highly-coveted industries are still not coming to the Golden State despite state tax credits and incentives.
Featured

Sally Pipes – The False Promise of Single Payer

PRI President, CEO, and Thomas W. Smith Fellow in Health Care Policy Sally Pipes joins us to discuss her new book, The False Promise of Single-Payer Health Care, and explore the impact single-payer would have on California’s healthcare system.
Business & Economics

Damon Dunn – Free Markets 101

Damon Dunn, former college and pro football player, successful entrepreneur, and former Hoover Institution fellow joins us to discuss his new “Right by the Bay” column, Free Markets 101, where he will make often complex economic trends more understandable.
Business & Economics

Wayne Winegarden – Breaking Down Barriers

PRI’s Senior Fellow in Business and Economics Wayne Winegarden joins us to discuss his new study on the barriers in state licensing laws that hinder the ability of natural disaster victims to get their claims processed quickly, and hurt consumers. He discusses reforms that could speed up post-disaster response, lower ...
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