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PRI’s work encompasses countless studies, commentary, books, podcasts, blog posts, and events surrounding our mission to promote the principles of individual freedom and personal responsibility. Our areas of research include health care, education, environment, innovation, California reform, and business economics. Explore our topics below.
Health Care
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Gov’t Price Controls on Prescription Drugs Still a Bad Idea
Price controls undermine the financial incentives that make scientific breakthroughs possible. Yet the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services wants to subject certain improved versions of existing medicines to price controls years earlier than under current policy. The agency can’t even reliably estimate how much ...
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Newsom’s Greatest COVID ‘Hits’
It’s likely he made the concession, though, only because he’s convinced he won’t be held accountable. But even if he’s not the Democrats’ 2028 presidential candidate, he still should be made to answer for his authoritarian decisions. Newsom says his most regrettable COVID policy was ...
California Reform
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Going Through All of the Propositions
This year’s ballot is one of the longest ever and one of the most complicated to sift through. To help voters, Tim and Matt this week go through all of the statewide ballot measures and discuss the arguments pro and con for of each of ...
Education
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Los Angeles public school parents are sending a clear message. Is the district listening?
A recent poll shows the district receiving largely positive marks from local parents despite their widespread dissatisfaction with the direction of the state and city. But the same poll shows the district might not know how to leave well enough alone by pushing forward with ...
Environment
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Ground beef imports are a no-win plan for consumers, producers
When President Donald Trump announced a plan to allow 300,000 metric tons of additional ground beef into the U.S. without tariffs, it was greeted with outright disgust by cattle producers across the country. The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) responded to the announcement saying it ...