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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
Most Recent Post:
No Sound Reasons to Mislead on Medical Debt
Medical debt can cause serious hardship. But the Urban Institute’s own findings paint a less alarming picture. The first question is what counts as medical debt. The Urban Institute found that 26.6% of adults reported that they or their families owed money for medical or ...
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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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California Has Taken A Wrong Turn — Will It Ever Get Back On Track?
Long before it was even a state, California was the destination for the hard working, the enterprising, the free thinking, the dynamic dreamers who have left their marks in countless positive and useful ways. It was always moving in the right direction, ever upward. But ...
Education
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California’s Bad Student Test Scores and Newsom’s Deceitful Edu-Ganda
The state administers its California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CASPP) annually to students in grades 3-8 and grade 11. There are four performance levels on the exam—advanced, proficient, developing, and minimal. For a student to meet grade-level standards, he or she must score ...
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 ...