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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:
Democrats Set Their Sights on Trump’s Medicaid Reforms
Fresh off their 2026 midterm victories, Democrats are preparing to roll back key Medicaid reforms that President Trump signed into law last year. Their ambitions don’t stop there. Progressives are also looking to revive Medicare for All — a proposal that would ban private insurance ...
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AI: The Contest for the 21st Century
READ THE PDF AI: The Contest for the 21st Century President Donald Trump has called the threat posed by frontier artificial intelligence models a “hoax.” It’s not, but those who seek to contain rogue AI are themselves peddling hoaxes. Paradoxically, the American president is now ...
California Reform
Most Recent Post:
Election 2026 Wrap Up – A Blue Tsnuami Washes Over California and the Nation
This week, Tim and Matt break down all of interesting results from Election 2026 and the many surprising outcomes. They break down the election of Xavier Becerra as governor and the defeat of the wealth tax, plus they share their thoughts on the sweeping Democratic ...
Education
Most Recent Post:
The Equity Epidemic Is Hurting America’s Students
Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies have become embedded in American education despite President Trump’s efforts to eliminate them and some schools’ attempts to rebrand them. A 2025 investigation found that nearly 24,000 schools in 46 states and the District of Columbia were implementing DEI ...
Environment
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Resistance To Energy Storage Is A Reality Slap For California’s Green Ambitions
Vistra Energy, a Texas-based power company, long had plans to build and operate a 600-megawatt battery storage facility on about 24 acres of a 107-acre waterfront property in the city of Morro Bay. The site is a retired oil-and-gas fired power plant owned by Vistra. ...