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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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Learn more about how price controls hurt patients
Harris’s Home Care Promises Unworkable, Unwise
Sally C. Pipes
October 22, 2024
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris’s new proposal to provide subsidized at-home care for seniors through Medicare has received a warm reception from many academics and advocates for the elderly. But the likely cost of this new plan — not just to taxpayers but to the health of ...
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Learn more about LNG exports
The High Costs Of Obstructing LNG Exports
Wayne H Winegarden
October 18, 2024
Thanks to plentiful natural gas, consumers have access to affordable and reliable electricity, an often preferred heating/cooking fuel, and an energy source that has helped reduce U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. Greater use of natural gas is also consistent with the strong preference of “American voters across demographics and ...
California Reform
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Judge Glock – On California’s Housing and Homelessness Problems
Pacific Research Institute
October 21, 2024
With housing – including rent control and development policies – and homelessness key issues for voters across California this election year, we present an expanded version of our recent conversation between the Manhattan Institute’s Judge Glock and our Steven Greenhut of PRI’s Free Cities Center. ...
Education
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Dr. Lance Izumi explains why math scores are low in the United States
Lance T. izumi
October 17, 2024
Watch the full interview here.
Environment
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Read about California's latest move against Elon Musk
SpaceX Delaunched In California
Kerry Jackson
October 17, 2024
The California Coastal Commission voted 6-4 last week to oppose Musk’s plans to launch as many as 50 SpaceX rockets a year from Vandenberg Air Force Base in Santa Barbara County. Musk’s response was to take the agency to court, which he did Tuesday, claiming ...
Business & Economics
Learn more about LNG exports
The High Costs Of Obstructing LNG Exports
Wayne H Winegarden
October 18, 2024
Read about California's latest move against Elon Musk
SpaceX Delaunched In California
Kerry Jackson
October 17, 2024
Rise Of The Machines
Kerry Jackson
October 16, 2024
Learn how government is trying to stop another merger
Why is ‘The People’s Attorney’ Suing to Block a Private Transaction That Will Benefit Shoppers?
Kerry Jackson
October 1, 2024