You Will Own Nothing
WATCH: PRI’s webinar with bestselling author Carol Roth
Watch PRI’s webinar with New York Times bestselling author Carol Roth, discussing her new book, You Will Own Nothing, in conversation with PRI senior fellow in business and economics Dr. Wayne Winegarden.
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Americans Pay $1,300 ‘Tort Tax,’ Fixing Legal System Would Grow Economy by 2 Percent
Americans pay a “tort tax” of $1,300 per person thanks to lawsuit abuse, and reforming the legal system could boost the U.S. economy by 2 percent over time, finds a new study released today by California-based, nonpartisan, free-market think tank, the Pacific Research Institute. “Frivolous lawsuits reduce economic opportunities, jobs, and tax revenues while increasing costs for all Americans,” said the study’s co-authors Dr. Wayne Winegarden and Kerry Jackson. “As our study shows, policymakers can
Read about latest costly green mandate
New Climate Disclosure Laws Will Hurt Business, Won’t Help Planet
When author and journalist Tom Wolfe coined the term “statusphere” – in which participants compete for prestige within a groupthink bubble – he didn’t have the California Legislature of the 21st century in mind. But he could have. In California, it’s routine for lawmakers to pass bills that have little practical effect but are magnificent opportunities for lawmakers to preen before approving Blue State legislators elsewhere, and a media eager to hype the latest progressive
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Outlawing Commercial Gas Ovens Latest Government Hit on Minority Workers
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Here’s One Good Idea from Sacramento: Cut Red Tape for Farmers Markets
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Read about latest costly green mandate
New Climate Disclosure Laws Will Hurt Business, Won’t Help Planet
When author and journalist Tom Wolfe coined the term “statusphere” – in which participants compete for prestige within a groupthink bubble – he didn’t have
Read about new CA green mandate
Outlawing Commercial Gas Ovens Latest Government Hit on Minority Workers
You may have missed it, but there was another shot fired last week in the war by California bureaucrats against gas-powered appliances. The South Coast
Read about a rare good bill from Sacramento
Here’s One Good Idea from Sacramento: Cut Red Tape for Farmers Markets
The popularity of farmers markets has swelled over the last three decades, from only 1,755 in 1994 across the country to 8,771 in 2019. The
Read latest about government overregulation
By managing growth, planners make cities less livable
While Euclidean zoning has been credited with segregating developments that have incompatible uses – a chemical plant next to a school or a landfill right
New court ruling brings hope for gig workers stymied by AB5
California Assembly Bill 5, which should have been officially named state government’s War on Independent Contractors, recently took a well-deserved, though not full, thrashing in
How Eminent Domain Obliterated the Character of Cities
No city can possibly express its character – the many urban quirks and idiosyncrasies, as well as the strangely appealing grittiness and shining luxury that
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