ISSUE BRIEF: Biopharma Drug Makers Are Not the Most Profitable Players in Health Care

A new issue brief released by the Center for Medical Economics and Innovation at the nonpartisan Pacific Research Institute finds that innovative drug manufacturers earn some of the lowest risk-adjusted returns in the U.S. health care system, despite making the ...

Watch PRI’s interview with Rick Caruso – one year after the wildfires

In this special Free Cities Center interview, Rick Caruso – founder and executive chairman of Caruso, longtime civic and philanthropic leader in Los Angeles and former mayor candidate – discusses LA’s rebuilding efforts one year after the wildfires. He shares ...

States should think twice before embracing single-payer

Progressives are dreaming once again of a government takeover of the healthcare system. Locked out of power in Washington, they’re taking their fight for single-payer to blue states. This week, four New Yorkers took to the pages of the journal ...

How a Private Scholarship Fund Makes a Difference for Kids at a California Catholic School

Based in Oakland, The BASIC Fund is California’s largest non-denominational PreK-8 organization that gives needs-based scholarships to low-income children on a first-come, first-served basis to help pay for tuition so they can attend private schools. The BASIC Fund gives families ...

Does California Need Billionaires?

If supporters are able to rack up 874 ,641 signatures, the 2026 Billionaire Tax Act will appear on the Nov. 3 ballot. Should it pass, it will levy “a one-time 5% tax on billionaire wealth.” Rather than waiting until voters make their ...

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On Warrants and Searches, A Man’s House Is His Castle

The Fourth Amendment and decades of case law make clear that law enforcement may not enter a residence for search or arrest without a warrant ...
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The ‘Medicare-For-All’ Delusion

As Congress looks for ways to bring down the cost of insurance, a growing number of Democrats are pushing to get rid of insurance altogether ...

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