Please join us for

PRI’s Annual Sir Antony Fisher Dinner with

Victor Davis Hanson

Taube Family Freedom Prize Recipient
Professor Richard Epstein 

Thursday, September 18, 2025
6 pm to 9 pm

6pm    Reception on the Ballroom Terrace

7pm    Dinner in the Ballroom with Remarks,
and a Conversation with Victor Davis Hanson, Richard Epstein and Charles R. Kesler

The Peninsula Golf & Country Club
701 Madera Dr, San Mateo, CA 94403

For more information please contact Laura Dannerbeck at (415) 250-9206 or [email protected].

This event has been postponed. A new date will be announced soon.

Live webinar with Alan Dershowitz

Called “the world’s best-known lawyer” and its most prominent defender of civil liberties, who has litigated and won hundreds of cases in multiple countries.  The Harvard Law School professor, prolific author and frequent media commentator will discuss his new book The Preventive State:  The Challenges of Preventing Serious Harms While Preserving Essential Liberties (Encounter Books), in conversation with the Hon. Dan Kolkey, Pacific Research Institute board member.

• If reliable but uncertain intelligence predicted a mass casualty terrorist attack and indicated likely suspects, what preventive actions would be constitutionally authorized?
• Should the government compel widespread inoculation that might kill hundreds of people while saving millions?
• If an article describing how to circumvent the inoculation mandate was about to be published, should censorship of the article be authorized?

A PRI Dinner With Heather Mac Donald

The Clash Within Civilizations and the Failure of the Progressive Revolution

Thursday, July 31, 2025

The California Club
538 Flower Street Los Angeles, California 90071

Registration Opens: 6 pm
Cocktail Reception: 6:15 pm – 7 pm
Dinner Program: 7 pm
Conclusion: 9 pm

Business Attire

Join Manhattan Institute fellow and
Wall Street Journal columnist Jason Riley
for a live PRI webinar discussing his new book,
The Affirmative Action Myth (Basic Books),
in conversation with Lance Izumi,
senior director of PRI’s Center for Education.

Celebrate William F. Buckley, Jr.’ 100th birthday

Racing Through Paradise: The William F. Buckley, Jr. Centennial Sail and Dinner

Sail with us on the tall ship America.

The sailing adventure will be followed by dinner at the Balboa Bay Resort and Club in Newport Beach, California.

Reminisce Bill Buckley’s life and times with Chuck DeFeo, Chief Executive Officer of National Review, Inc. and National Review Institute; Charles Kesler, editor of the Claremont Review of Books; Peter Robinson, senior fellow of the Hoover Institution; and Lawrence Perelman, author of American Impresario. 

Noon to 3pm: Sailing on the Tall Ship “America” in Newport Harbor
6pm: Cocktail Reception at Balboa Bay Resort
7pm: Dinner and Conversation at Balboa Bay Resort
9pm: Event Concludes

Roast and Toast Honoring

Mark Cunningham
Executive Editorial Page Editor, New York Post

with Roasters
Larry Kudlow
Betsy McCaughey
and William McGurn

Wednesday, June 25, 2025
6 pm

The Union Club of NYC
101 E 69th Street
New York, NY 10021

Join PRI on Earth Day – Tuesday, April 22 – for a special live webinar featuring PRI scholars and policy experts exploring key green topics being debated and discussed in Washington, DC and in the states – from Cap and Trade and gas and carbon taxes to green appliance mandates and plastic bag bans.  Learn about the latest study from PRI detailing just how much the green transition in California will cost you – you’ll grab on to your wallet when you hear the figure!  The panelists will also explore how Washington’s recent power shift is affecting policies ranging from taxpayer-funded electric vehicle subsidies to green energy mandates.

Tuesday, April 22, 2025
11AM

Register at the link to watch live on Zoom and get your questions answered!

Featuring:

Dr. Wayne Winegarden, Senior Fellow in Business and Economics, Pacific Research Institute

Wayne Winegarden, Ph.D. is a Senior Fellow in Business & Economics at the Pacific Research Institute, and director of PRI’s Center for Medical Economics and Innovation.  He has authored numerous studies and commentaries documenting the cost of the green energy transition, promoting the importance of letting free markets – rather than government mandates – lead the way to promote the innovation needed to achieve a better environment.

He has over 20 years of business, economic, and policy experience with expertise in applying quantitative and macroeconomic analyses to create greater insights on corporate strategy, public policy, and strategic planning.  His columns have been published in the Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, Investor’s Business Daily, Forbes.com, and Townhall.com.

Todd Myers, Vice President for Research, Washington Policy Center

With more than two decades in environmental policy, Todd Myers’s experience includes work on a range of environmental issues, including climate policy, forest health, old-growth forests, and salmon recovery. A former member of the executive team at the Washington State Department of Natural Resources, he is a member of the Puget Sound Salmon Recovery Council.

He is the author of Time to Think Small: How nimble environmental technologies can solve the planet’s biggest problems, which outlines how small technologies are empowering people to protect threatened wildlife species, reduce CO2 emissions, and reduce ocean plastic. His previous book Eco-Fads: How the Rise of Trendy Environmentalism Is Harming the Environment documented how our environmental policies are driven by a desire to look good rather than to help the environment.

Tim Anaya, Moderator
Vice President, Marketing and Communications, Pacific Research Institute

Tim Anaya is the Pacific Research Institute’s Vice President of Marketing and Communications. He is the co-author of the PRI book, The California Left Coast Survivor’s Guide, which was an Amazon.com number one new release in two categories.

He has had a front row seat to California policymaking for more than 25 years. His thoughts on state politics and policy are regularly featured in media outlets in California and nationally.

Before coming to PRI, he worked at the State Capitol for nearly two decades, serving as communications director for then-Assembly Republican Leader and future Congresswoman Connie Conway. He was a senior communications advisor to 9 Assembly Republican Leaders, including then-Leader and future U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. He also worked as a speechwriter for Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.

In the aftermath of January’s destructive Southern California wildfires, media reports, whistleblowers, and elected officials are providing much needed oversight in the role misguided government policies have played in worsening the tragedy.  Affected residents are now seeing firsthand how bad policies and unnecessary government bureaucracy are hindering the rebuilding process.

Join PRI’s scholars and policy experts for an informative webinar exploring how policy influenced the tragedy on issues ranging from planning to insurance, get the lessons learned from the Maui wildfires that every Southern Californian should know as the rebuilding process begins, and learn what should be done going forward to better protect Californians from wildfire risk.

Featuring:

• The Hon. Daniel Kolkey, PRI Board Member and Chair of PRI’s California Reform Committee
• Steven Greenhut, Director, PRI’s Free Cities Center
• Joe Kent, Executive Vice President, Grassroot Institute of Hawaii

Wednesday, March 12

11 AM Pacific Time

Register to watch live on Zoom

(Note: individuals must register to watch live)

The Pacific Research Institute Presents
A NAPA VALLEY RETREAT

Steve Forbes
Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of Forbes Media

Gordon Chang
Author and commentator on China and the Pacific Region

Steve Hilton
Fox News commentator and founder of Golden Together

The Honorable Kevin Kiley (R-CA)
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives

The Honorable Nathan Hochman
District Attorney, Los Angeles County

Friday, April 4 to Sunday, April 6, 2025

The Meritage Resort and Spa
Napa, California

We are thrilled to invite you to the Pacific Research Institute’s Napa Valley Retreat. The weekend is more than just a gathering of like-minded people who care about California and our nation – it’s a celebration of what California has to offer: bountiful fields, wonderful wine, and the warmth of the people of the Golden State.

The theme of our retreat is “Ideas in Action.” Join us for a weekend of conversations with some of the best minds in the country, including: Steve Forbes on advancing economic prosperity, Gordon Chang on the threats to democracy, Steve Hilton on turning around California, Nathan Hochman on safeguarding our communities, Wilfred Reilly on the dangers of identity politics, and U.S. Representative Kevin Kiley, on what to expect from the new administration.

FRIDAY NIGHT

Gordon G. Chang is an author, lawyer, and columnist. Mr. Chang lived and worked in China and Hong Kong for almost two decades as Counsel to the law firm Paul Weiss and earlier in Hong Kong as Partner in the international law firm Baker & McKenzie. His writings on China and North Korea have appeared in the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Far Eastern Economic Review, International Herald Tribune, National Review, Barron’s and other publications. Mr. Chang has appeared on CNN, Fox News Channel, Fox Business Network, CNBC, MSNBC, PBS, the BBC, and Bloomberg Television. His latest book is Plan Red: China’s Project to Destroy America.

SATURDAY MORNING PANELISTS

The Hon. Kevin Kiley

U.S. Representative Kevin Kiley represents California’s third district spanning most of the California-Nevada border including parts of Sacramento county. He is dedicated to promoting fiscally sound policies to reduce inflation, increasing choice in education, and responsible management of our public lands to preserve our forests and prevent catastrophic wildfires.

The Hon. Nathan Hochman
Nathan Hochman is the newly elected District Attorney of Los Angeles County replacing George Gascón. Before becoming DA, he was an Assistant U.S. Attorney General at the U.S. Department of Justice and an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California. Mr. Hochman will discuss his efforts to restore safety and justice in LA County.

Wilfred Reilly
Wilfred Reilly, J.D. and Ph.D. is an Associate Professor at Kentucky State University, a National Review contributor, and a PRI senior fellow. His latest
book is Lies My Liberal Teacher Told Me: Debunking the False Narratives Defining America’s School Curricula (Broadside Books, 2024). Professor Reilly will discuss the dangers of identity politics, including DEI and reparations.

Steve Hayward
Steve Hayward, Ph.D. is an author, political commentator, and policy scholar. He is a visiting professor at Pepperdine School of Public Policy, a Power Line blogger, host of the podcast Three Whiskey Happy Hour, and senior fellow at PRI. Among his many books are The Age of Reagan, The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Presidents, and Upon Further Review: Books and Arts, 1983-2024.

SATURDAY AFTERNOON

Steve Hilton was previously senior policy and strategy advisor to former UK prime minister David Cameron and former host of The Next Revolution on Fox News. Steve has been a California resident since 2012, and a U.S. citizen since 2021. After stints teaching at Stanford and founding tech start-up Crowdpac, he is now increasingly focused on California and its policy challenges. His upcoming book is Califailure: Reversing the Ruin of America’s Worst-Run State.

SATURDAY NIGHT

Steve Forbes is Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of Forbes Media. His new book, which he co-authored with Nathan Lewis and Elizabeth
Ames, is Inflation: What It Is, Why It’s Bad and How To Fix It. He hosts the popular webcast What’s Ahead, where he gives insightful analyses of events as well as engaging the world’s leading newsmakers, politicians and pioneers in business and economics in captivating conversations.

Join PRI for a special live webinar with Sally Pipes,
PRI President, CEO, and Thomas W. Smith Fellow in Health Care Policy, discussing her new book, The World’s Medicine Chest: How America Achieved Pharmaceutical Supremacy – and How to Keep It (Encounter Books).

The book explores how America became the world’s leader in biopharmaceutical innovation through market capitalism, and argues that the embrace by Democrats and even some Republicans to follow Europe and enact controls on prescription drugs would be a grave mistake.

Pipes will discuss her new book in conversation with Dr. Wayne Winegarden, director of PRI’s Center for Medical Economics and Innovation, and will take audience questions.

Wednesday, February 26
11 AM Pacific Time

Register to watch live on Zoom
(Note: individuals must register to watch live)

Pacific Research Institute Annual Baroness Thatcher Dinner

An Evening with

GORDON CHANG

Threats To Democracy from
America’s Adversaries

Baroness Thatcher Award presentation to
LINDEN BLUE
Co-Owner and Vice Chair of General Atomics

TUESDAY, MARCH 4, 2025

Reception and Dinner

6pm–9pm

The Lodge at Torrey Pines

La Jolla, California

Join us for PRI’s Seventh Annual
“California Ideas in Action” Conference

Featuring Keynote Luncheon Speaker
Scott Rasmussen

One of the world’s leading public opinion pollsters and top political analysts
Host of “The Scott Rasmussen Show” on Merit Street Media

And featuring conversations and panel discussions with leading state policymakers and free market thinkers on some of California’s top 2025 challenges including:

• What’s next for public safety policy after the passage of Prop. 36
• How to improve student achievement in the classroom
• Why bad government prescription drug policy could harm patients
• The “War on Suburbia” – California’s ongoing debate over land use and housing policy

Tuesday, February 18, 2025
The Sutter Club, Sacramento

Doors open: 9:30 AM

Opening remarks and morning program: 10:00 to 11:45
Keynote luncheon with Scott Rasmussen: 11:45 AM to 1 PM
Afternoon program: 1:10 to 2:15 PM