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PRI's 2020 Free-Market Election Analysis
Right by the Bay | Tim Anaya
October 26, 2020
For hard-working Californians who are busy with their everyday lives, it can be hard to sort through the various measures we’ll be voting on this November. To help you get educated on the issues, clink on the link to read PRI’s free-market analysis on the November ballot. We hope you will find this one-stop resource helpful as you learn about the key measures.
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This Week on "Next Round with PRI"
Michael Anton - The Stakes: America at the Point of No Return
October 26, 2020
Michael Anton, lecturer in politics and research fellow at Hillsdale College’s Kirby Center in Washington, DC and former national security official in the Bush (43) and Trump administrations, joins PRI senior fellow Steve Hayward for a discussion of Anton’s new book, “The Stakes: America at the Point of No Return”.
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Proposition 16 Backers Are Spending Big to Reinstitutionalize Racial Discrimination
Washington Examiner | Lawrence Siskind
October 29, 2020
In 1996, California voters amended their Constitution by enacting Proposition 209. It reads: “The state shall not discriminate against, or grant preferential treatment to, any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin … in education or public employment or contracting.”
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Wayne Winegarden Quoted in Nor Cal Record Story on Status of Covid-19 Relief Bill
Next Covid-19 Relief Bill Remains Stalled in Washington: "Adverse Impacts on the Economy and Individuals Will Be Longer-Lasting Than They Could Have Been"
Northern California Record | Sarah Downey
October 26, 2020
. . . The bill’s most recent incarnations have included targeted aid for American families and businesses. But Republicans and Democrats remain at odds about how much relief to deliver and which entities will receive it.
“The Administration and House Democrats are not focusing on an efficient response to the Covid-19 recession,” Wayne Winegarden, Ph.D., senior fellow in business and economics at the Pacific Research Institute, told the Northern California Record by email.
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The 'Public Option' Will Destroy Choice
The Acton Institute | Sally C. Pipes
October 26, 2020
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has made it abundantly clear that he opposes the “Medicare for All” model of health reform favored by Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and the progressive wing of the Democratic Party. Instead, Biden proposes ([link removed]) creating a public insurance option that would compete against private insurers on Obamacare’s exchanges.
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The Record-Time FDA Approval that Almost Didn't Happen
Human Events | Henry I. Miller, M.S., M.D.
October 28, 2020
For the more than 7 million Americans who inject insulin, Friday will mark an important anniversary: 38 years since the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the use of human insulin synthesized in genetically engineered bacteria. This momentous event ([link removed]) launched a revolutionary new era in pharmaceutical development, and, as the FDA medical reviewer of the product and the head of the evaluation team at the time, I had a front-row seat. To commemorate the event, I open a bottle of champagne every year.
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What is Joe Biden's Economic Plan?
Right by the Bay | Evan Harris
October 27, 2020
During the first presidential debate in September, ([link removed]) both candidates answered where they think the economy is headed. Trump believes in a V-shaped recovery, basically a quick rebound, while Biden prefers a K-shaped recovery, with the rich recovering while the rest of the country moves slower.
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