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Even post-Janus, worker freedom remains at risk in some states
Featured in the New York Post and Washington Examiner | Lance Izumi
October 15, 2019
It is also necessary to understand the actual risks global climate change poses. As Bjorn Lomborg has eloquently argued, “yes, global warming is real and human-caused”, but claims that climate change will lead to the end of the world are unsupported. “The UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change estimates that by the 2070's, the total effects of climate change, including on ecosystems, will be equivalent to a reduction in average income of 0.2 to 2.0 percent. By then, each person on the planet will be 300 to 500 percent richer.”
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Listen to PRI's "Next Round" Podcast
Jared Walczak – Taxifornia
October 17, 2019
Jared Walczak of the Tax Foundation discusses taxes, taxes, and more taxes in the Golden State. He offers his analysis of the split roll tax, the state and local income tax deduction and its impact on high-tax states like California, reforming the state’s tax structure, high corporate taxes, and rising local sales taxes. You could call it our scary Halloween podcast special.
How Long Can Sen. Warren Dodge Questions About Medicare For All?
Forbes | Sally C. Pipes
October 15, 2019
Presidential hopeful Sen. Elizabeth Warren won’t answer a simple question about the healthcare plan she endorses, Medicare for All. Will it raise taxes on middle-class families? Pressed by moderators at the most recent televised debate last month, she refused to give a straight answer. She parried late-night host Stephen Colbert’s query away. And at a recent New Hampshire town hall, she dodged a question on the topic.
Adam Smith’s ‘invisible hand’ is poking at corporate activists
Washington Examiner | Henry Miller, M.S., M.D.
October 16, 2019
Many of America’s largest public corporations recently made a commitment in principle to their “stakeholders,” which included working with their communities and “protect[ing] the environment by embracing sustainable practices.” Leaders of 181 of the 193 member companies of the prominent Business Roundtable promised to “deliver value.”
When Evaluating Socialist Programs, The Path Taken Matters
Right By the Bay Blog | Damon Dunn
October 15, 2019
We don’t criticize the policies of these nations to defend our own. It is important to learn from the ideas and experiences of other nations and peoples in charting America’s future economic policies. After all, our nation’s success has been due, in some measure, to the wisdom of our founders in borrowing the greatest ideas on liberty and self-government from around the world.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Thatcher Gala Dinner with Keynote Speaker Peter Thiel and Special Award Recipient Chris Cox
On Saturday, November 9, 2019, PRI will host its 8th Annual Baroness Thatcher Gala Dinner at the Newport Beach Marriott Hotel & Spa in Newport Beach, California. We are thrilled to be celebrating our 40th Anniversary with entrepreneur and investor Peter Thiel as our keynote speaker. PRI Senior Fellow Dr. Steven Hayward will lead an in-depth Q&A session with Peter Thiel that will address issues such as political bias at technology companies and campus free speech.
At the Gala, PRI board member Paul D. Tosetti, a partner at Latham & Watkins, will present the 2019 Baroness Thatcher Liberty Award to the Honorable Christopher Cox, a former PRI board member, for his commitment to liberty and for his embodiment of the principles of Baroness Margaret Thatcher.
Saturday, November 9, 2019
Doors open at 6 p.m.
Newport Beach Marriott Hotel and Spa
900 Newport Center Drive
Newport Beach, California
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“Nationalism, Identity, and Immigration: Considerations for the Academy and the Nation”
Join us for a conversation with Amy Wax and Mickey Kaus on nationalism, identity, and immigration in San Francisco. The vent will be sponsored by Berkeley Law, Public Law and Policy, University of California, the Federalist Society and Pacific Research Institute. The event will be moderated by Dr. Steven F. Hayward.
Thursday, October 31, 2019
11:30 am Registration
12:00 – 1:30pm Luncheon and presentation
The University Club of San Francisco
800 Powell Street, SF 94108
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