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Lance Izumi Talks with the Epoch Times About Problems with California Public Schools
The Epoch Times| Siyamak Khorrami
December 10, 2019
Lance Izumi, PRI's Senior Director of the Center for Education, recently sat down with the Epoch Times to discuss a few of the many issues plaguing California public schools.
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John O’Sullivan – What’s happening with Brexit?
December 9, 2019
This podcast is the fourth in the series of joint PRI and Claremont Institute 40th Anniversary Cruise lectures. The theme of the lectures was “The Future of America and the West: Liberty, Sovereignty, and Self-Government. This fourth lecture on Brexit isfrom John O’Sullivan, senior fellow at the National Review Institute and former advisor to Prime Minister Thatcher. John takes us through the history of Brexit, the economic and cultural underpinnings that brought this historic vote to the British people, and his thoughts on Brexit’s future.
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PRI Submits Written Comments to SEC On Proxy Advisory Firm Rule Change
December 12, 2019
PRI Senior Fellow in Business and Economics, Dr. Wayne Winegarden, submitted written comments to the Securities and Exchange Commission on their proposed rule change regarding more disclosure of conflicts of interest by proxy advisory firms.
. . . Earlier this year, Winegarden released a study analyzing 30 ESG funds that have either existed for more than 10 years or outperformed the S&P 500 over a short-term period.
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Democrats Stage A Phony Retreat On Medicare For All
Forbes | Sally C. Pipes
December 9, 2019
At that point, we’d effectively have a single-payer system—no legislation required.
And that’s exactly what public option supporters have in mind. Yale University professor Jacob Hacker—one of the first proponents of the concept—said that it’s a way to get to single-payer without having to “frighten people into thinking that they’re going to lose their private insurance.”
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A Fishy Study Posits That Pesticides Can Travel Back In Time
Issues & Insights | Henry Miller, M.S., M.D.
December 11, 2019
At least that’s what one must assume after reading the research article, which like others purporting to show harmful environmental effects of neonics, got extensive and often sensationalistic coverage in the media. “Fishery collapse ‘confirms Silent Spring pesticide prophecy,’” trumpeted the Guardian.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Everything You Need to Know About Britain, Boris and Brexit – Luncheon and Discussion with Dr. Eamonn Butler
Join PRI for a luncheon and discussion featuring Dr. Eamonn Butler, Director at the Adam Smith Institute of London. Dr. Butler will look at all things Brexit, including the outcomes and possibilities of the December UK elections, the impact of Boris Johnson, and more.
Dr. Eamonn Butler has degrees in economics, philosophy and psychology, gaining a PhD from the University of St Andrews in 1978. During the 1970s he worked on pensions and welfare issues for the US House of Representatives, and taught philosophy in Hillsdale College, Michigan, before returning to the UK to help found the Adam Smith Institute.
Tuesday, January 14, 2020
11:30 Registration
12:00 Luncheon
The University Club
800 Powell Street
San Francisco, CA 94108
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Young Leaders Circle: Untangling Blockchain and Cryptocurrency in 2020
PRI’s Young Leaders Circle will bring together a panel of industry experts to discuss blockchain and cryptocurrency. Leaders in academic research, private business, and the regulatory space will examine regulations on blockchain and cryptocurrency, benefits and challenges to the emerging technologies, and look at how the two concepts are being adopted around the world in the free market.
This event is open to all interest levels: whether you’re completely new to blockchain and cryptocurrencies or regularly follow ICOs and ETFs.
Wednesday, January 22, 2020
6 p.m. Happy Hour
6:45 p.m. Panel Begins
Neyborly – The Mezzanine
600 Mason Street
San Francisco, CA 94108
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Young Leaders Circle: How Entrepreneurship Can Bring Low-Income Entrepreneurs Out of Poverty with Dr. Wayne Winegarden
Dr. Wayne Winegarden, PRI’s Senior Fellow in Business and Economics and the Director of PRI’s Center for Medical Economics and Innovation, will share challenges and solutions from his new study on entrepreneurship “Entrepreneurship as a Pathway to the American Dream.”
Winegarden’s study is the second in the Breaking Down Barriers to Opportunity which looks for challenges and reforms to boost entrepreneurship. Dr. Winegarden’s policy research explores the connection between macroeconomic policies and economic outcomes, with a focus on fiscal policy, the health care industry, and the energy sector.
Thursday, February 20, 2020
6 p.m. Happy Hour Begins
6:45 p.m. Moderated Interview Begins
University Club
800 Powell Street
San Francisco, CA 94108
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