Next Round

This week’s guest is Dallas Lawrence, a communications pro who has worked at the highest levels of government, the military, and corporate America, who joins us to discuss his new book Communicating Under Fire.  The book offers terrific advice for communications novices and PR pros alike on how to prepare and respond to communications crises that everyone will eventually face in our cancel culture era.  Plus, Tim and Ro discuss President-elect Trump’s cabinet appointments and Gavin Newsom ramping up his efforts to become the head of the liberal resistance against Donald Trump. 

Now that the 2024 election is finally over, the PRI All Stars (Rowena Itchon, Tim Anaya, Lance Izumi and Kerry Jackson) share their thoughts on the election results.  They discuss what went wrong for Kamala Harris, preview what policies we might see from an incoming Trump administration and break down Gavin Newsom's campaign fighting everything from the incoming administration.  Plus, they share their way-too-early predictions for who the 2028 presidential nominees will be.

Our guest on this week’s podcast is Norton Rainey, CEO of Ace Scholarships, an organization focused on securing financial support for low-income kids to attend great schools.  We chat with Norton about their recent education survey of parents and their thoughts on school choice.  We also discuss the many advancements of school choice across the states and the further challenges ahead.

PRI’s All Stars – Lance Izumi, Kerry Jackson, Rowena Itchon, and Tim Anaya – are back with our usual preview of the 2024 presidential election.  We preview what a potential President Harris or re-elected President Trump would do in their upcoming terms, discuss the key propositions including Prop. 36 on retail theft and Prop. 33 on rent control, and breakdown the hot House races in California and the campaigns you should be paying attention to but aren’t. Stay tuned to the end to hear our Electoral College predictions.

With housing - including rent control and development policies – and homelessness key issues for voters across California this election year, we present an expanded version of our recent conversation between the Manhattan Institute’s Judge Glock and our Steven Greenhut of PRI’s Free Cities Center.  The two discuss government housing mandates, NIMBY-ism, free market housing policy solutions, rent control and more.  Plus, Ro and Tim discuss the latest developments in California and national politics including the controversy over Kamala Harris’ “60 Minutes” interview and a major refinery announcing its closure just days after Gov. Newsom signs gas price supply legislation.

Our guest this week is journalist Tim Carney.  We recorded his talk on his new book, Family Unfriendly, at a recent PRI luncheon in Newport Beach, California.  Tim discusses what’s ailing so many families these days – record rates of anxiety, depression and medication among children, and stress suffered by parents.  His book focuses on how we got here as a society and how families can begin to reduce their day-to-day pressures.  Tim Carney is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and a senior columnist at the Washington Examiner.  He’s written for the New York Times, the Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Atlantic, National Review, and many other publications and has appeared on CNN, FOX News, MSNBC, CNBC, and PBS Newshour. 

Phil Goldberg, special counsel with the Manufacturers Accountability Project of the National Association of Manufacturers, joins us to discuss a key upcoming Supreme Court case that could impact the future of state and local climate change litigation.  We discuss with Phil why these lawsuits drive up energy costs and hurt innovation, and why a comprehensive, national legislative session is the way forward on the issue.  Plus, Tim and Ro discuss the latest climate change lawsuit filed by Attorney General Rob Bonta and the latest on the special session on gas prices.

In a special episode, we interview co-host Tim Anaya and his co-author Kerry Jackson on their new book,The California Left Coast Survivor’s Guide, which chronicles the bad policy ideas that have been emanating from Sacramento for years and now are inspiring the Biden-Harris administration and policymakers nationwide.  They talk about the state’s myriad bans on everything from plastic hotel shampoo bottles to commercial gas ovens, green mandates that are driving up energy costs, and restrictions on worker freedom that are shutting down entrepreneurship.  Plus, Tim and Ro discuss Gov. Newsom’s latest bill signings and vetoes.

As we conclude our look back at the 2024 legislative session, PRI senior fellow in tech and innovation Bartlett Cleland joins us for a look back at this year’s big tech debates on issues ranging from AI to how social media companies are disrupting traditional media outlets.  We also explore how a Trump administration or Harris administration would approach tech policy over the next for years and look back at the Biden administration’s tech policy legacy.  Plus, Tim and Ro discuss the platform libertarian presidential candidate Chase Oliver and how the strength of his candidacy might ultimately determine who wins in November.