Next Round

Now that it has been passed by Congress, PRI’s top experts join us to discuss what the so-called Inflation Reduction Act will mean for you and your family. Sally Pipes analyzes the health care provisions of the legislation, particularly its impact on the future of Obamacare, and the development and availability of life-saving medications. Wayne Winegarden discusses the bill’s climate provisions, and whether it will have any positive impact on inflation or the economy.

On this week’s podcast, enjoy a special presentation of PRI’s recent Newport Beach luncheon featuring Heather Mac Donald of the Manhattan Institute in conversation with PRI senior fellow in urban studies Steve Smith.  Heather and Steve discuss crime and homelessness in the Golden State.

Join Rowena and Tim for a special celebration of Next Round’s 5th anniversary as they take a trip down memory lane reliving some of our most interesting, provocative, and entertaining interviews.  They share behind the scenes stories of how the podcast got started, why its name was changed, and the most embarrassing technical foul-ups.  Finally, hear their choices for their favorite podcast guests and the most entertaining cocktail recommendations.

This podcast features a new analysis of Gov. Newsom’s Project Homekey – his plan to alleviate homelessness in the state. Project Homekey, which evolved from the original Project Roomkey, provides taxpayer funds to renovate old buildings or build new ones to house the homeless. PRI senior fellow Wayne Winegarden and PRI fellow Kerry Jackson join forces to evaluate Project Homekey’s effectiveness in permanently helping the homeless off the streets and into safe housing.

Our guest this week is Michael Pack, director of the documentary “Created Equal: Clarence Thomas in His Own Words.” His new book of the same name includes comments by Justice Thomas that did not make it into the 2-hour film. We discuss with Michael highlights of Justice Thomas’s early life, the people who influenced his views, his confirmation hearing, and his legacy at the Supreme Court.

With California’s fire season in full swing, Eric Edwards and Sara Sutherland, senior research fellows with the Property and Environment Research Center (PERC) in Montana, join us to discuss their new paper detailing how bureaucratic federal environmental reviews – much like the California Environmental Quality Act – add delay and expense to critical efforts across the country to reduce wildfire risk on forestland.

Our guest this week is Wayne Winegarden, Senior Fellow in Business & Economics at PRI.  We discuss with Wayne what’s on everyone’s mind – inflation, rising gas prices, a possible recession, and whose to blame. He cuts through all the finger-pointing in Washington and Sacramento and offers ways that will truly help lower prices.

Our guest this week is Prof. Matthew Beech, Director of the Centre for British Politics at the University of Hull in the United Kingdom.  Dr. Beech is also a Senior Fellow at UC Berkeley's Institute of European Studies and the Centre for British Politics.  A political scientist and historian, he teaches post-war British political history, government, and the culture wars.  We discuss with Dr. Beech, the state of conservative politics, what’s happening with Brexit, and the current relationship between the U.S and U.K.

Former Californian and Georgia Center for Opportunity President Randy Hicks joins us from the Heritage Resource Bank Conference in Nashville to discuss the important work of the Georgia Center in using free market ideas to help lift people out of poverty and up the economic ladder, and the lessons that Californians can learn from their work in Georgia to help positively turn around people’s lives and create safer, more livable communities.

Our guest in this podcast is Robert Alt, president of PRI’s sister think tank in Ohio, the Buckeye Institute. Tim Anaya recently attended the Heritage Foundation’s Resource Bank conference in Nashville and caught up with Robert Alt. They discussed the Institute’s work in challenging Ohio’s COVID-19 mandates and lockdowns, and government overreach.