Next Round

California once again experienced one of the largest wildfires in state history in 2021, in the shadow of a severe drought that is increasing fire danger. In this panel discussion from PRI’s annual Ideas in Action Conference in Sacramento, policy experts discuss what can be done to reduce wildfires and reform the state’s water policies.  The speakers include Steven Greenhut, author of the PRI book Winning the Water Wars; the Hon. Daniel Kolkey, PRI Board Member and Chair of the California Reform Committee; the Hon. James Gallagher, California State Assemblymember of the 3rd District; and Brian Isom, Research Manager, Center for Growth and Opportunity at Utah State University.

This podcast is a recorded panel discussion from PRI’s annual Ideas in Action conference in February. Californians and California businesses have been moving out of the state in droves. This panel discusses the causes of outmigration and what we can do to stem the tide. The speakers include Wayne Winegarden and Kerry Jackson, co-authors of PRI’s study “California Migrating,” Assembly member Vince Fong of the 34th District; Loren Kaye, President of the California Foundation for Commerce and Education; and Scott Kaufman, Legislative Director of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association.

This podcast features the keynote remarks of Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert at PRI’s annual “Ideas in Action” policy conference in Sacramento.  Ms. Schubert is known for her successful prosecutions in cases such as the Golden State Killer and the state’s unemployment fraud during the pandemic.  She discusses California’s rising crime rate and what policymakers can do to stop this disturbing trend.

This special edition podcast features PRI’s panel of former speechwriters offering their perspectives on Pres. Biden’s first State of the Union Address.  On the panel: Lance Izumi, a former speechwriter to Gov. George Deukmejian and former Attorney General Edwin Meese, and now PRI’s senior director of the Center of Education; Tim Anaya, former speechwriter to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Congressman Kevin McCarthy when he was in the California Assembly, and is now senior director of communications at PRI; and Rowena Itchon, former speechwriter to Gov. Pete Wilson, a research assistant in Pres. Reagan’s speechwriting staff, and is now senior vice president at PRI.

Our guest on this podcast is national bestselling author, Michael Shellenberger.  He recently spoke to PRI supporters at a luncheon in San Francisco on his new book: San Fransicko: Why Progressives Ruin Cities. Michael has witnessed San Francisco’s decline over the past 30 years as it struggles with lawlessness, homelessness, violent crime, and drug abuse.  He discusses why the policies enacted by San Francisco’s leaders have failed to manage these issues and why the progressive ideology has made the problems worse.

In this podcast, our guest is Steve Smith, senior fellow in Urban Studies.  Steve is a recognized leader in education, training, law enforcement, and peacekeeping operations, with over 20 years of experience in domestic and international policing and investigations. He discusses the growing crime in California and other major cities around the country, the consequences of crime policies in recent years, prison reform, and the benefits of community policing.

This podcast, recently celebrating National School Choice Week, features senior director of PRI’s Center for Education Lance Izumi discussing his recent book The Homeschool Boom: Pandemic, Policies and Possibilities. It also includes a panel discussion on school choice and homeschooling with Alicia Carter, PACT Academy principal; Carrie Carlson, a homeschool charter school teacher; and Heather Harrison, a homeschool parent at Ocean Grove Charter School.

Our guest this week is Pam Lewison, Director of the Washington Policy Center Initiative on Agriculture and a PRI Fellow. Pam farms in Eastern Washington and is a tireless advocate for agriculture in the Western states and around the country. She discusses the challenges of being a farmer and rancher under state governments with progressive policies.

Our podcast guest this week is Naomi Schaefer Riley, a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and author of the new book No Way Home: How the Foster Care System, Family Courts, and Racial Activists are Wrecking Young Lives. Naomi discusses the failure of state and federal child welfare systems to keep at-risk children safe and how these kids are getting lost in red tape, bureaucracy, and politics.