Next Round

Our podcast guest this week is Sally Pipes, PRI president and Thomas W. Smith Fellow in Health Care. Sally discusses two health care bills that are wending their way through the legislature. Senate bill 770 is a new bill sponsored by Senator Scott Wiener – a more incremental approach to single-payer. The other bill, sponsored by Assemblyman Ash Kalra, is one that we’ve seen in the past, an approach that would mean a complete takeover of health care by state government. She also updates listeners on Sen. Bernie Sanders’ new efforts at the federal level.

Our podcast guest this week is Sally Pipes, PRI president and Thomas W. Smith Fellow in Health Care. Sally discusses two health care bills that are wending their way through the legislature. Senate bill 770 is a new bill sponsored by Senator Scott Wiener – a more incremental approach to single-payer. The other bill, sponsored by Assemblyman Ash Kalra, is one that we’ve seen in the past, an approach that would mean a complete takeover of health care by state government. She also updates listeners on Sen. Bernie Sanders’ new efforts at the federal level.

Our podcast guest this week is fellow podcaster Spencer Klavan, host of the podcast “The American Mind.” In his new book: “How to Save the West: Ancient Wisdom for 5 Modern Crises,” Spencer defends Western culture and explains why and how we must hand it on to future generations. Spencer is a classicists with a PhD from Oxford.  He lectured at Oxford before becoming associate editor of the Claremont Review of Books. 

Our podcast this week features PRI senior fellow in business and economics Wayne Winegarden.  Wayne discusses his study ranking the 50 states in terms of the regulatory burden imposed on charities by the state.  Nonprofits and charities make significant contributions to communities – from food pantries to homeless shelters, to churches and schools.  In some states, the regulatory cost of starting a charity or the reporting requirements and fees can be onerous.  Listen to the podcast to find out where your state stands.  Also, Wayne gives his thoughts on the state of the economy given the recent bank failures.

Our guest this week is noted author and attorney Philip Howard. Beginning with his book The Death of Common Sense in 1995, Philip has written about the central role of human responsibility in a functioning government—the freedom to make timely choices, and to be accountable for them. In 2002, he formed Common Good, a nonpartisan coalition to champion these ideas. His latest book, Not Accountable, shows how elected officials have been disempowered by public unions.

This is the final podcast recording of PRI’s Annual Sacramento Policy Conference.  The theme of this panel discussion is “Reimagining Our Cities.”  The panelists include Hon. Daniel Kolkey, PRI board member and chair of PRI’s California Reform Committee; Tom Tait, former mayor of Anaheim on Anaheim’s “freedom experiment” under his leadership; and Sal Rodriguez, a PRI senior fellow, Opinion Editor of the Southern California News Group and author of PRI’s new mini book, Dynamism or Decay? Getting City Hall Out of the Way.

Our podcast this week features a panel from PRI’s 5^th Annual Ideas in Action Conference in Sacramento.  The All-Star PRI panel on improving the quality of life in our cities includes PRI president and Thomas W. Smith fellow in Health Care Sally Pipes, who discusses the state of African American Health Care in our cities; Senior Director of Education Lance Izumi on improving inner-city schools; and senior fellow Steve Smith on crime and safety.

This podcast is a recording of a panel discussion on the conditions of America’s largest cities from PRI’s 5^th Annual Ideas in Action Conference in Sacramento.  It features an upcoming study by PRI senior fellow in business and economics Wayne Winegarden presented by PRI’s COO Rowena Itchon; Margaret “Marjy” Stagmeier of Tristar Real Estate Investment and author of Blighted: A Story of People, Politics and American Housing; and The Hon. Steve McShane, Salinas City Councilmember and CEO of the Salinas Valley Chamber of Commerce.

This podcast is a recording of a panel discussion on the conditions of America’s largest cities from PRI’s 5^th Annual Ideas in Action Conference in Sacramento.  It features an upcoming study by PRI senior fellow in business and economics Wayne Winegarden presented by PRI’s COO Rowena Itchon; Margaret “Marjy” Stagmeier of Tristar Real Estate Investment and author of Blighted: A Story of People, Politics and American Housing; and The Hon. Steve McShane, Salinas City Councilmember and CEO of the Salinas Valley Chamber of Commerce.

Our guest this week is Keith Knopf, President and CEO of Raley’s.  Mr. Knopf was the keynote speaker at this year’s PRI Sacramento conference.  He is a senior retail executive who brings deep expertise in strategic leadership, business transformation, consumer insights, sustainability and governance.  Keith served in an executive capacity in three Fortune 200 companies including May Co., Victoria’s Secret, and Kohl’s before joining Raley’s.  Mr. Knopf discusses the problems facing businesses operating in the state from overregulation to crime to the high cost of living.