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New: Patent taxes threaten America's most productive engine of growth, finds the latest brief from PRI's Center for Medical Economics and Innovation. medecon.org/new-pri-brief-…

Happy Memorial Day. Today we honor the brave Americans who gave their lives in service to our country and remember the sacrifices they made to help preserve the God-given freedoms we hold dear.

Join Pacific Research Institute for its second annual Milton Friedman Dinner in New York City with renowned legal scholar, author, and Fox News contributor Jonathan Turley. Register here: pacificresearch.org/events/second-…

Tim and Matt analyze the latest developments in the race for California Governor in a big week in the campaign, with two big debates on the docket and ballots dropping in mailboxes across the state. They also talk about the LA Mayor’s race and whether reality TV villain Spencer Pratt really poses a threat to Mayor Karen Bass’ re-election. Listen here: pacificresearch.org/a-big-week-for…

"If a charity organization collected billions of dollars with little evidence that needy people benefited, regulators and the public would quickly demand answers." writes PRI's @SallyPipes. Read the Op-Ed here: pacificresearch.org/its-time-for-c…

Policymakers helped create today's high-priced, highly concentrated hospital market," writes PRI's @SallyPipes. Read the op-ed here: newsmax.com/sallypipes/ins…

"Any serious approach to mending the state’s broken housing market has to include an overhaul—ideally a repeal-and-replace effort—of the CEQA," writes PRI's Kerry Jackson. Read the op-ed: ocregister.com/2026/05/18/xav…

"Real reform means linking accountability to the crime, moving beyond age-based assumptions, and putting public safety first." writes PRI's Steve Smith. Read the blog post here: pacificresearch.org/on-juvenile-ju…

"Due to years of fiscally irresponsible budgets, a large unpaid bill is looming over Californians. As politicians continue to push off this growing tab, the costs will become larger and more painful than necessary." writes PRI's Wayne Winegarden. Read the blog post here: pacificresearch.org/spending-watch…

Spokane, Washington shows how growing political divisions can make it harder for cities to govern effectively and serve their communities. When national political conflicts seep into local government, it can undermine consensus-building and slow practical problem solving. Read the new Free Cities Center booklet: pacificresearch.org/americas-small…

Higher income in California does not translate into more opportunity. Once higher taxes and living costs are factored in, households are left with about 35% less disposable income than the national average. Read the new study here: pacificresearch.org/study-finds-ca…

"Whatever happened to 'starter homes,' those modest dwellings that met the growing demand during the postwar boom and are a key part of housing’s 'missing middle'?" writes PRI's Kerry Jackson. Read the blog post here: pacificresearch.org/finding-the-mi…

"The world can thank Russia but primarily China. Russia in the 1980s helped Pyongyang build a 5-megawatt reactor, which produces plutonium, fissile material." writes PRI's Gordon Chang. Read the latest Gordon Chang Report here: pacificresearch.org/the-gordon-cha…

"A growing bipartisan consensus is emerging around one of the biggest drivers of America’s healthcare affordability crisis: hospital consolidation," writes PRI's @SallyPipes. Read the entire op-ed here: forbes.com/sites/sallypip…

"When policies push compensation away from tips and toward higher base pay, they reduce the share of income that qualifies for favorable tax treatment and increase the portion that is fully taxable." writes PRI's Anthony Velasquez. Read the blog post here: pacificresearch.org/higher-pay-few…

"Medicaid’s growth isn’t sustainable. And it’s unjust to pay states more for signing up able-bodied adults than the destitute people Medicaid was created to serve," by @SallyPipes. Read the op-ed here: washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-amer…

"Mimicking other countries' government-run health care systems will not address the social ills behind America's lagging life expectancy," writes PRI's @SallyPipes. Read the op-ed here: oklahoman.com/story/opinion/…

"The Trump administration's proposed 340B rebate pilot could mark an important step toward a more accountable — and more affordable — healthcare system," writes @SallyPipes. Read the op-ed here: newsmax.com/sallypipes/abb…

"The US has both the leverage and the responsibility to ensure that our wealthiest peer nations don’t get unearned discounts on medical advances disproportionately funded by American dollars," writes PRI's @SallyPipes. forbes.com/sites/sallypip…

It’s getting harder to do business in California. Higher taxes, housing costs, energy prices, and regulation are pushing businesses to expand elsewhere, contributing to the state’s slower economic growth. Read the new study here: pacificresearch.org/study-finds-ca…

"In an effort to score political points, Porter downplayed the role that addiction has in homelessness," writes PRI's Kerry Jackson. Read the blog post here: pacificresearch.org/fact-checking-…