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Andrew Stuttaford – Electric Cars: Central Planning’s Latest Vehicle

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Release Date: 04/01/2024

The PRI All Stars on the 2024 Election show art The PRI All Stars on the 2024 Election

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Tim Carney - On his new book Family Unfriendly show art Tim Carney - On his new book Family Unfriendly

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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...

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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...

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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...

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After the big debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, PRI’s team of former speechwriters (Tim Anaya, Rowena Itchon and Lance Izumi) are back with their analysis of the (second) first presidential debate.  They weigh in on the strong and weak moments for each candidate, how each addressed their policy weaknesses, the debate over the rules and the moderators, and whether the debate ultimately changed the trajectory of the 2024 presidential election.  Plus they preview the upcoming vice presidential debate and predict whether Trump and Harris will meet again on the debate...

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Our podcast this week is a recording of remarks by Andrew Stuttaford, editor of National Review’s Capital Markets.  Andrew spoke at a PRI dinner in San Francisco in March on progressives’ efforts to mandate electric vehicles and the problems that lie ahead should they be successful.  Before becoming a writer and commentator, he worked in finance for nearly four decades.  In addition to National Review and NRO, Andrew Stuttaford’s work has been published in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Post, and City Journal.