WATCH: Learn about the intriguing proposed Solano County city
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March 13, 2024
A proposed new city in rural Solano County has generated significant interest and intrigue. Watch as the Free Cities Center’s Steven Greenhut explores the controversial new city effort with reporter Nick McConnell of the Vacaville Reporter and Free Cities Center ...
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February 20, 2024
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George Will highlights PRI’s work on homelessness in his latest Washington Post column
Pacific Research Institute
April 19, 2024
The homeless right-to-camp issue comes to the Supreme Court By George F. Will An amicus brief from the Pacific Research Institute notes that, in all eras, vagrants have experienced pressures from circumstances. (As have most criminals.) So, is any punishment ...
It’s build or bust in California, as subsidies can’t cut it
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April 19, 2024
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Jeremy Lott
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Post-COVID, are cities still the engines of civilization? Physicist Geoffrey West has called cities “the crucible of civilization.” That widely quoted metaphor is worth unpacking. A crucible is a mold that holds molten substances as they are cooling and gives ...
WATCH: Learn about the intriguing proposed Solano County city
A proposed new city in rural Solano County has generated significant interest and intrigue. Watch as the Free Cities Center’s Steven Greenhut explores the controversial new city effort with reporter Nick McConnell of the Vacaville Reporter and Free Cities Center ...
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Reparations: A Financially Unrealistic Proposal That Will Bankrupt California
Reparations: A Financially Unrealistic Proposal That Will Bankrupt California Wayne Winegarden February 2024 With the introduction of its first set of reparations bills, the California legislature is officially considering the recommendations of the California Reparations Report from the state Reparations ...
Read the latest on Grants Pass v Johnson
George Will highlights PRI’s work on homelessness in his latest Washington Post column
The homeless right-to-camp issue comes to the Supreme Court By George F. Will An amicus brief from the Pacific Research Institute notes that, in all eras, vagrants have experienced pressures from circumstances. (As have most criminals.) So, is any punishment ...
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How Can We Actually Reduce Homelessness in California? – 2024 PRI Sacramento Conference
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