What Would It Take To End the California Housing Crisis? M. Nolan Gray is the author of Arbitrary Lines: How Zoning Broke the American City and How to Fix. His book shows why zoning abolition is a necessary condition for a new renaissance in American cities. The arbitrary lines of zoning maps across the country have come to dictate where Americans may live and work, forcing cities into a pattern of growth that is segregated and...

Lance Izumi is Senior Director of the Center for Education at the Pacific Research Institute. He has written and produced books, studies, and films on a wide variety of education topics. Most recently, he is the author of the 2024 book The Great Classroom Collapse: Teachers, Students, and Parents Expose the Collapse of Learning in America’s Schools. He served two terms as president of the Board of Governors of the California Community...

A member of the California State Assembly once introduced Dr. Tony Fellow as the “pillar of the San Gabriel Valley.” His community and professional involvement have certainly touched upon the most important elements of a community—water, education and government. Fellow was elected to the Upper San Gabriel Municipal Water District in 1990. He was instrumental in establishing the district’s first water recycling program which would...

Ken Khachigian served as a trusted speechwriter, confidant, and strategist to presidential giants Ronald Reagan and Richard Nixon. Whether in the Oval Office, on Air Force One, at Camp David or the Western White House, Khachigian was an eyewitness and insider to the 20th century’s greatest historical moments. Widely regarded as the President’s favorite speechwriter, the remarks Khachigian crafted for Reagan’s delivery in 1985 at...

Tony Strickland’s campaign to succeed Janet Nguyen for Senate District 36 announced the endorsements of the California Republican Party and Senate GOP Leader Brian Jones. “Tony Strickland has consistently championed law enforcement, government accountability, and fiscal responsibility throughout his service in the Assembly, Senate, and Huntington Beach City Council,” commented Senate GOP Leader Brian Jones. “As a pragmatic leader, he...

They’re Not Listening: How the Elites Created the National Populist Revolution Ryan James Girdusky is a political consultant, humorist, and writer whose work has been featured in multiple publications including the Washington Examiner, the American Conservative magazine, The Week, Human Events, Daily Caller, and Townhall.com. Since 2007, Ryan has worked in politics, starting out with New York City Councilwoman Helen Sears. He has...