One of the areas of debate was the decline in our K-12 public education system. Ms. Pipes and Mr. Heston were arguing for parental choice in education. Savitch, a Los Angeles epidemiologist who is calling for government mandatory AIDS testing of all U.S. citizens, argued that public health should take precedence over the right to privacy. AIDS will only be stopped when people begin making sexual decisions that are more responsible.
Individuals have the right to refuse sex that is unsafe.
Kotkin Speaks at PRI Luncheon Joel Kotkin , PRI's Senior Fellow in Urban Studies and John M. Olin Fellow at Pepperdine University, was the speaker at one of PRI's most recent luncheon lecture series. Held atop the Bank of America world headquarters building overlooking the city's skyscrapers, Kotkin's presentation addressed the changing demographics and make-up of cities and offered new approaches that cities will need to take in order to survive in the next millennium. Indianapolis Mayor Stephen Goldsmith spoke on November 6 at a PRI luncheon about his success in eliminating the city's deficit, reducing crime, and cutting local taxes to 1982 levels, all while improving the provision of city government services. By ending government's monopoly as the provider of all services, and forcing government employees to compete with the private sector, Goldsmith has revolutionized the role of city government. People A reception and dinner was hosted by L.A. Mayor Richard Riordan on July 28 in Los Angeles at his official residence, the historic Getty House.