December 28, 2023 • Blog
What we can learn from tradition
Every time you stream a song by Bing Crosby or the Ronettes, you’re re-counting the votes of those who came before you.
November 22, 2023 • Blog
Thankful to be a Georgian
Georgia’s history represents all that is tragic and triumphant in America’s story, with ample opportunity to learn from both.
November 9, 2023 • Commentary
4 Issues Facing the Buckhead Community in Atlanta
While not taking sides in the debate, the Georgia Public Policy Foundation has released a report which offers a fact-based assessment of the key issues.
November 9, 2023 • Press Release
Georgia Public Policy Foundation releases new report on key issues facing Buckhead
The Georgia Public Policy Foundation has released a report addressing key issues facing Atlanta’s Buckhead community.
November 8, 2023 • Blog
Jim Wooten: A beacon of light
Jim’s columns and editorials for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution were path lights for a conservative movement in Georgia.
November 2, 2023 • Commentary
Before the presidential primaries, look local first
Georgia’s next Election Day is not in 2024. It’s next week on Tuesday, November 7th.
October 18, 2023 • Commentary
It’s true: Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction
Too much of the world seems intent on taking a dark turn toward the past.
September 19, 2023 • Blog
Continetti looks at the past to look at the future of conservatism
As populist voices become louder, what does it mean for the future of the conservative movement in America?
July 12, 2023 • Blog
Georgia Freedom Series kicks off with author of “The Right: The Hundred-Year War for American Conservatism”
The Georgia Public Policy Foundation kicks off the Georgia Freedom Series with author Matthew Continetti in September.
July 12, 2023 • Commentary
“We didn’t go up the mountain”
I wouldn’t blame you for not believing this story. I’d scarcely believe it myself if I hadn’t been there.
June 29, 2023 • Commentary
Lack of emphasis on civics, government and political history is astonishing
These topics need to be emphasized, not shunted aside. We have lost our sense of citizenship in this country.
May 26, 2023 • Commentary
Greet them ever with grateful hearts
The Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial contains 7,992 American war dead.
April 26, 2023 • Commentary
Bringing greatness back to life
The view from one of America’s secular temples eludes capture by the lay photographer.
November 11, 2022 • Commentary
The Modern Perception of Veterans Day
Veterans have earned the respect of a grateful nation, and although they do not expect us to recognize their service, they appreciate it when we do.
June 20, 2022 • Blog
Juneteenth: A Franchise of Freedom
We are not all descendants of American slavery, but to be an American is to have inherited its legacy, and its lessons.
March 11, 2022 • Commentary
Georgia Public Policy Foundation Branches Out Into Investigative Journalism, Here is How You Can Help
Traditional methods of journalism are not as traditional as they once were. Georgia Policy is here to change the paradigm.
January 12, 2022 • Foundation News
Heartfelt Thanks
When you last heard from me, I was preparing for open-heart surgery.
December 31, 2021 • Blog
Saying Goodbye is Never Easy
After nearly 19 years as VP and resident Jiminy Cricket, December 31, 2021, is my last day with the Georgia Public Policy Foundation.
December 20, 2021 • Foundation News
Foundation Mourns Passing of Johnny Isakson
The Georgia Public Policy Foundation is saddened to hear of the December 19 passing of Johnny Isakson, who was not only a national political titan but a longtim
November 19, 2021 • Foundation News
Giving Thanks this Thanksgiving
For many Georgians, 2021 has been a trying follow-up to a traumatizing 2020. But there's still much to be thankful for.
October 14, 2021 • Blog
Georgia is Changing, for Better or for Worse?
Butch Miller got in trouble this past week for saying what a lot of Georgians believe.
September 9, 2021 • Foundation News
Labor Day and the Value of Work
The holiday honoring workers stems from the Industrial Revolution, when working conditions in America’s burgeoning assortment of factories, mills and mines came
August 31, 2021 • Foundation News
Tradition and Touchdowns
Few things loom as large over the Southern calendar as college football. Weddings are scheduled around it, vacations are planned for it, millions and millions o
July 30, 2021 • Commentary
30 Years of Changing Georgia Policy, Changing Georgians’ Lives
On September 16, the Georgia Public Policy Foundation celebrates 30 years of “Changing Georgia Policy, Changing Georgians’ Lives.”
July 2, 2021 • Commentary
Our 50 State Flag: How One Ohio Teen’s Quest to Change His Grade Became Our National Symbol
On July 4, 1960, teenager Robert (Bob) G. Heft sat in a swivel chair next to President Dwight D. Eisenhower and asked, “How do you like your job?” as they […]
June 25, 2021 • Commentary
To Do No Harm, Protect Donor Privacy
Imagine you make a donation to a nonprofit organization that inspired you enough to want to support their good work. Now, imagine this gift became public information. For most people, […]
June 18, 2021 • Commentary
The Joy in Juneteenth
In the 1860s, news traveled slowly. There was no Twitter, no 24-hour cable news, no talk radio. For many enslaved people on the Western Frontier, news of their emancipation arrived […]
May 28, 2021 • Commentary
A Day of Honor, a Sacrifice of a Lifetime
Nearly 5 million people died in the Korean War, a conflict that began in June 1950 and ended in July 1953. More than half of those killed were civilians – a civ
June 12, 2020 • Commentary
Reforming Policing While Preserving Law Enforcement
Systematic reform within the criminal justice system has become prevalent in the public discourse in the wake of recent events, including the tragic deaths of t
March 13, 2020 • Commentary
Coronavirus: Self-isolation, Community Unity
It isn’t just the social-media memes about toilet paper that are bright spots amid the finger-pointing and politicizing over the COVID-19 pandemic and the ever-
