July 9, 2024 • Blog

Foundation nominated for national award

By Kyle Wingfield
For the second year in a row, the Foundation has been nominated for a Bob Williams Award for outstanding policy achievement.
June 19, 2024 • Commentary

The American dream remains

By Kyle Wingfield
Having the freedom to enjoy the fruits of one’s own labor, however large they may grow, remains an essentially American dream.
May 23, 2024 • Blog

Greet them ever with grateful hearts

By Kyle Wingfield
We arrived, parked, entered the cemetery, and were immediately struck by the simple, still beauty of the grounds they kept.
December 28, 2023 • Blog

What we can learn from tradition

By Kyle Wingfield
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

By Kyle Wingfield
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

By Athan Clark
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 8, 2023 • Blog

Jim Wooten: A beacon of light

By Kyle Wingfield
Jim’s columns and editorials for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution were path lights for a conservative movement in Georgia.
July 12, 2023 • Commentary

“We didn’t go up the mountain”

By Kyle Wingfield
I wouldn’t blame you for not believing this story. I’d scarcely believe it myself if I hadn’t been there.
May 26, 2023 • Commentary

Greet them ever with grateful hearts

By 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

By 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

By Chris Butler
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

By Leo Smith
We are not all descendants of American slavery, but to be an American is to have inherited its legacy, and its lessons.
January 12, 2022 • Foundation News

Heartfelt Thanks

By Heartfelt Thanks
When you last heard from me, I was preparing for open-heart surgery.
December 31, 2021 • Blog

Saying Goodbye is Never Easy

By Benita M. Dodd
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

Featuring Foundation Mourns Passing of Johnny IsaksonKelly McCutchen
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

Featuring Benita M. DoddGiving Thanks this ThanksgivingKennedy AtkinsSusan BensonChris DensonGiving 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.
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
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, […]