Topic: Atlanta

August 21, 2026 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: August 21, 2026

When the federal Affordable Care Act, better known as “Obamacare,” passed, it offered a much higher federal-state match if states expanded Medicaid welfare prog

July 17, 2026 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: July 17, 2026

In recent years, it’s fair to say that Congress only acts once an issue has become truly urgent. But recent years have strained even historical levels of inaction. According to […]

June 19, 2026 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: June 19, 2026

It’s just good manners to clean up when company’s coming.  The 23rd FIFA World Cup is an interesting backdrop for the United States’ 250th birthday. Soccer fans from around the […]

June 18, 2026 • Commentary

Atlanta’s Infrastructure in the Global Spotlight

Soccer fans from around the world have descended upon America’s gas stations, chain restaurants and even such backwoods haunts as Jordan-Hare Stadium.

June 14, 2026 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: June 12, 2026

Imagine handing your landlord $300,000, living in his house for two years without ever making a rent payment, and then getting the full $300,000 back when you move out.  Did […]

June 5, 2026 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: June 5, 2026

School choice is one of the great policy success stories of the past decade. Across the country, lawmakers are launching new programs, states are lifting enrollment caps, and families are […]

May 29, 2026 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: May 29, 2026

For more than a century, races for the Supreme Court of Georgia barely registered with voters. Incumbents rarely faced challengers, and they almost never lost—you have to go back to […]

May 22, 2026 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: May 22, 2026

The recent Netflix miniseries Death by Lightning gave viewers a glimpse of the relatively untold story of James A. Garfield, the nation’s 20th president. His presidency, which spanned just six months in […]

May 1, 2026 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: May 1, 2026

It seems every year adds a bit of national political rancor to our more agreeable state. The Georgia General Assembly in particular has remained both more civil and—no coincidence—more productive […]

April 24, 2026 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: April 24, 2026

Georgia’s education debate often centers on school choice and funding, but important changes are happening inside the classroom too.  This week’s commentary looks at one of the most foundational challenges […]







December 24, 2025 • Blog

Spreading Christmas cheer

Christmas is a season brimming with tradition. And oh, what fun it is to make a new tradition every now and then.

December 5, 2025 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: December 5, 2025

Extending Obamacare COVID Subsidies Will Result In Employers Dropping Insurance Coverage

November 28, 2025 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: November 28, 2025

This Thanksgiving, we once again pause for a moment to give thanks for our many blessings.


November 14, 2025 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: November 14, 2025

This week features a review of how effective the current QBE formula is at accounting for unequal funding across school districts in Georgia.


November 7, 2025 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: November 7, 2025

A new Georgia Public Policy Foundation report challenges one of the most common narratives in the housing debate.



October 24, 2025 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: October 24, 2025

Although the public health emergency ended more than two years ago, these “enhanced” subsidies remain in place.

October 17, 2025 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: October 17, 2025

Here’s a simple idea: if a Georgia public school has an open seat, any Georgia student should be able to take it.


August 29, 2025 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: August 29, 2025

Labor Day is a time to celebrate the American worker. But it’s also a time to ask ourselves: What state is doing the best job of putting workers first?

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