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August 31, 2018

Friday Facts: August 31, 2018

It’s Friday! REGISTER NOW! One Day. Four issues. Sixteen Experts. And just one week to the 2018 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum! The daylong conference at the Renaissance Atlanta Waverly Hotel […]

August 17, 2018

Friday Facts: August 17, 2018

It’s Friday! September 7: The 2018 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum is a daylong conference at the Renaissance Atlanta Waverly Hotel on Friday, September 7, featuring an exciting lineup of experts […]

July 13, 2018

Another Summer of Polar Bears and Thin Ice

It’s short-sighted to assume polar bears will starve without seals on sea ice if oceanic conditions change. By Harold Brown Hot summer days once again provide the backdrop for highlighting […]

June 15, 2018

Friday Facts: June 15, 2018

It’s Friday! Quotes of note “The road to democracy is not a freeway. It is a toll road on which we pay by accepting and carrying out our civic responsibilities.” […]


December 8, 2017

Friday Facts: December 8, 2017

It’s Friday! Events January 23: More than 28,000 events will celebrate National School Choice Week 2018 from January 21-27. The Georgia Public Policy Foundation will celebrate with a Leadership Breakfast […]



November 10, 2017

Despite the Hype, Changes in Sea Level Turn on a Dime

Anybody paying attention to 2017’s hurricanes and, even more recently, the Paris Agreement, is aware that political posturing amplifies how complicated and controversial is the science of climate change and, […]

October 6, 2017

The Unintended Consequences of Trade Protectionism

By Jeffrey Dorfman The International Trade Commission has ruled that imported solar panels from China and other countries were injuring U.S. manufacturers, which will provide President Trump with the opportunity to impose […]

July 28, 2017

Reading is Fundamental to American Liberty

By Gerard Robinson “Reading is fundamental” was a popular slogan when I was an elementary student in Los Angeles during the 1970s. Today, parents, teachers and tutors stress the importance […]

June 30, 2017

Friday Facts: June 30, 2017

It’s Friday! Canada 150: Happy birthday, O Canada! Canada was created on July 1, 1867, by the British North America Act (now the Constitution Act) and celebrates its 150th anniversary Saturday. Georgia has […]

May 26, 2017

Friday Facts: May 26, 2016

It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “Health-care reform is a test of whether Republicans, having been handed the gift of ObamaCare’s failure, can show voters that they can do better with […]

November 11, 2016

Friday Facts: November 11, 2016

It’s Friday!  It’s HERE! It’s Veterans Day, and the Georgia Public Policy Foundation’s 25th Anniversary Celebration Dinner and Freedom Award takes place tonight at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre. The Keynote […]

August 17, 2016

Checking Up On Health: August 17, 2016

What should you save for health care in your retirement? Health Policy News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd   I visited Canada briefly over the weekend, driving into […]

June 3, 2016

Friday Facts: June 3, 2016

It’s Friday! Events  Monday, June 6: “The Politics of School Choice” is a Leadership Breakfast keynoted by national education expert Jay Greene and sponsored by the Georgia Public Policy Foundation […]

November 13, 2015

Friday Facts: November 13, 2015

It’s Friday!  Have you seen our Giving Tuesday posts? Visit our Facebook page and follow as we give you 30 reasons you should not contribute to the Georgia Public Policy […]

September 9, 2015

Top 10 Global Warming Lies

An extensively footnoted response addresses 10 “alarmist assertions” made by the Environmental Defense Fund. The Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) raises money by scaring Americans about global warming., including in its latest […]

September 2, 2015

Checking Up On Health: September 1, 2015

Some #Firstworldproblems and a #Thirdworldcrisis. Health Care News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd It may be a generational thing, but for those of us who walked to school in […]

August 28, 2015

Friday Facts: August 27, 2015

It’s Friday! Events September 16: Health Connect South 2015 takes place at the Georgia Aquarium. This amazing daylong program highlights health collaborations and innovations throughout the Southeast, with a special […]

May 15, 2015

Friday Facts: May 15, 2015

It’s Friday! Events June 23-25: The Institute for HealthCare Consumerism’s Sixth Annual IHC Forum & Expo in Atlanta highlights the innovations and changes in health and benefits. Register by May […]


August 29, 2014

Friday Facts: August 29, 2014

It’s Friday! We need your support for the Georgia Public Policy Foundation. It’s easy! Go to http://bit.ly/1lfwap4 to contribute and help us stand up for taxpayers, voters and small businesses […]

May 23, 2014

Friday Facts: May 23, 2014

It’s Friday!  Quotes of Note  “It is endemic to government blunders; the guilty bureaucrats begin to deny, obfuscate and point fingers – in essence, cover up their failings.” – Merrill […]

May 21, 2014

Sagebrush Rebellion Redivivus:

The Obama administration has picked up where the Carter and Clinton administrations left off, adopting the no-use policies promoted by environmental groups who view all federal lands as off limits […]


April 30, 2014

Friday Facts: Making the News

In the Friday Facts of  April 18, the Foundation shared the news that Georgia ranks second only to Utah among the 50 states in the percentage of income given to charities. […]

April 25, 2014

Friday Facts: April 25, 2014

It’s Friday!  Events  May 7: ‘Concierge Care for the Little Guy,” is the topic at the Foundation’s 8.a.m. Leadership Breakfast at the Cobb Galleria Centre. The keynote speaker is Dr. […]

April 18, 2014

Friday Facts: April 18, 2014

It’s Friday!  Generosity I: Georgia ranks second only to Utah in the percentage of income given to charity, according to the latest “Generosity Index” report of U.S. states and Canadian […]

April 15, 2014

Checking Up On Health: April 15, 2014

News and Views on Health Policy Compiled by Benita M. Dodd It’s Tax Day; your ObamaCare grace period is “over:” Today is the “final” day to sign up for health […]
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