January 15, 2025 • Blog
A new legislative session begins as Kemp enters final biennium
Kemp is Georgia’s first governor to be finishing a second consecutive term while clearly eyeing future elected office.
Topic: Constitution
December 6, 2024 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: December 6, 2024
Georgia’s regulatory code has grown steadily since the Secretary of State’s office began tracking rules and regulations in 1965.
October 4, 2024 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: October 4, 2024
The Georgia Public Policy Foundation has released our 2024 Guide to the Issues.
September 5, 2024 • Commentary
Federalism is the answer
Letting states try out new policies allows them to find the best solutions.
July 3, 2024 • Commentary
Supreme Court returns checks and balances to governing
The machine is out of order. Returning it to its original design is vital.
May 29, 2024 • Commentary
All eyes will be on Georgia this fall
Humility and sanity may be gone from Washington but still mostly prevails in Georgia. For now.
September 22, 2023 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: September 22, 2023
As populist voices become louder, what does it mean for the future of the conservative movement in America?
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?
September 6, 2023 • Commentary
Discussion on federalism takes center stage at Republican debate
It’s time for those who support limited government to support a return to the appropriate division of labor between Washington, D.C., and the states.
June 30, 2023 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: June 30, 2023
The lack of emphasis on civics, government and political history is the biggest education problem in our country.
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 18, 2022 • Commentary
With the Prospects for Home Ownership Dimming, Build-to-Rent Offers a Promising Alternative
BTRs and other alternative housing arrangements are more needed than ever because there are simply not enough homes.
July 7, 2022 • Blog
Is There Middle Ground in Dobbs?
Many a low-tax advocate has suggested moving Tax Day to just before Election Day. That way, voters would have the government’s impositions fresh on their minds as they chose their […]
June 23, 2022 • Commentary
What the Carson Ruling Means for Education Freedom
Once a state does the right thing and establishes school choice, one thing that is forbidden is discrimination.
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.
January 7, 2022 • Blog
2022 Legislative Session Readies for Kickoff
The 2022 legislative session will begin on Monday, January 10, under a cloud of uncertainty: Will Kirby Smart and the Georgia Bulldogs finally defeat the Alabam
July 1, 2021 • Blog
Celebrating Independent Minds on Independence Day
National holidays are treasured occasions, and not only because it means a day off (for many of us). Most of these holidays bear a certain, obvious solemnity of purpose: Memorial […]
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 14, 2021
Friday Facts: May 14, 2021
It’s Friday! Memory Lane Through the years, the Georgia Public Policy Foundation has presented the Freedom Award to Georgians who have exemplified the principles of private enterprise and personal integrity. […]
January 22, 2021
Friday Facts: January 22, 2021
It’s Friday! Memory Lane: The debate about education funding is not new, as demonstrated in this clipping from a 1992 editorial in The Augusta Chronicle. As the Foundation celebrates its […]
January 8, 2021 • Commentary
Hearing Opportunity Knock Amid Winds of Change
In one fell swoop, the outcomes of Georgia’s U.S. Senate runoffs on January 5 changed the landscape for the entire nation, at least for the next two years. Two Republican […]
October 21, 2020 • Blog
Do You Know What’s on Your Georgia Ballot?
Don’t you hate it when you get to the end of your ballot, and suddenly you’re faced with an unfamiliar constitutional amendment or referendum?
October 16, 2020
Friday Facts: October 16, 2020
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “The liberties protected by the Constitution are not fair-weather freedoms – in place when times are good but able to be cast aside in times […]
October 2, 2020 • Commentary
Guide to The Issues 2020 Offers Innovation for Georgia
Emerging from the Constitutional Convention in 1787, Benjamin Franklin was reportedly asked whether the Framers of the Constitution had produced a republic or a
September 18, 2020
Friday Facts: September 18, 2020
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “Good intentions toward a laudable end are not enough to uphold governmental action against a constitutional challenge.” – William S. Stickman IV, U.S. District Judge […]
September 4, 2020
Friday Facts: September 4, 2020
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “U.S. debt has reached its highest level compared to the size of the economy since World War II and is projected to exceed it next […]
May 8, 2020
Friday Facts: May 8, 2020
It’s Friday! This is the eighth Friday Facts edition to focus on the coronavirus pandemic across the nation and in Georgia. View previous editions here. View the Foundation’s near-term proposals […]
April 24, 2020
Friday Facts: April 24, 2020
It’s Friday! This is the sixth Friday Facts edition to focus on the coronavirus pandemic gripping the nation and Georgia. (View previous editions here.) View the Foundation’s near-term proposals here. […]
November 8, 2019
Friday Facts: November 8, 2019
It’s Friday! Events November 15: It’s just one week away! The 2019 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum comes to the Renaissance Atlanta Waverly on Friday, November 15. Five issues. Five think […]
September 20, 2019 • Commentary
The Empty Promise of ‘Democratic’ Socialism
Political candidates, politicians and activists are trumpeting the promise of so-called democratic socialism: a free, easy and “equal” life. The reality is painfully different. That promise is based on the […]
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