June 2, 2017
By Harold Brown On June 1 came the encouraging news that President Trump has decided the United States will exit the U.N. Paris climate agreement. The agreement imposes huge burdens […]
May 26, 2017
Expungement of records can help young job seekers. By John G. Malcolm and John-Michael Seibler A simple adjustment in federal law would provide much greater opportunities for young individuals who […]
May 24, 2017
The use of drones has exploded over the last several years, with the (mostly) flying robots so ubiquitous that it is easy to forget that even as recently 10 years […]
May 19, 2017
Shift transportation funding responsibility to the states. By Robert Krol President Trump and Congress seem poised to boost spending on highways, bridges, and mass transit. Yet if this increase in […]
May 16, 2017
The topic of civil asset forfeiture, the practice of law enforcement seizing and holding property even if the owner is never charged with or convicted of a crime, has made […]
May 12, 2017
It’s Friday! Quotes of note “The mobs of the great cities add just so much to the support of pure government as sores do to the strength of the human […]
May 12, 2017
In today’s knowledge economy, higher education is one of the first rungs on the ladder to economic freedom and social mobility. Too many formerly incarcerated Americans never climb this ladder […]
May 5, 2017
By Harold Brown Global warming, simplified: Burning fossil fuels generates carbon dioxide into the air, trapping energy radiated from the globe. The earth is made warmer because this energy is […]
April 28, 2017
By Benita M. Dodd It’s no secret that a 2017 legislative session begun with a smorgasbord of meaningful education reforms disintegrated into crumbs for Georgia families struggling to find viable […]
April 21, 2017
By Harold Brown Every year around Earth Day (April 22), people everywhere are harshly reminded just how “unnatural” environmentalists consider humans. Humans, they argue, are against nature, and nature is […]
April 14, 2017
Let’s reawaken the constitutional idea of federalism. By Ralph T. Hudgens Much of the impasse in Washington regarding health care reform relates to health insurance regulation and mandates. There is […]
April 7, 2017
It’s Friday! Quotes of note “Governments create nothing and have nothing to give but what they have first taken away. … Every vote given for Protection is a vote to […]
April 7, 2017
Last-minute rush leaves behind important ideas. Again. By Kelly McCutchen Last year, we wrote that the General Assembly is often, and appropriately, chided for passing last-minute bills with little debate […]
April 3, 2017
By Ross Coker As the dust settles from the 2017 legislative session, among the legislation heading to the Governor’s desk are three significant criminal justice reform-related measures initiated in the […]
March 31, 2017
In 2016, Senate legislation seeking to clarify that Direct Primary Care is not insurance did not make it out of the Georgia Senate. In 2017, the Senate unanimously approved similar DPC legislation […]
March 24, 2017
What about the forgotten man who doesn’t try to game the system? By Kelly McCutchen A host of tax bills are up for consideration as the Georgia General Assembly enters […]
March 17, 2017
Federal waivers could help ease the burden on low-income Georgians and the hospitals that treat them. By Kelly McCutchen In the pre-dawn hours of Sunday, January 22 a tornado, one of […]
March 15, 2017
By Ross Coker The Georgia Public Policy Foundation and other organizations committed to intelligent criminal justice reform in Georgia, have for some time pointed out Georgia’s astronomical rates of parole […]
March 10, 2017
By Benita M. Dodd March 12-18 is Sunshine Week. Launched in 2005, the initiative promotes open government and pushes back against “excessive official secrecy.” Sunshine Week is promoted by the […]
March 7, 2017
By Ross Coker The popularity of consumer-grade multi-rotor or quadcopter devices, the unmanned aerial vehicles commonly referred to as “drones,” has skyrocketed over the last several years. While previously a […]
March 3, 2017
The benefits of school choice are more than academic. By Benjamin Scafidi A recent opinion piece in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution asked, “Are vouchers a failure?” Any answer requires examining the best […]
February 24, 2017
Doomsday prophets have always fixated on the goal more than the cause. By Harold Brown Global warming (climate change) is not just a scientific subject but also a technical-social-political scramble. […]
February 10, 2017
If Trump keeps his promise to devolve education, all eyes move to the states. By Jenn Hatfield When President Donald Trump was sworn into office on January 20, the clock […]
February 3, 2017
By Benita M. Dodd In a milestone event that occurred quietly on Saturday, January 28 Georgia entered the ranks of the few, the proud, the innovative states as a 12-mile […]
February 1, 2017
By Ross Coker If you or your family have ever taken a vacation to a locale rich in history and lore such as Charleston, S.C., or Savannah, you might have enjoyed […]
January 27, 2017
It’s Friday! Events This week is National School Choice Week, and the Georgia Public Policy Foundation’s Leadership Breakfast on Thursday was among a record-breaking 21,392 taking place across all 50 […]
January 27, 2017
Georgia underreports public education spending by billions of dollars By Benjamin Scafidi Parents, educators, policy-makers and all other taxpayers have a right to know just how much taxpayer funding is […]
January 20, 2017
It’s Friday! Events January 26: January 24 is the deadline to register for the National School Choice Week Leadership Breakfast keynoted by education expert Dr. Ben Scafidi. He will unveil […]
January 18, 2017
By Kelly McCutchen There is no question Georgia’s rural hospitals are struggling. The great majority of these hospitals are losing money every year and several have been forced to close. Their struggles were […]
January 13, 2017
It’s Friday! Events January 26: The National School Choice Week Leadership Breakfast is keynoted by education expert Dr. Ben Scafidi, who will unveil his study on the real numbers of […]
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