December 23, 2020 • Blog
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
This looks to be a different kind of Christmas. Many will carry on as before, but some will choose a socially distanced Yule. Some will be forced to keep away […]
Topic: Georgia Public Policy Foundation
December 22, 2020 • Blog
12 Good Tidings from the Georgia Public Policy Foundation!
Count down to Christmas 2020, Georgia Public Policy Foundation style! 12 Months of Insightful Commentary We’re committed to bringing you the best, most thought-provoking commentary on the issues affecting Georgians. […]
December 21, 2020 • Press Release
Foundation Adds 2 New Board Members
Atlanta – The Georgia Public Policy Foundation is pleased to announce the addition of Jay Neely and Jeb Stewart to the Board of Trustees, bringing the total number of board […]
December 18, 2020
Friday Facts: December 18, 2020
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “The Founders believed, and the Conservative agrees, in the dignity of the individual; that we, as human beings, have a right to live, live freely, […]
December 18, 2020 • Commentary
New Year, New Initiative: Policy, Transparency and News
It’s been a rough year for news organizations. Even before COVID-19 struck, newspaper circulation, readership and pages were shrinking, outmaneuvered by shrinking ad revenue and a 24-hour news cycle: online […]
December 16, 2020 • Blog
A Big Dose of Optimism for Christmas
I don’t know what you’ve asked of Santa Claus for Christmas, but one thing ought to be on everyone’s wish list: a big dose of optimism. After the year we’ve […]
December 15, 2020 • Blog
Tax and Spend Tuesday: December 15, 2020
Tax and Spend Tuesday, a roundup of news, views and policy proposals affecting your paycheck and pocketbook! Change we don’t need: It’s not the first time we’ve noticed that some […]
December 14, 2020 • Blog
Checking Up On Health: December 14, 2020
Medical Monday: A weekly post of healthcare- and technology-related policy news, views and commentaries. COVID-19 vaccine arrives: Frontline healthcare workers in New York became the first to receive Pfizer’s COVID-19 […]
December 11, 2020
Friday Facts: December 11, 2020
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “Give up money, give up fame, give up science, give the earth itself and all it contains rather than do an immoral act. And never […]
December 9, 2020 • Blog
Taking Stock of Georgia’s Economic Ranking
Americans love rankings, love to see where we stand compared to our rivals. The AP college football poll, to name one famous ranking, exists ostensibly to determine the best team […]
December 8, 2020 • Blog
Transportation Tuesday: December 8, 2020
Transportation Tuesday is the newest in a series of Georgia Public Policy Foundation policy briefs. Others are Medical Monday’s Checking Up On Health and Tax and Spend Tuesday. The Transportation Tuesday post of […]
December 7, 2020 • Friday Facts
Checking Up On Health: December 7, 2020
Medical Monday: A weekly post of healthcare- and technology-related policy news, views and commentaries. The holiday season is upon us. It’s true that “Seasonal Affective Disorder” – appropriately, SAD – […]
December 4, 2020
Friday Facts: December 4 2020
It’s Friday! Thanks to the generosity of supporters, the Foundation’s Giving Tuesday campaign raised more than $10,000 this week! Your contributions are “Changing Georgia Policy, Changing Georgians’ Lives!” Quotes of […]
December 3, 2020 • Commentary
AJC Publishes Senior Fellow Ben Scafidi’s Study Citing Benefits of Ga. Tax Credit Scholarships
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s November 30, 2020, edition published an op-ed by Georgia Public Policy Foundation Senior Fellow Ben Scafidi and Heidi Holmes Erickson that highlighted the benefits of Georgia’s Tax […]
December 2, 2020 • Blog
The Classroom is a Marketplace, too.
The recent news that fall enrollment in Georgia’s public schools was down more than 2% this year was a reminder that markets exist everywhere, even where you least expect them. […]
December 1, 2020 • Blog
Transportation Tuesday: Gwinnett Transit Referendum Postmortem
Transportation Tuesday, December 1, 2020: Policy, news and views driving transportation. Gwinnett Transit Referendum Postmortem By Dave Emanuel When Gwinnett County voters defeated the county’s 2019 transit referendum, proponents blamed […]
November 30, 2020 • Blog
Checking Up On Health: November 30, 2020
Medical Monday: A weekly post of healthcare- and technology-related policy news, views and commentaries. Many Thanksgiving family gatherings were canceled because of COVID-19. Many relatives avoided gatherings to minimize the […]
November 30, 2020 • Press Release
Study Finds Fiscal, Economic Benefits in Georgia Tax Credit Scholarships
Georgia’s tax credit scholarship program saves state taxpayers millions of dollars and enhances educational attainment among scholarship students, according to
November 20, 2020
Friday Facts: November 20, 2020
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “Whereas it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, […]
November 20, 2020 • Commentary
Perfect Storm: COVID World Meets Hybrid Homeschools
Talk about timely. Eric Wearne’s book, “Defining Hybrid Homeschools in America: Little Platoons,”was released in November, as school systems waffled
November 18, 2020 • Blog
Georgia’s Political Fault Line
Everyone knows by now that Georgia’s political fault line runs between its urban and suburban counties on one side, and its exurban and rural ones on the other. But the […]
November 13, 2020
Friday Facts: November 13, 2020
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “Government outlays on antipoverty programs are almost entirely unaffected by which party is in power: It has inexorably risen under Republicans and Democrats alike — […]
November 11, 2020 • Blog
The ‘In-Between’ Election, the ‘In-Between’ Year
Merriam-Webster will surely pick a pandemic-related term as 2020’s “word of the year.” Coronavirus, social distancing or quarantine would be apt. My choice is “liminal,” which that dictionary defines as […]
November 6, 2020
Friday Facts: November 6, 2020
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “I would relate to the crowds how I called on a certain rural constituent and was shocked to hear him say he was thinking of […]
November 4, 2020 • Blog
Rejecting Nonstop Politics
By the time you read this, the 2020 election will be nearly over. Some votes may be still uncounted, the outcome still unclear, the lawyers just getting warmed up, and […]
November 3, 2020 • Blog
Checking Up On Health: November 2, 2020
Medical Monday: A weekly post of healthcare- and technology-related policy news, views and commentaries. COVID-19 has affected everything this year, including the election. To avoid the long lines and waits […]
October 30, 2020
Friday Facts: October 30, 2020
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “Perhaps the most tragic aspect of today’s division is that much of it is a byproduct of our education system where young people are taught […]
October 28, 2020 • Blog
It’s Time to Get Serious About the National Debt
Among the things that may have changed forever in 2020 is Americans’ willingness to get serious about the national debt. During the final presidential debate, President Donald Trump was asked […]
October 27, 2020 • Blog
Transportation Tuesday: October 27, 2020
Transportation Tuesday is the newest in a series of Georgia Public Policy Foundation policy briefs. Others are Medical Monday’s Checking Up On Health and Tax and Spend Tuesday. PPPs: An […]
October 23, 2020
Friday Facts: October 23, 2020
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “Confidence is contagious. So is lack of confidence.” – Vince Lombardi “Not voting is not a protest. It is a surrender.” – Keith Ellison “If […]
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