By Lawrence W. Reed With so much talk these days of scandal, incompetence and failed programs, trust in government is on the ropes. To some people, this development is lamentable. […]
All new videos produced by the Georgia Public Policy Foundation are posted to our YouTube channel. This file primarily contains archive material that migrated to YouTube. Some video products are located on […]
It’s Friday! The Foundation unveils, “Getting Georgia Moving: Plan B for Transportation,” today at 3 p.m. during the third annual Georgia Legislative Policy Forum at the W Atlanta Midtown (188 […]
A nationall survey of attorneys finds that many legitimate victims of medical malpractice have no meaningful access to the civil justice system. By Joanna Shepherd-Bailey Jennifer Shiver knows what it […]
The Georgia Public Policy Foundation will unveil “Getting Georgia Moving: Plan B for Transportation,” on Friday, September 21. GEORGIA PUBLIC POLICY FOUNDATION MEDIA ADVISORY Thursday, September 20, 2012 FOR IMMEDIATE […]
By Lawrence W. Reed In less than two months, Georgia voters will decide an important question about the future of education in our state: Should charter schools be authorized by […]
Health Policy Briefs: September 18 Compiled by Benita M. Dodd Why the cost? Becker’s Hospital CEO Report quizzed nine health care professionals, including physicians and former hospital executives, on […]
The Columbia County News-Times of Sunday, September 16, published a letter to the editor from Foundation Vice President Benita Dodd in response to the publisher’s column on charter schools: Editor: The […]
September 14, 2012 It’s Friday! The deadline is Monday to register for the third annual Georgia Legislative Policy Forum, which takes place on Friday, September 21, at the W Hotel […]
By Eric Wearne Add another entrant to the growing number of free online education start-ups (see here or here). Marginal Revolution University comes from Tyler Cowen and Alex Tabarrok, two economics professors at George […]
September 7, 2012 It’s Friday! Register now! The third annual Georgia Legislative Policy Forum takes place on Friday, September 21, at the W Hotel in Midtown Atlanta. This year’s event […]
(Editor’s Note: This profile of Texas Public Policy Foundation President Brooke Rollins is republished with permission from the Independent Women’s Forum. Rollins will discuss the Texas free market economy at […]
By Mike Klein The devil is always in the details and sometimes details are like trying to put lipstick on a pig. The recidivism rate for Georgia juveniles is a […]
Using “Plan T,” Atlanta has an opportunity to replace its reputation as one of the “most congested cities” and become as the “go to” place for business. By Michael Dziak […]
Health Policy Briefs Compiled by Benita M. Dodd On common ground: The Galen Institute held a forum at last week’s Republican National Convention; the panel that included Georgia’s two physician […]
By Eric Wearne “For state and district leaders, it comes down to two decisions: what devices and who pays.” These are always fundamental concepts surrounding the adoption and implementation of […]
August 31, 2012 It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “I consider the foundation of the Constitution as laid on this ground that “all powers not delegated to the United States, by […]
2012 Legislative Policy Forum 2012 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum “Wisdom, Justice and Innovation” Bringing the nation’s top experts to Georgia to focus on innovative solutions to Georgia’s challenges Hosted by the Conservative Policy […]
Any good economist will tell you that as complementary factors of production, labor and capital are not only indispensable but hugely dependent upon each other as well. By Lawrence W. Reed […]
August 24, 2012 It’s Friday! Quotes of Note Correction: Two of the Quotes of Note in last week’s Friday Facts were incorrectly attributed to Benjamin Franklin and John Adams. Our […]
The Sept. 21 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum will focus on the most anticipated issues under the Gold Dome, offering free-market approaches, limited government solutions and innovations for Georgia that have […]
August 17, 2012 It’s Friday! Visit the Foundation’s new Web site at www.georgiapolicy.org then e-mail us at to tell us what you think of it! Quotes of note “If […]
By Mike Klein Are you frustrated with state taxation policies and absolutely convinced you’ve got better ideas? Step right up, folks, and take a gander coming soon at Tax Reform: […]
By Mike Klein When he recorded a Georgia Public Broadcasting studio audience program this week Governor Nathan Deal needed just two sentences to precisely capsulize why nearly everything that we […]
Dear Friends of Georgia, More than 20 years ago, the Georgia Public Policy Foundation was established with the goal of promoting market-based public policy in our state. We began publishing […]
The new Georgia Land Bank Act expands local governments’ abilities to create a land bank, an organization with sweeping authority to acquire and dispose of vacant, abandoned or delinquent properties. […]
The New Teacher Project (TNTP) is a national organization that “works with schools, districts and states to provide excellent teachers to the students who need them most and advance policies […]
By Mike Klein What’s in the Maryland water? A student performance analysis that contains encouraging news about Georgia also leads to the inescapable conclusion that Maryland has really gotten its […]
It’s Friday! Quotes of note – “Even the striving for equality by means of a directed economy can result only in an officially enforced inequality – an authoritarian determination […]
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