December 24, 2025 • Blog
Spreading Christmas cheer
Christmas is a season brimming with tradition. And oh, what fun it is to make a new tradition every now and then.
Topic: Germany
February 14, 2025 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: February 14, 2025
We can improve education outcomes. Florida and Mississippi have proven that.
January 17, 2025 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: January 24, 2025
Gov. Brian Kemp delivered his penultimate State of the State address with the usual list of goals and priorities that he’ll pursue over the next few months.
December 25, 2024 • Blog
Spreading Christmas cheer
Christmas is a season brimming with tradition. And oh, what fun it is to make a new tradition every now and then.
November 14, 2024 • Commentary
Freedom is not free
Six days after the conclusion of a bitter presidential election, Americans paused to honor the brave men and women who have served our nation on Veterans Day.
June 19, 2024 • Commentary
The American dream remains
Having the freedom to enjoy the fruits of one’s own labor, however large they may grow, remains an essentially American dream.
May 23, 2024 • Blog
Greet them ever with grateful hearts
We arrived, parked, entered the cemetery, and were immediately struck by the simple, still beauty of the grounds they kept.
November 15, 2023 • Blog
There is wisdom in the past
Americans are accustomed by now to hearing, and maybe even believing, that the stakes are higher than ever. But is it true this time?
July 26, 2023 • Commentary
We must avoid the drift toward the European way
The more regulations we inject into the economy for stability or fairness, the more we drift toward the European way. Let's be cautious about this path.
May 26, 2023 • Commentary
Greet them ever with grateful hearts
The Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial contains 7,992 American war dead.
March 2, 2023 • Blog
9 stories of government corruption or waste in Georgia last month
Recent stories about waste, fraud, or abuse of taxpayer money throughout Georgia.
March 12, 2021
Friday Facts: March 12, 2021
It’s Friday! Memory Lane: The Georgia Public Policy Foundation, which celebrates its 30th anniversary in 2021, has championed education options since its beginning. In 2012, Georgia legislators approved the State […]
February 19, 2021 • Commentary
Cents and Sensibility in Georgia Energy Policy
Millions of residents in Texas struggled to cope without electricity in homes and businesses this past week as an Arctic blast led to widespread power blackouts
July 31, 2020
Friday Facts: July 31, 2020
It’s Friday! Looking for the 2020 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum? The Foundation is recording each Zoom session for our YouTube channel! View the July 15 opening keynote, “An Education Conversation” […]
January 10, 2020
Friday Facts: January 10, 2020
It’s Friday! January 28: We’re just 18 days away from the Georgia Public Policy Foundation’s 29th Anniversary Celebration and Freedom Award Dinner on January 28! Join us in the Egyptian […]
January 12, 2018
Friday Facts: January 12, 2018
It’s Friday! Events January 23: The deadline is January 19 to register for the Foundation’s first event of 2018 on Tuesday, January 23. More than 28,000 events will celebrate National […]
December 8, 2017
Tax Reform Will Boost Economy, Clear the Way for Bigger Paychecks
When corporate taxes are cut, workers’ wages rise. By Adam N. Michel Tax reform is long overdue. The current tax code is suffocating job creation and holding down wages at […]
November 17, 2017
Friday Facts: November 17, 2017
It’s Friday! We’re saddened to share with you the news of the passing of Dr. Michael H. Mescon, the 2016 recipient of the Georgia Public Policy Foundation’s prestigious Freedom Award […]
November 3, 2017
Friday Facts: November 3, 2017
It’s Friday! Quotes of note “What can only be taught by the rod and with blows will not lead to much good; they will not remain pious any longer than […]
July 14, 2017
Friday Facts: July 14, 2017
It’s Friday! Georgians in high places: Our congratulations to Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald, former board member and board chair of the Georgia Public Policy Foundation, on her appointment as head of […]
September 2, 2016
Friday Facts: September 2, 2016
It’s Friday! November 11: Tickets and sponsor opportunities are available for the Foundation’s 25th Anniversary Celebration Dinner and Freedom Award, which honors a notable Georgian. The keynote speaker is John […]
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 […]
March 13, 2015 • Commentary
As Sunshine Week Approaches, Cloud Hangs over Solar Financing in Georgia
Solyndra was a visible black eye for the Obama administration in 2011, when the solar panel manufacturer went bankrupt after taking in more than $500 million from taxpayers and private […]
November 18, 2014
Checking Up On Health: November 18, 2014
Guess who’s cashing in on health care for stupid American voters? Health Care News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd I had this visual of net “neutrality” today. It’s […]
October 8, 2014 • Video
2014 Forum VIDEO: Fall of the Berlin Wall 25th Anniversary
Gen. Lucius D. Clay and Joseph Rueffert never met but they share something in common, post-World War II Berlin, Germany. Gen. Clay engineered the unprecedented 1948-49 Berlin Airlift that saved […]
July 15, 2014
Checking Up On Health: July 15, 2014
Why you’ll be learning a lot more about direct primary care, aka “concierge” care. Health Policy News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd Don’t believe the middleman makes a […]
May 16, 2014
Friday Facts: May 16, 2014
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “The fundamental premise upon which the Great Society vision for America was conceived is the idea of political paternalism. Good men, with enough political power, […]
April 11, 2014
Friday Facts: April 11, 2014
It’s Friday! Events April 24: Matt Candler, founder and CEO of 4.0 Schools, keynotes, “School Choice: Big Gains in The Big Easy,” the Foundation’s 8 a.m. Leadership Breakfast at Cobb […]
February 7, 2014
Friday Facts: February 7, 2014
It’s Friday! Events February 26: Tired of Washington’s out-of-control spending? The Foundation’s February 26 Leadership Breakfast focuses on the “The Case for the Compact for a Balanced Budget,” keynoted by Nick […]
February 4, 2014
Georgia Dodges a Renewable Energy Bullet
Robert Bryce, senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute, writes in The Wall Street Journal of February 2, 2014, that for years, greens and many on the political left have insisted that […]
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