October 21, 2022 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: October 21, 2022
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see.” –Arthur Schopenhauer “When the whole world is […]
Topic: Hispanic and Latino Americans
January 6, 2021 • Blog
The Changing Terrain of Electoral Votes
Demography isn’t destiny, no matter how many people insist otherwise. Two recent reports underscored that reality. First let’s look at the big picture. This past week, the U.S. Census Bureau […]
September 7, 2018
What Goes Into Education Rankings Affects What Comes Out
By Benita M. Dodd In 2017, U.S. World and News Report’s ranking of the best states to live featured not a single Southern state in the top 10. Georgia, at […]
February 26, 2016
Which Way Employment?
Changing demographics affect the labor force as much as, or more than, the recent recession. By Harold Brown A person who wants a job and doesn’t have one knows exactly […]
January 26, 2016
Checking Up On Health: January 26, 2016
Uber for health care, celebrity deaths, palliative care and health care numbers. Health Care News and Views Compiled by Benita Dodd Happy New Year! The Legislature’s back in session; the […]
September 25, 2015
Friday Facts: September 25, 2015
It’s Friday! Events October 15: Just 19 days left to register for the Sixth Annual Georgia Legislative Policy Forum at the Renaissance Atlanta Waverly on Thursday, October 15! Join legislators, […]
July 18, 2014
Friday Facts: July 18, 2014
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “For nearly 40 years, it’s pretty much been all reform, all the time for the nation’s public school students, teachers, and parents. Many of the […]
June 27, 2014
Friday Facts: June 27, 2014
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “The appropriation of public money always is perfectly lovely until some one is asked to pay the bill.” – Calvin Coolidge “[T]hinking that more federal […]
April 25, 2014
Friday Facts: April 25, 2014
It’s Friday! Events May 7: ‘Concierge Care for the Little Guy,” is the topic at the Foundation’s 8.a.m. Leadership Breakfast at the Cobb Galleria Centre. The keynote speaker is Dr. […]
March 14, 2014
Hispanics Understand Free-Market Principles
Excerpt from the keynote address by Daniel Garza, executive director of The LIBRE Initiative, at the Georgia Public Policy Foundation’s 2014 Annual Dinner on March 5, 2014. Garza’s family immigrated […]
February 20, 2014
Upcoming Events: Balanced Budget Event; Annual Dinner
GEORGIA PUBLIC POLICY FOUNDATION MEDIA ADVISORY February 20, 2013 Contact Benita Dodd at 404-256-4050 or Foundation Announces 2 Upcoming Events Atlanta – The Georgia Public Policy Foundation is pleased […]
November 13, 2013
Alarming Social Indicators for American Youth
Any meaningful discussion of parents’ preferences in choosing the most appropriate education for their children can take place only in the context of the difficult social and cultural conditions facing […]
July 13, 2011
U.S. Justice Says Local Jail Populations Decline Nationally
Originally published April 26, 2011 County and city jail populations have declined nationally for two consecutive years, according to just published data from the U.S. Justice Department, but newer state […]
June 19, 2009
Signing Away Health Care Freedom
By Benita M. Dodd Georgia’s Democratic Party is asking Georgians to sign its petition asking the state’s two senators to “support President Obama’s health care reform proposals, even if it […]
June 29, 2001
American Dream Boundaries: Urban Containment and Its Consequences
Wendell Cox Introduction The Oregon portion of the Portland metropolitan area1 has adopted the nation’s strongest so-called “smart growth” policies. Metro, the regional government, has adopted a wide range of policies […]