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.
Topic: Spain
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.
October 26, 2020 • Blog
Checking Up On Health: October 26, 2020
Checking Up On Health: October 26, 2020 Compiled by Benita M. Dodd A Medical Monday post of healthcare- and technology-related policy news, views and commentaries. Prevention vs. cure. As someone who […]
April 19, 2019
Climate Change Agreements: Solutions in Search of a Problem
Earth Day arrives again on April 22, and along with it the also-predictable heated rhetoric by climate change alarmists who bolster their claims with articles and opinions and state, “Facts […]
October 30, 2015
Friday Facts: October 30, 2015
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “We have the right, as individuals, to give away as much of our own money as we please in charity; but as members of Congress […]
November 29, 2014
The Better Higher Education Idea: A $10,000 College Degree
MUCH is being written about the preposterously high cost of college. The median inflation-adjusted household income fell by 7 percent between 2006 and 2011, while the average real tuition at […]
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 […]
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 […]
January 17, 2014
Friday Facts: January 17, 2014
January 17, 2014 It’s Friday! Events January 28, 2014: The deadline is Friday, January 24 to register for “School Choice and Georgia: An Update,” the Foundation’s 8 a.m. Leadership Breakfast […]
April 19, 2013
Friday Facts: April 19, 2013
April 19, 2013 It’s Friday! Events April 23: Today is the deadline to register for, “Telehealth: Taking Health Care to The Next Level,” the Foundation’s next Leadership Breakfast, at 8 […]
March 7, 2013
Imposing Renewable Energy Won’t Work
Imposing renewable energy upon Georgia’s taxpayers raises the cost of living, taking dollars out of citizens’ pockets that they could use to buy a newer, cleaner car, a better home, […]
June 22, 2012
Friday Facts: June 22, 2012
It’s Friday! – Register now! Monday is the deadline for the Foundation’s noon Policy Briefing Luncheon and Book Forum on Wednesday, June 27. The event, “The Road to Freedom,” takes place […]
June 8, 2012
Five Ways to Move Ahead on Transportation Policy
By Benita M. Dodd Given the wall-to-wall coverage of the upcoming regional transportation sales tax referendum, Georgians could hardly be blamed for believing that all transportation improvement in the state, […]
May 6, 2011
Friday Facts: May 6th, 2011
It’s Friday! Events – Tuesday is the deadline to register for the “The Battle,” the Foundation’s noon Policy Briefing Luncheon on Thursday, May 12, at the Georgian Club in Cobb County. […]
November 19, 2010
Friday Facts: November 19th, 2010
It’s Friday! Quotable – “[Legislators] like to control money and we like to control where children go [to school]. I think we need to break that mold. Whether it’s […]
September 8, 2010
A Primer on Gross Receipts Taxes
By Robert A. Lawson and E. Frank Stephenson With a commission examining Georgia’s tax structure and the possibility of legislative action next year, one possible course of action is the […]