June 17, 2013
The Texas Model for Prosperity
How the American Dream is Fueling Economic Growth By Bill Peacock Back in the depths of the Great Recession, Texas became the target of liberal commentators across the nation, just […]
Topic: Texas
May 10, 2013
Big Brother Knows Best Mentality Works Against School Choice
This week’s Louisiana Supreme Court opinion that struck down a school choice funding formula finds the usual suspects who want to prevent families from using their tax-paid dollars to send […]
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 […]
April 19, 2013
Earth Day: For Many, Not Much Cause for Celebration
It’s time to add a few more faces to the pitiful environment painted by Earth Day organizers. By Benita M. Dodd “Climate change has many faces,” notes the Web site […]
April 16, 2013
Checking Up On Health: April 16, 2013
Health Policy News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd There are just a few more seats and just a few more days to register for the Georgia Public […]
March 26, 2013
Georgia Can Lead Again on Juvenile Justice Reform
Years of profound dysfunction in Washington have eroded Americans’ confidence in government. Our national leaders have lost virtually all their credibility when it comes to addressing society’s most pressing challenges. […]
March 1, 2013
Friday Facts: March 1, 2013
It’s Friday! Events March 19: Capitalism has been demonized; markets are not so free and individual responsibility is becoming passé. How does America turn that around? Join Yaron Brook, executive […]
February 28, 2013
Georgia House Votes 173-0 to Pass Juvenile Justice Bill
The Georgia House is expected to vote Thursday morning on juvenile justice and civil code reforms that would dramatically change our response to young people who commit crimes, run away, […]
February 26, 2013
Checking Up On Health: February 26, 2013
Health Policy Briefs Compiled by Benita M. Dodd ObamaCare sticker shock: Atlanta insurers were included in a six-market survey released this month on how much the multiple mandates in […]
February 15, 2013
Friday Facts: February 15, 2013
It’s Friday! Today is the deadline to register for the Foundation’s Leadership Breakfast at Cobb County’s Georgian Club, 8 a.m. on Tuesday, February 19. Keynoted by the Cato Institute’s Randal […]
February 11, 2013
How the South Will Rise to Power Again
By Joel Kotkin The common media view of the South is as a regressive region, full of overweight, prejudiced, exploited and under-educated numb skulls . This meme was perfectly captured in this Bill Maher-commissioned video from Alexandra Pelosi, […]
January 15, 2013
Checking Up On Health: January 15, 2013
Health Policy Briefs Compiled by Benita M. Dodd So much for individual responsibility: Merrill Matthews, resident scholar at the Institute for Policy Innovation, has two articles that should be […]
January 8, 2013
Checking Up On Health: January 8, 2013
Health Policy Briefs Compiled By Benita M. Dodd Happy New Year! What if you don’t want Medicare? That’s too bad, according to the U.S. Supreme Court, which on Monday turned […]
October 22, 2012
Would Student “Data Backpacks” Infringe on Civil Liberties?
By Eric Wearne Digital Learning Now! Has just released the second paper in its “Smart Series.” Here is a review of paper # 1. This second installment makes the case for two […]
October 16, 2012
Checking Up On Health
Is the federal government’s Medicare payment penalty reducing hospital-acquired infections in patients? Health Policy Briefs Compiled By Benita M. Dodd ObamaCare burden: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has […]
October 9, 2012
When Economy Cracked, Many Georgians Cracked the Books
By Mike Klein Two young women in my family attend two-year colleges. The match is perfect. One works four days per week at a veterinary hospital and takes classes two […]
September 18, 2012
Checking Up On Health
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 […]
September 7, 2012
Brooke Rollins: Profile of a Texas Freedom Fighter
(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 […]
August 30, 2012
Friday Facts: August 31, 2012
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 […]
August 30, 2012
Georgia Legislative Policy Forum
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 […]
August 29, 2012
Caps on Damages Won’t Reduce Defensive Medicine
The recent health care debate has completely ignored one of the major health care cost drivers: defensive medicine. Writing in The Hill, Dr. Jeff Segal states why the Affordable Care Act will […]
August 24, 2012
Friday Facts: August 24, 2012
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 […]
August 23, 2012
Policy Forum Brings Innovative Solutions to Georgia
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 9, 2012
Friday Facts
It’s Friday! Quotes of note – “A government with the policy to rob Peter to pay Paul can be assured of the support of Paul.” – George […]
August 3, 2012
Maryland Leads 4th, 8th Grade Gains; Georgia Moving Up
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 […]
August 3, 2012
Friday Facts
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 […]
July 27, 2012
Friday Facts: July 27, 2012
It’s Friday! Quotes of note – “All of the progress that the U.S. has made over the last couple of centuries has come from unemployment. It has come from […]
July 20, 2012
Friday Facts
It’s Friday! Quotes of note – “An election is coming. Universal peace is declared and the foxes have a sincere interest in prolonging the lives of the poultry.” – T.S. Eliot – “But […]
July 13, 2012
Friday Facts: July 13, 2012
It’s Friday! Quotes of note – “It does not take much strength to do things, but it requires a great deal of strength to decide what to do.” […]
June 25, 2012
Why Prices Matter in Health Care
By John C. Goodman The single biggest mistake in all of health policy is the belief that the best way to make health care accessible is to make it free […]
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