June 20, 2022 • Blog
Juneteenth: A Franchise of Freedom
We are not all descendants of American slavery, but to be an American is to have inherited its legacy, and its lessons.
Topic: United States
June 17, 2022 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: June 17, 2022
It’s Friday! Quotes of note “Since there is no such entity as ‘the public,’ since the public is merely a number of individuals, the idea that ‘the public interest’ supersedes […]
June 16, 2022 • Blog
New Election Laws and Larger Turnout
In last month’s primary elections, turnout was more than 50% higher than in the previous midterm election of 2018.
June 13, 2022 • Commentary
The Misconceptions of Medicaid Expansion
On June 3 the North Carolina Senate overwhelmingly passed a bill that would significantly restructure healthcare delivery. What could it mean for Georgia?
June 8, 2022 • Blog
Supply Problems and Rising Home Prices
Rising home prices are a multi-faceted issue requiring multiple solutions. First, government officials should quit making homes pricier than than need be.
June 3, 2022 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: June 3, 2022
It’s Friday! Quotes of note“One of the most cowardly things ordinary people do is to shut their eyes to facts.” – C. S. Lewis “The most improper job of any […]
June 3, 2022 • Competitive Enterprise Institute
Restating the Case for Free Trade
Politicians keep pushing the same protectionist policies, as though maybe this time the results will be different.
May 27, 2022 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: May 27, 2022
It’s Friday! Quotes of note“Duty, honor, country. These three hallowed words reverently dictate what you ought to be, what you can be, what you will be.” – Gen. Douglas MacArthur […]
May 27, 2022 • Commentary
On Development and Departing
Kennedy Atkins reflects on three years in development at Georgia Policy.
May 20, 2022 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: May 20, 2022
It’s Friday! Quotes of note “Was not necessity the plea of every illegal exertion of power or exercise of oppression?… Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. […]
May 20, 2022 • Commentary
This Year’s Georgia Milestones May Measure Learning Speed Bump
Should Georgia follow the emerging national pattern of learning loss caused by the pandemic, the results from these exams will paint an ugly picture.
May 19, 2022 • Blog
Is it Time to Shake Up Primaries?
The beauty of our electoral system is that it has room for innovation within certain parameters. Here's one way to experiment.
May 13, 2022 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: May 13, 2022
It’s Friday! Quotes of note “The greatest evils in the world will not be carried out by men with guns, but by men in suits sitting behind desks.” – C.S. […]
May 11, 2022
Century-Old Beer Laws Brew Trouble for Georgia Craft Industry
While changing some Prohibition-era laws bolstered the Georgia craft brewing industry, the state still risks falling behind its more reform-minded neighbors.
April 29, 2022 • RealClear Policy
Only Hardened Outlaws Sell Flowers in Georgia
Fresh flowers usually bring nothing but joy. Georgia regulators can give flower sellers nothing but grief.
April 22, 2022 • Commentary
A Tennessee Hospital May Keep a Georgia Competitor From Opening, Thanks to This Law
Why would a health system in Tennessee have any legal standing to stop the building of a hospital in Georgia? The answer is Georgia's Certificate of Need.
April 21, 2022 • Blog
The Hidden Tax: Inflation
There are taxes, and then there are hidden taxes. And there’s no hidden tax quite like inflation.
March 25, 2022 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: March 25, 2022
While time is ticking on filing your 2021 taxes, the conversation at the Gold Dome has been all about what the 2024 tax year will look like in Georgia.
March 18, 2022 • Daily Signal
Hungering for Relief From Rapid Rise in Food Prices
Congress and the administration should make it a priority to remove harmful government interventions that are driving up food prices.
March 17, 2022 • State Affairs
Georgia’s State Pension Funds Lose $150 Million in Russia Investments
Georgia state officials this month quietly shed more than $150 million in Russian assets from the state’s pension systems, as scrutiny over U.S. states’ investments mounted amid Russia’s full-scale invasion […]
March 4, 2022 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: March 04, 2022
This week, legislators introduced a bill to lower and flatten the state’s personal income tax rate.
March 4, 2022 • Reason
There Are Many Problems With Democrats’ Plan for a Federal Gas Tax Holiday
A federal gasoline tax holiday would undermine the user fee system for funding highways and could worsen inflation.
February 25, 2022 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: February 25, 2022
In his weekly column, Kyle Wingfield debunks some popular claims by school choice opponents about private school.
February 18, 2022 • Commentary
Guaranteed Basic Income not a Guaranteed Solution to Poverty
A guaranteed income will not single handedly help people navigate the path from poverty to prosperity.
February 4, 2022 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: February 04, 2022
As housing prices continue to skyrocket, our latest study identifies the cost of regulatory compliance as a large factor.
February 4, 2022 • Commentary
The Price of Compliance
What does the cost of regulatory compliance mean to a home buyer today?
January 28, 2022
Driving Change: The Promise of Per-Mile Charges for Georgia Transportation
As technology, policy and politics change the transportation landscape in Georgia, the state will have to reconsider how it funds transportation infrastructure.
January 28, 2022 • Reason
State-Run Pre-K Resulted in Worse Educational, Behavioral Outcomes for Kids
Biden wants billions for universal preschool, but a new study finds such programs could be harmful for children.
January 28, 2022 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: January 28, 2022
It’s Friday! Quotes of note “The deterioration of every government begins with the decay of the principles on which it was founded.” – Charles de Montesquieu “How strangely will the […]
January 21, 2022 • Commentary
School Choice Week and the “Year of Educational Freedom”
With some policy changes, 2022 could turn out to be the "Year of Educational Freedom."
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