June 17, 2014
Today’s political climate is highly partisan. Debates are full of personal attacks, harsh words and complete disagreements. With that in mind, here are ten economic facts that liberals need to […]
June 17, 2014
New studies reinforce that improving access to cars may be the best way to help the poor. ‘Car ownership plants the seeds for upward mobility’ By Scott Beyer (The Daily […]
June 16, 2014
Cities have built or are building a hybrid form of rail transit combining the cost-disadvantages of heavy rail with the capacity limits of light rail. In his Policy Analysis for […]
June 13, 2014
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “Sometimes I think my papa is an accordion. When he looks at me and smiles and breathes, I hear the notes.” – Markus Zusak, “The […]
June 11, 2014
Health Policy News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd It’s the summer, so I’m going to give you a break (as opposed to a fracture) and try to keep […]
June 10, 2014
President Barack Obama has signed legislation that will provide federal funds to deepen the Savannah River and Harbor. By Foundation Editor Mike Klein By Mike Klein President Barack Obama has […]
June 6, 2014
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “For four long years, much of Europe had been under a terrible shadow. Free nations had fallen, Jews cried out in the camps, millions cried […]
May 30, 2014
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “There is no surer way to misread any document than to read it literally. … As nearly as we can, we must put ourselves in […]
May 30, 2014
Swiss voters sent a powerful message last week when they overwhelmingly voted to reject a $24 per hour minimum wage that would have caused lower paid workers to lose their […]
May 27, 2014
Health Policy News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd According to protocol: How will already-busy emergency departments handle the extra business coming their way under ObamaCare, physician Peter Ubel […]
May 23, 2014
By Mike Klein A while back in our American experience heroes mattered. Kids could name the astronauts. You knew about Alan Shepard, the first American to travel to outer space. […]
May 23, 2014
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “It is endemic to government blunders; the guilty bureaucrats begin to deny, obfuscate and point fingers – in essence, cover up their failings.” – Merrill […]
May 23, 2014
Schools are preparing to close after a year of struggling to impart not just academics but character. In some cases, it’s even tougher to teach character. By Benita M. […]
May 21, 2014
The Obama administration has picked up where the Carter and Clinton administrations left off, adopting the no-use policies promoted by environmental groups who view all federal lands as off limits […]
May 20, 2014
ABC News has apparently just discovered that telemedicine is a new type of medical service, which puts ABC News way behind the curve, says Benita Dodd in this week’s Checking […]
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, […]
May 16, 2014
The Center for Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) recently released a new study that purports to show that state taxes have a negligible effect on the decisions of Americans to […]
May 15, 2014
It is a popular theme these days to bash capitalism and idea creators as if their abilities to improve their own status somehow harms someone else. This article by University […]
May 13, 2014
Michael Horn recently traveled for one month through South Korea and Vietnam to closely examine their public and private education systems. This article was created for the Georgia Public Public […]
May 9, 2014
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “[N]ow that I am drawing to the close of this work, in which I have spoken of so many important things done by the Americans, […]
May 8, 2014
This op-ed appeared in May 7, 2014 edition of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Free trade agreements benefit Ga. job creators By Benita Dodd Georgia businesses have just broken their own record. […]
May 6, 2014
Health Policy News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd Good news, bad news: Merck & Co. has agreed to buy rival Schering-Plough Corp. for $41.1 billion, just six weeks […]
May 6, 2014
President Obama promised middle-income families they would not see their taxes go up “one single dime” as a result of ObamaCare. But millions of such Americans are indeed paying to […]
May 2, 2014
It’s Friday! Events May 7: Register by MONDAY to attend ‘Concierge Care for the Little Guy,” the Foundation’s 8.a.m. Leadership Breakfast at the Cobb Galleria Centre. Dr. Lee Gross, co-founder […]
April 30, 2014
In the Friday Facts of April 18, the Foundation shared the news that Georgia ranks second only to Utah among the 50 states in the percentage of income given to charities. […]
April 29, 2014
Health Policy News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd Have you heard of Direct Primary Care? It’s also known as “concierge care for the little guy.” Find out more […]
April 28, 2014
Matt Candler tinkers. His current tinkering includes building an electric motorcycle. So when Candler discusses public schools it should not be a surprise when he says traditional schools are so […]
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. […]
April 22, 2014
Health Policy News and Views Compiled By Benita M. Dodd Happy Earth Day! Isn’t it a great place to be?! I visited my longtime physician for my (kind of) annual […]
April 18, 2014
It’s Friday! Generosity I: Georgia ranks second only to Utah in the percentage of income given to charity, according to the latest “Generosity Index” report of U.S. states and Canadian […]
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