March 31, 2006
By Randal O’Toole Planners rarely say, even among themselves, that one goal of growth-management planning is to drive up housing prices in order to discourage people from living on large […]
March 29, 2006
Homeownership is the American dream and the aspiration of families all over the world. Yet so-called “smart-growth” plans and other restrictive land-use rules have made homeownership affordable only to the […]
March 24, 2006
By Benita M. Dodd Hindsight being 20-20, traffic jams became the impetus for transportation solutions as Georgia’s population grew. Fortunately, the state can still pre-empt an energy jam fueled by Georgia’s growing population […]
March 3, 2006
By Benita M. Dodd Hindsight being 20/20, the critics who back in 1997 were doomsaying the deregulation of Georgia’s natural gas market are back again, gleefully pointing to high energy […]
February 10, 2006
By Valerie Bayham It takes a minimum of 12 hours of training to carry a firearm as a private security guard in Georgia. Basic training is only 120 hours for […]
January 13, 2006
By Ronald E. Bachman and Nancy Desmond If one of the major goals for Georgia is affordable health care coverage for all citizens, it is critical to achieve that goal […]
December 30, 2005
By Geoffrey F. Segal At 12:01 am on Dec. 1, a vision took reality for a large group of citizens in Sandy Springs, Georgia. After fighting Fulton County for over […]
December 23, 2005
By James Garland and John Marsh Many states have implemented tax and expenditure limitations as a means to staunch the runaway growth of government spending. Along those lines, the state […]
December 9, 2005
By Benita M. Dodd When the Georgia Public Policy Foundation presented testimony to the State Board of Transportation’s Intermodal Committee in September opposing the proposed Atlanta-Lovejoy commuter rail line, the […]
October 21, 2005
By Kelly McCutchen Limited government, free markets and private property are the cornerstones of the American success story, but these freedoms can slowly erode over time: Government involves itself in […]
July 22, 2005
By Geoffrey F. Segal and Benita M. Dodd Long ago, Thomas Jefferson warned that “government big enough to supply everything you need is big enough to take everything you have […]
June 17, 2005
By Russ Moore When Newsweek trumpeted “America’s Best High Schools” in May, it was disappointing to learn the magazine’s best of the best were selected based on a formula that […]
May 13, 2005
By Benita M. Dodd For want of a nail, the kingdom was lost, goes the rhyme. To Stephen Goldsmith, Harvard professor and former two-term mayor of Indianapolis, sometimes it’s for […]
May 6, 2005
By Dr. Holly Robinson and Eric Wearne Fulton Science Academy, a 3-year-old charter school in Alpharetta, is one of the many charter schools in America participating in a well-deserved celebration […]
April 29, 2005
By Benita M. Dodd Is there any hope that government can ever operate successfully like a business? And why should it? Practical answers to these questions are central to promoting […]
February 11, 2005
By Brenda Fitzgerald The risk of medical injury due to physician negligence is the same today as it was 30 years ago. Medical liability awards have greatly increased, medical insurance […]
October 22, 2004
By Justin W. Marshall Floridians are breathing a bit easier as they slog toward the end of the hurricane season. Over a six-week period, hurricanes Ivan, Charley, Frances and Jeanne […]
September 22, 2004
Welfare Agenda Reduce unnecessary new entries to welfare rolls and strengthen work requirements Minimize returns to welfare Focus on aiding hardship cases Encourage public-private partnerships Remove barriers to entrepreneurship Eliminate […]
September 21, 2004
Crime Agenda Remove the state’s gag rule on local crime statistics Adopt “truth in sentencing” for all crimes so that the public knows exactly what percentage of a prisoner’s sentence […]
September 10, 2004
Agenda 2004: A Guide to the Issues Land Use Agenda Utilize zoning that is oriented toward land use rather than classification. Eliminate subsidies that encourage sprawl. Utilize market-oriented user fees […]
October 10, 2003
By Newt Gingrich The nation’s health-care crisis has infected every state including Georgia, where acute symptoms have appeared. Nine percent of Georgians have spent an entire year uninsured, according to the […]
September 26, 2003
A survey by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety cites the effectiveness of circular intersections. It estimated roundabouts reduce the number of fatal and incapacitating injury crashes by an astounding […]
August 29, 2003
By James D. Giattina Land use and water quality are inextricably linked. Development almost always creates impervious surfaces – the roofs, streets, parking lots and sidewalks – that increase the […]
July 25, 2003
By Steve Pociask Bankruptcies and layoffs have become commonplace in the information technology sector, particularly for telecommunications service providers and equipment manufacturers. The apparent downturn comes despite the promise of […]
July 7, 2003
By Morgan Smith Summary Increasingly, Georgia residents and businesses rely on the Internet as a tool for communication, information, commerce and entertainment. Internet usage has become a common feature of everyday […]
June 27, 2003
By Benita M. Dodd Driving on metro Atlanta’s roads is reminiscent of that fifties fad in which college students staged elaborate contests to squeeze the most people into a phone […]
June 6, 2003
By Benita M. Dodd Transportation expert Robert Poole found an unusually receptive audience for his congestion-relief proposals at a recent Georgia Public Policy Foundation Leadership Breakfast. The founder of the […]
May 8, 2003
By Benita M. Dodd There’s not a single good reason for Asthma Awareness Month. There are, in fact, more than 20.3 million good reasons, all of them Americans who report […]
May 2, 2003
By Johnny Isakson Federal income tax policy drives the financial decisions of business and individuals alike. It always has, and it always will. Tax reductions spur the economy. They always have, and they […]
April 11, 2003
By Morgan Smith Trudging from dealership to dealership to kick the tires on the new car you’re thinking about buying is nothing new for Georgians. Even in the facilitating age […]
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