April 1, 2022 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: April 1, 2022
It’s Friday! Quotes of note“April 1st: This is the day upon which we are reminded of what we are on the other three-hundred and sixty-four.” -Mark Twain “Today is April […]
Topic: World Health Organization
February 19, 2021
Friday Facts: February 19, 2021
It’s Friday! Memory Lane: Expanding school choice has been front and center for the Georgia Public Policy Foundation since its inception, as this article from 1992 demonstrates. The Foundation, which […]
June 12, 2020
Friday Facts: June 12, 2020
It’s Friday! This is Week 13 of the Friday Facts’ focus on the coronavirus pandemic across the nation and in Georgia, and the last day of the public health state […]
January 31, 2020 • Commentary
Georgia’s Distance is No Protection from Coronavirus Fallout
Reports Thursday of the first human-to-human transmission of the deadly Wuhan coronavirus in the United States are a stark reminder of the vulnerability of this
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 […]
September 9, 2015
Top 10 Global Warming Lies
An extensively footnoted response addresses 10 “alarmist assertions” made by the Environmental Defense Fund. The Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) raises money by scaring Americans about global warming., including in its latest […]
October 31, 2014
What Economics Can Teach Us about Ebola
Social engineers see society as disorganized, unplanned and inefficient. The solution? Let experts take over. Social engineers inevitably believe that a plan can work even though everyone who is expected […]
October 28, 2014
Checking Up On Health: October 28, 2014
Health Policy News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd If you missed the Georgia Legislative Policy Forum on September 19, you missed a great discussion on health care and […]
August 19, 2014
Checking Up On Health: August 19, 2014
Three dumb things about Whole Foods, an at-home colon cancer test, the ALS ice bucket challenge and more. Health Policy News and Views Compiled By Benita M. Dodd Several friends have raved […]
March 28, 2014
Friday Facts: March 28, 2014
It’s Friday! Events April 24: Matt Candler, founder and CEO of 404 Schools, keynotes, “School Choice: Big Gains in The Big Easy,” the Foundation’s Leadership Breakfast at 8 a.m. at […]
November 5, 2013
Checking Up On Health: November 5: 2013
Health Policy News and Views Compiled By Benita M. Dodd Yes, but …I: Ever the optimist, Chuck Lauer, former publisher of Modern Healthcare, has a list of things to remember […]
July 25, 2012
Checking Up on Health
By Benita Dodd Health Policy Briefs: July 24, 2012 – What’s in YOUR wallet? Health care expert Grace-Marie Turner, president of the Galen Institute, is a frequent contributor to Forbes magazine and […]
May 15, 2012
Checking Up on Health
Health Policy Briefs: Posted May 15 Compiled by Benita Dodd Water, water everywhere, but …: According to the World Health Organization, an estimated 780 million people still lacked safe drinking […]
February 21, 2012
Checking up on Health
Health Policy Briefs: February 21, 2012 Compiled by Benita Dodd Mark your calendar: The Georgia Public Policy Foundation hosts Attorney General Sam Olens and health care expert Ronald E. Bachman […]
July 13, 2011
Myth Busters #1: Roemer’s Law
If you ask anyone who has studied health economics or health policy in the last 40 years, “what is Roemer’s Law?” they will each be able to tell you in […]
March 7, 2008
The Real Skinny on Obesity
By Harold Brown Our culture makes the simplest problems complex and the simplest solutions expensive. None seem simpler than the cause of obesity and its cure, but nutritionists, psychologists, government […]
July 20, 2007
Commentary: Competition Can Solve Atlanta’s Budget Crunch
By Leonard C. Gilroy Our culture makes the simplest problems complex and the simplest solutions expensive. None seem simpler than the cause of obesity and its cure, but nutritionists, psychologists, […]