Those who are regular readers of this column know there is no shortage of things that I think Georgia could do better. From our overburdened public education system to our lack of affordable healthcare to our outdated and overcrowded incarceration…
Tricia Pridemore talks about Georgia’s energy policy the way a grandmother talks about her grandchild or University of Georgia fans talk about their football team: It’s simply the best, and everyone else just needs to accept it. She’ll run for…
Artificial intelligence, or AI, has become one of the most hotly debated and least understood topics in just the last few years. At its most basic level, AI is a technology “that mimics human intelligence to perform tasks and can…
In the fall of 2014, the approximately 200 students at Utopian Academy knew that then-Gov. Nathan Deal was coming for a visit as they gathered in the lunchroom of the school. They weren’t aware he was bringing a special guest.…
As Georgia enjoys runaway success in economic development, now is the time for spirited debate over the role of law and policy in achieving and maintaining that reputation. Recently Gov. Brian Kemp announced he would pursue tort reform in 2024;…
Atlanta has been home to countless icons from business to politics to civil rights. The King family has deep roots that run throughout the city; Congressman John Lewis taught us what it meant to get into good trouble here; and…
How much does Glynn County benefit economically from Jekyll Island? On behalf of the Jekyll Island Authority, I answered this – and the numbers are substantial. Jekyll Island’s fiscal year 2022 economic impact on Glynn County includes: $1.1 billion in…
Tom Price, the former Republican congressman from Georgia’s 6th District and later secretary of Health and Human Services in the Trump Administration, watched the 2023 State of the Union from his home in Roswell, shaking his head in disappointment as…
In a time of unprecedented division in our country, it is always worth starting off with a statement that we can all agree with. In this case, I would like to open with such a statement: Georgia is hot. As…
When I first became aware of Josh McKoon, he was running unopposed for a Columbus area state Senate seat while my boss, Nathan Deal, was campaigning for governor. McKoon worked hard for our opponent in the primary, and once we…
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