By: Andrew Jarnagin The events of the Arab Spring that culminated in the ousting of heads of state across the Middle East and North Africa must have raised the blood pressure of the region’s monarchs by more than a few points. Amazingly, though, the anger generated in these uprisings was not enough to topple a single monarchy. Hereditary kingships from Saudi Arabia to [...]
Recently, GPR editors Onica Matsika and Stephanie Talmadge had the pleasure of attending a meet and greet with Congressman Jack Kingston (GA-1). The room in UGA’s Caldwell Hall filled quickly as students from all walks of campus anticipated a visit from Congressman Jack Kingston. As a UGA graduate, students were eager to ask the veteran Savannah legislator questions about political [...]
By Ryan Prior In Washington, D.C. this weekend the American Conservative Union is hosting its annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), a major gathering of thousands of conservative activists that serves as barometer for the pulse of the conservative movement in the year to come. With parades of supporters of each presidential candidate engaging in spirited shouting matches in the [...]
by Virginia McNally Victimized, Not a Victim Born in Zimbabwe in 1957, Peter Godwin is a lawyer, journalist, author, and activist dedicated to the cause of Zimbabwe. In his latest book, The Fear, he describes his purpose as “bearing witness” to the violence and intimidation that occurred between the Zimbabwean presidential election in March 2008 and the run-off that was [...]
October 7, 2011 On September 26, 2011 Georgia Political Review’s Wes Robinson had the chance to sit down with the Libertarian Party’s 2008 nominee for President of the United States and former U.S. Congressman, Mr. Bob Barr. Congressman Barr represented Georgia’s seventh congressional district from 1995 to 2003. In congress, Bob Barr served as a senior member of the Judiciary [...]
General Eugene E. Habiger graduated from the University of Georgia in 1963 before going on to serve in the United States Air Force, serving as a command pilot with over 5,000 flying hours and logging 150 combat missions in the Vietnam War. General Habiger has over 35 years of experience in national security and nuclear operations. From 1996-1998, he was [...]
David Frum wrote speeches for the President, edited the Wall Street Journal’s editorial page, and has been named one of America’s 50 most influential conservatives. Yet these days he’s focusing most of his time on his blog Frum Forum. The Georgia Political Review talked recently with him about journalism, youth in America, and the best way to use writing to [...]
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