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Brenda Talent on Nov 17, 2025

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What the Government Shutdown Was Really About with Elias Tsapelas

Susan Pendergrass is joined by Elias Tsapelas, director of state budget and fiscal policy at the Show-Me Institute, to explain […]

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Shocker! Kansas City’s Affordable Housing Set-Asides Nets Zero Housing Units

In 2021, Kansas City passed an ordinance requiring large market-rate apartment developments to either set aside 20% of units at […]

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We’re Destroying Meritocracy

A report released earlier this month by the University of California at San Diego (UCSD) gives some startling numbers. UCSD […]

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The 4-Day School Week Doesn’t Improve Teacher Recruitment or Retention

This is the headline finding from a recent study I conducted with researchers from several universities. The four-day school week […]

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State and Local Government

St. Louis Needs to Stop Dating and Settle Down

I’ve often argued that cities need to have more self-respect—especially when it comes to dealing with sports teams. We love […]

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Checking Medicaid’s Pulse

Are dead people on Missouri’s Medicaid program? Shockingly, the answer appears to be yes. Last month, the Missouri State Auditor’s […]

Two Wrongs Don’t Make a Right

A proposed bill in St. Louis County would mandate the imposition of several burdensome regulations on many more projects and […]

Honoring Our Veterans: Thank You for Your Service

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Two Missouri Public School Districts Opt into MOScholars

Two public school districts—Hallsville R-IV and Atlanta C-3—are the first districts in Missouri to participate in MOScholars. MOScholars is Missouri’s […]

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Want Cheaper Housing? Create More Units, Not More Rules

Recent data from The Wall Street Journal suggest that renters across the country—including in Kansas City—are gaining leverage. Rents are […]

The Long Fight for Educational Freedom with Neal McCluskey and James Shuls

Learn more about the book here: www.cato.org/books/fighting-freedom-learn Susan Pendergrass speaks with James Shuls, fellow at the Show-Me Institute and head of […]

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