On Jan. 20, 2006, the Show-Me Institute sponsored a luncheon featuring this presentation of "Seven Principles of Sound Public Policy." In this talk, Lawrence Reed, then the president of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy and currently the president of the Foundation for Economic Education, explains a set of principles that aid in the evaluation of public policy. He includes a number of historical examples to bring life and focus to his discussion. Show-Me Institute President Rex Sinquefield introduced Reed.
On Jan. 20, 2006, the Show-Me Institute sponsored this presentation by Lawrence Reed, then the president of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, presently the president of the Foundation for Economic Education. Reed explains the many flaws with the prevailing theory that Standard Oil was a monopoly or that the company's founder and president, John Rockefeller, was exploitative — or, indeed, anything other than a shrewd and successful businessman serving his customers well. Ethelmae Humphreys, at the time a member of the Show-Me Institute board of directors, introduced the speech.
On July 30, 2010, the Show-Me Institute joined many other think tanks around the nation by hosting an event in celebration of the life and legacy of the influential economist Milton Friedman.
At this event, Dr. Michael Podgursky spoke of the benefits of school choice, Dr. Susan Feigenbaum spoke of the negative impacts of discrimination in a free market, and Dr. Daniel Thornton spoke of the dangers of irresponsible monetary policy. Dr. Joseph Haslag moderated Dr. Bonnie Wilson introduced the event.
Show-Me Institute staff and interns illustrate a functioning market by scalping St. Louis Cardinals tickets at Busch stadium. Free-market lessons are interspersed throughout the video as the teams show how market transactions can make both parties better off.
July 31, 2010, would have been Milton Friedman's 98th birthday. To honor his vision and the impact he has had on our society, The Foundation for Educational Choice collaborated with policy groups from around the world to hold events in Professor Friedman's honor on Friday, July 30. The Show-Me Institute was among the groups participating.
On June 7, 2010, staff members from the Show-Me Institute presented their thoughts on the best and worst bills of the 2010 Missouri Legislative session. This presentation is another in the Show-Me Institute's series of Show-Me Forum discussions presented on the first Monday of every other month.
In this video, policy analyst David Stokes, accompanied by two research assistants, endeavors to get to the heart of the payday loan debate by ... actually getting a payday loan. Filmed on location at Saint Louis–area payday loan stores and casino on April 1, 2010.
Two Show-Me Institute policy analysts, a research assistant, and two interns all head out for shoe shines in order to demonstrate the mutual benefits of trade in a market economy. Filmed in December 2008.
Saint Louis city Alderman Antonio French, who represents the 21st ward, and Missouri Sen. Jim Lembke, who represents part of south Saint Louis city and south Saint Louis County, answered questions from moderator Martha King, Show-Me Institute intern, and attendees. This event took place at the Show-Me Institute office in Saint Louis on June 9, 2010.
Jeffrey A. Miron, senior fellow at the Cato Institute and director of undergraduate studies in the Department of Economics at Harvard University, discusses the economic impact of the federal government’s 2009 stimulus package. Miron says because tax liabilities accompany any government spending program, last year’s stimulus package may not have expanded the output of the American economy, but instead simply redistributed the economy’s output. This lecture was presented in conjunction with Saint Louis University's John Cook School of Business on March 17, 2010.
Lawrence W. Reed, president of the Foundation for Economic Education, explains the causes of the Great Depression of 1929–1941 and outlines the clear lessons that historical episode provides for modern economic crises.
Jeff Benedict, author of "Little Pink House: A True Story of Defiance and Courage," speaks at a Sept. 15 event cosponsored by the Show-Me Institute and the Kansas City Public Library, to tell the story of Susette Kelo's infamous eminent domain case. Hear how Kelo's heroic fight to save her New London, Conn., home turned into the landmark Supreme Court case that outraged homeowners and sparked a legislative backlash across the nation.
School reform leader Kevin Chavous and economist David Levine speak at the Show-Me Institute's July 31, 2009, event commemorating the life and ideas of Milton Friedman.
During Dr. Caroline Hoxby's recent trip to Saint Louis to speak about charter school research, she spent a few minutes speaking with the Show-Me Institute about some of the key points contained in her lecture. In this interview, Hoxby explains the benefits of charter schools, outlines the challenges that charter schools currently face, points out the reasons for success in many charters, and more.
Caroline Hoxby, Ph.D., the Scott and Donya Bommer Professor of Economics at Stanford University, spoke about "The Promise and Performance of Charter Schools" on May 5, 2009, in a lecture cosponsored by the Show-Me Institute and Saint Louis University's John Cook School of Business. Hoxby is also a senior fellow of the Hoover Institution, the director of the Economics of Education Program at the National Bureau of Economic Research, and Senior Fellow of the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research.
Joseph G. Lehman, president of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, speaks at a Show-Me Institute event on Tuesday, April 7, 2009, in Columbia, Mo., about the importance of free-market think tanks in helping to shape the intellectual and cultural ideas that ultimately determine public policy.
Show-Me Institute Policy Analyst Dave Roland speaks about eminent domain abuse in Missouri to the Saint Louis County Pachyderm Club on Friday, April 17, 2009.
In this Jan. 22, 2009, lecture at the Kansas City Public Library's Plaza Branch Truman Forum, sponsored by the Show-Me Institute, Tom Bloch, and the University Academy, Eric Hanushek outlines the fundamental changes that need to take place in Missouri's failing urban schools before parents can expect to see real change and improvement for their children.
