Bob Roper, Author at Show-Me Institute https://showmeinstitute.org/author/bob-roper/ Where Liberty Comes First Tue, 05 May 2026 16:26:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.1 https://showmeinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/show-me-icon-150x150.png Bob Roper, Author at Show-Me Institute https://showmeinstitute.org/author/bob-roper/ 32 32 Show-Me Forum: Hot Issues for 2014: Missouri Legislature and Healthcare https://showmeinstitute.org/article/free-market-reform/show-me-forum-hot-issues-for-2014-missouri-legislature-and-healthcare/ Thu, 16 Jan 2014 06:47:54 +0000 http://showmeinstitute.local/show-me-forum-hot-issues-for-2014-missouri-legislature-and-healthcare/ What can you expect from the Missouri Legislature in the 2014 session? Columbia Tribune Columnist Bob Roper detailed the key issues that he thinks lawmakers will tackle. Additionally, Show-Me Institute […]

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]]> What can you expect from the Missouri Legislature in the 2014 session? Columbia Tribune Columnist Bob Roper detailed the key issues that he thinks lawmakers will tackle. Additionally, Show-Me Institute Policy Analyst Patrick Ishmael outlined the latest on Medicaid expansion and Obamacare.

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]]> The 2012 Elections: Analysis and Commentary https://showmeinstitute.org/article/privatization/the-2012-elections-analysis-and-commentary/ Sat, 08 Dec 2012 08:04:39 +0000 http://showmeinstitute.local/the-2012-elections-analysis-and-commentary/ In the final Show-Me Forum breakfast lecture of 2012, Bob Roper recapped the recent election results, discussing both national elections and Missouri elections.

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]]> In the final Show-Me Forum breakfast lecture of 2012, Bob Roper recapped the recent election results, discussing both national elections and Missouri elections.

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]]> The 2010 Midterm Elections: A Tipping Point in U.S. Politics? https://showmeinstitute.org/article/subsidies/the-2010-midterm-elections-a-tipping-point-in-u-s-politics/ Sat, 26 Feb 2011 08:44:28 +0000 http://showmeinstitute.local/the-2010-midterm-elections-a-tipping-point-in-u-s-politics/ In this talk, given in Columbia on Feb. 7, 2011, columnist Bob Roper makes the case that the increased influence of the tea party on federal elections represents a major […]

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]]> In this talk, given in Columbia on Feb. 7, 2011, columnist Bob Roper makes the case that the increased influence of the tea party on federal elections represents a major shift of power and influence away from the traditional Republican Party, and that the effects will be long-lasting. Moreover, Roper sees the increased influence of the Republican Party and decreased influence of the Democratic Party as a result of the 2010 election as an important signal to both the politicians and the electorate. An in-depth Q&A session follows the talk.

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]]> Making Sense of the Midterm Elections https://showmeinstitute.org/article/taxes/making-sense-of-the-midterm-elections/ Wed, 23 Feb 2011 08:22:13 +0000 http://showmeinstitute.local/making-sense-of-the-midterm-elections/ At the Show-Me Forum in Columbia on Feb. 7, political columnist Bob Roper gave his assessment of the 2010 midterm elections. Roper, who writes a twice a month column for […]

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]]> At the Show-Me Forum in Columbia on Feb. 7, political columnist Bob Roper gave his assessment of the 2010 midterm elections. Roper, who writes a twice a month column for the Columbia Daily Tribune, told the crowd Republicans shouldn’t get too cocky over their big gains in November. As he said in this clip, the real winner may have been the tea party.

Watch the entire speech, including Roper’s warnings about government spending and the federal deficit.

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