Patrick Ishmael, Author at Show-Me Institute

Patrick Ishmael is the director of government accountability at the Show-Me Institute. He is a native of Kansas City and graduate of Saint Louis University, where he earned honors degrees in finance and political science and a law degree with a business concentration. His writing has been featured in the Los Angeles Times, Weekly Standard, and dozens of publications across the state and country. Ishmael is a regular contributor to Forbes and HotAir.com. His policy work predominantly focuses on tax, health care, and constitutional law issues. He is a member of the Missouri Bar.

Patrick Ishmael

Obamacare’s Total Eclipse of Bad Policy

Running the Numbers on the KC Streetcar

Georgia Paying to Promote Missouri with “Ozark” Series

A Tax-Cut Change of Heart from the Post-Dispatch?

Electrician Licensure Proposal Signed into Law

On Special Sessions, Public Service, and “Real Jobs”

No Surprise: Fresh Competition from Rideshare Companies Leads to Taxi Reforms in St. Louis

Breaking: Blue Cross KC to Leave Obamacare Exchanges

Break Missouri’s Utility Monopolies

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