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

Some ‘Windfall’: Would It Actually Cost Missouri Nearly $800 Million To Expand Medicaid?

Thoughts On Today’s Supreme Court Decision

Video: Talking Health Care Reform on KSDK Channel 5 (Saint Louis)

Kansas City Dead Set On Its Dead-End Development Ways

Kansas City Trolley Proposal Will Likely Have to Do Without Federal Grant

Banning Beer? In Saint Louis?

Nullification Is Unconstitutional

Good News: Missouri Behind Only 42 Other States in Economic Growth Last Year

Missouri’s Buildings Immemorial, And The Right Place For Preservation

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