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

Blitz: Gov. Rick Perry To Visit Missouri And Run Ads Promoting Texas’ Business Climate

Part-Time Nation: Forever 21 Stores Cap Staff Hours

That Sucking Sound Is Your Money Being Taken From Missouri’s Private Economy

Medicaid Expansion Under Obamacare Is Wrong For Missouri

Opposing Tax Cuts, Supporting Bigger Government, And The Wisdom Of Milton Friedman

No, The Volunteer Health Services Act Didn’t Offer ‘Blanket Immunity’ To Out-of-State Doctors

Obamacare-Enforcing IRS Employees Don’t Want Obamacare Enforced Against Them

The Kansas/Missouri Economic Border War, In A Graph

In Case There Were Any Doubts About The ‘Growth Corridor’ We’re In, Here’s Another Data Point

No Soup For You: Nixon Wants ‘Project-by-Project’ Tax Cuts, Not Tax Cuts For All

Budget Action In Search Of A Crisis

Quick Reaction To Yesterday’s Medicaid Hearing In Independence

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