The debates have only just begun, and they’re sure to be loud and contentious. But one result of the confirmation […]
Florida parents are just fancy people who think their kids are special and need a customized education that’s tailored to […]
Key Question in Lindbergh: What Does Your Evidence Say About Full-Day Kindergarten?
There is a debate going on right now in the Lindbergh School District regarding kindergarten. Lindbergh, one of the top […]
Prop A Facts
If you’ve turned on your television lately, you may have seen an ad in which a gentleman from Oklahoma tells […]
City leaders were surprised to learn the other week that things were amiss with planning the new airport terminal. As […]
St. Louis County Council Ethics Committee Issues Stinging Rebuke of County Executive
Jeremy Kohler of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported last month on a St. Louis County ethics committee report investigating county […]
Who Runs the KCPD?
Mayors in Kansas City long have complained about a lack of control over the police department. But the truth is […]
Another Study Is Just What St. Louis Doesn’t Need
Kicking bad habits can be tough. When you know you’re doing something that’s bad for you, planning to quit is […]
Missouri’s Economy Struggles Despite a Low Unemployment Rate
The Bureau of Labor Statistics recently released some good news about the employment numbers from May: Fourteen states saw their […]
City Chooses Highest Bidder to Conduct Economic Development Analysis
While we wait for the city’s report on economic development incentives, over a year late at this point, we thought […]
In its own words, the Trump Organization is “the world’s only global luxury real estate super-brand,” with five- and six-star […]
For years, census data demonstrated that people are eschewing urban settings for the suburbs. Then, for a while, some urbanist […]
For the legal eagles out there and the laypersons just curious to take a look at the decision, you can […]
Taxpayers pay thousands of dollars a year to support their local school districts. Shouldn’t they be able to monitor how […]
One year ago, Steve Vockrodt of The Kansas City Star wrote an excellent piece on the “original sin” of the […]
It doesn’t happen often, but markets can fail. Markets usually work with almost uncanny efficiency, but free market proponents should […]
On Thursday, June 21, the Show-Me Institute’s Patrick Tuohey appeared on KCPT’s Ruckus to discuss the delayed opening of Kansas City’s new airport, […]
Bill Turque over at The Kansas City Star wrote the standard piece on this week’s streetcar extension vote, and gave […]
A is for Absent
Being financially responsible—keeping a close eye on your bank balance and even your credit score, for example—isn’t always pleasant. Being […]
