A week ago I wrote of the decline of entrepreneurial activity in the nation, Missouri, Kansas City, MO, and Saint […]
On Thursday, September 22, the Show-Me Institute’s Patrick Tuohey appeared on Kansas City Public Television’s Ruckus to discuss possible light rail plans, […]
Last month, school districts throughout the state set their tax levies for this school year. I suspect most people believe […]
With the Rams on the West Coast, many Saint Louisans have shifted their attention to other sports. The Blues had […]
In January 2011, Mike McShane and I co-wrote our first opinion editorial for a Missouri newspaper. At the time we […]
Over the past decade, Tesla has made a name for itself in the automotive industry through innovative design and the […]
Is Kansas City getting an adequate return on its investment in economic development? We’re skeptical. The research says it is […]
Today is the final day of the Techweek conference in Kansas City. This week-long event fosters and promotes entrepreneurship and […]
On Thursday, September 16, the Show-Me Institute’s Patrick Tuohey appeared on Kansas City Public Television’s Ruckus to discuss the luxurious Intercontinental Hotel’s […]
The tenth annual Education Next poll assessed the views of American’s on our education system. Mike McShane summarizes some of […]
Here’s a rather uncontroversial idea: public information should be public. That is, information, records, and data collected and maintained by […]
H&R Block, which once messed up its own tax accounting, has a weird way of counting job growth. This may […]
Later this week, I’m hopping on a plane and heading to Vienna, Austria to give a keynote address on educational […]
For those trying to take Kansas City’s tax policy seriously, the discussion of blighting the luxurious InterContinental Hotel on Country […]
Kansas City is spending about $14 million on a grocery store in the Linwood shopping center. Is this really how […]
Just last year, 5-year-old Malachi’s home was an orphanage in Ethiopia, and he was unable to walk due to crippling […]
Do you remember the feeling you’d get as a student, when the teacher was handing back exams—especially when you weren’t […]
James Shuls, Ph.D., moderated this panel discussion about school choice in Missouri. The panel included Melissa Brickey, Executive Director of […]
The Kansas City Star published a piece last week about subsidized development and its opposition in the region. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the […]
Over at the Kansas City Star, Dave Helling comments on a raucous online debate about Kansas's LLC tax exemption—specifically, the misgivings of […]
