Momentum for nuclear power continues to build—literally. In Wyoming, ground has just been broken for a new TerraPower advanced nuclear […]
Open Letter to Governors Parson and Kelly Regarding Stadium Subsidies
Researchers at the Show-Me Institute have argued for years that economic development subsidies do little more than drain public funds […]
James V. Shuls, and Avery Frank join Zach Lawhorn to discuss: – Their new report, Longer Days and Fewer Total […]
From the Missouri Revised Statutes, Chapter 163.031: (2) For districts with an average daily attendance of three hundred fifty or less […]
The 2024 Missouri Legislative Session was a mixed bag, and there is still a lot of work to be done. […]
In this episode, Susan Pendergrass speaks with Bryan Caplan, Professor of Economics at George Mason University, about his latest book […]
An Undeniable Trend
The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) performs an annual forecast of education data that includes enrollment projections of students […]
If anyone has taken Robert Frost’s words to heart and taken the road less traveled, it is Metro, the St. […]
Trust but Verify: CITY SC’s Claims Deserve Scrutiny
On May 23, KMOV TV in St. Louis, a CBS affiliate, aired a report about an “independent planning firm” that […]
Recently, I came across a fascinating paper from Matthew Kraft of Brown University and Sarah Novicoff of Stanford University about […]
Missouri’s general assembly dropped the ball on a lot of policy priorities during the 2024 legislative session, but one of […]
In this episode, Susan Pendergrass speaks with Ryan Bourne, the R. Evan Scharf Chair for the Public Understanding of Economics […]
Missouri’s general assembly flirted with disaster on this year’s budget. Not only did state lawmakers barely pass the budget before […]
New Policy Playbook May Help Cities Realize More and Better Housing
My colleague David Stokes recently testified that housing in Kansas City and St. Louis is pretty affordable: St. Louis was […]
With the removal of the minimum school day requirement beginning in the 2019–2020 school year and the rapid rise of […]
How Missouri and Other States Can Foster Entrepreneurship by Reforming Local Regulations
Entrepreneurship is the backbone of vibrant local economies, yet many cities unintentionally stifle this vital engine of growth through cumbersome […]
In case you needed it, reason 8,191 why Missouri should not allow municipalities to just do whatever they want—local control […]
On May 29, David Stokes joined Mike Ferguson in the Morning on NewsTalkSTL to discuss a Missouri appeals court decision […]
One of the staunchest opponents of limited government is often the government itself, in the form of the bureaucracy. Complicated […]
A version of the following commentary appeared in the Platte County Landmark. Everyone wants to help kids thrive, right? Who […]
