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Witch-Hunting for Robber Barons: The Standard Oil Story
21 Jan

Witch-Hunting for Robber Barons: The Standard Oil Story

Posted by Lawrence Reed Privatization

On Jan. 20, 2006, the Show-Me Institute sponsored this presentation by Lawrence Reed, then the president of the Mackinac Center […]

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Show-Me Institute Open House – Keynote Speaker Arthur Laffer
21 Jan

Show-Me Institute Open House – Keynote Speaker Arthur Laffer

Posted by Art Laffer Taxes

Dr. Arthur Laffer discusses his essay “The Missouri Compromise,” which examines the effects of a state income tax on various […]

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Gov. Nixon’s Sky-High Travel Expenditures
21 Jan

Gov. Nixon’s Sky-High Travel Expenditures

Posted by Christine Harbin Budget and Spending, Transparency

While Missouri faces a $500 million budget deficit, Gov. Jay Nixon has increased his frequent flights around the state, hiding […]

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Show-Me Institute Free-Market Field Trip No. 3: Ticket Scalping
21 Jan

Show-Me Institute Free-Market Field Trip No. 3: Ticket Scalping

Posted by David Stokes Privatization

  In this video, Show-Me Institute staff and interns illustrate a functioning market by scalping St. Louis Cardinals tickets at […]

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Show-Me Institute Free-Market Field Trip No. 2: Payday Loans
21 Jan

Show-Me Institute Free-Market Field Trip No. 2: Payday Loans

Posted by David Stokes Privatization

In this video, policy analyst David Stokes, accompanied by two research assistants, endeavors to get to the heart of the […]

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Needed: An Alfred Kahn for Health Care Reform
21 Jan

Needed: An Alfred Kahn for Health Care Reform

Posted by Andrew B. Wilson Free-Market Reform, Privatization, Regulation

In the annals of progressive thought, there was a fleeting moment when Ted Kennedy, Ralph Nader, and other left-wing icons […]

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Worth the Cost? A New View of Ballpark Village
21 Jan

Worth the Cost? A New View of Ballpark Village

Posted by Thomas Duda Municipal Policy, Taxes, Transparency

This week, the long-stalled Ballpark Village came back from the dead, one decade after it was first announced. The new […]

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DED Awards $8 Million in Tax Credits to Developer Ruled Ineligible by Courts
21 Jan

DED Awards $8 Million in Tax Credits to Developer Ruled Ineligible by Courts

Posted by Audrey Spalding Subsidies

In 2010, it appeared that the Missouri Department of Economic Development (DED) could sink no further. After all, the agency […]

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Celebrate National School Choice Week With Us on January 27!
21 Jan

Celebrate National School Choice Week With Us on January 27!

Posted by John Payne School Choice

Next week is National School Choice Week, when groups around the country will hold events in support of school choice. […]

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My Favorite Sandwich Company May Be Leaving Illinois
20 Jan

My Favorite Sandwich Company May Be Leaving Illinois

Posted by David Stokes Economy, Taxes

How many more stories like this will we hear? The founder of Jimmy John’s sandwich shops has stated he plans […]

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Cost of a Missouri Inmate
20 Jan

Cost of a Missouri Inmate

Posted by Abhi Sivasailam Budget and Spending, Transparency

I recently heard a legislator discuss potential budget savings that Missouri could see with cuts to its corrections system. To […]

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Florida Deadline Comes and Goes; Missouri’s Attorney General Is Not Yet On Board
19 Jan

Florida Deadline Comes and Goes; Missouri’s Attorney General Is Not Yet On Board

Posted by Christine Harbin Courts, Free-Market Reform

Not only have a majority of Missouri voters signaled that they’re against the health care law, lawmakers in Jeff City […]

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There’s No Such Thing as a Free Food Festival
18 Jan

There’s No Such Thing as a Free Food Festival

Posted by David Stokes Privatization

Some aldermen in Chicago are objecting to the bids coming in to operate the city’s famous “Taste of Chicago” event. […]

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Students: Apply to Work at the Show-Me Institute This Summer!
13 Jan

Students: Apply to Work at the Show-Me Institute This Summer!

Posted by Eric D. Dixon Uncategorized

The deadline to apply to be a Charles G. Koch Summer Fellow — a program that includes two weeks of […]

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Missouri House Passed Resolution Encouraging Koster to Join Lawsuit
12 Jan

Missouri House Passed Resolution Encouraging Koster to Join Lawsuit

Posted by Christine Harbin Courts, Free-Market Reform

Yesterday, with a vote of 115-46, the Missouri House passed a resolution encouraging Missouri to join the multistate lawsuit in […]

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Externalities of Private School Competition
12 Jan

Externalities of Private School Competition

Posted by Abhi Sivasailam Economy, School Choice

I am writing this post from India, where I have been vacationing the past few weeks. One of the most […]

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The Benefits of Federalism and Self-Government
12 Jan

The Benefits of Federalism and Self-Government

Posted by John Payne Free-Market Reform

Here is a fantastic video made by the students of Young Americans for Liberty at the University of Virginia (full […]

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Missouri: The Show Me Smuggler State
11 Jan

Missouri: The Show Me Smuggler State

Posted by Christine Harbin Economy, Taxes

I want to direct our readers to an amusing post on Missourinet by Bob Priddy about the positive consequences of […]

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Missouri’s Attorney General Should Join Health Care Reform Lawsuit
11 Jan

Missouri’s Attorney General Should Join Health Care Reform Lawsuit

Posted by Christine Harbin Free-Market Reform

When Missourians passed Proposition C last August with more than 71 percent of the vote, they signaled opposition to the […]

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School Choice and Graduation Rates
11 Jan

School Choice and Graduation Rates

Posted by Abhi Sivasailam School Choice

A newly released report evaluating the impact of Milwaukee’s voucher program (Milwaukee Parental Choice Program) provides evidence that the program […]

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