Enjoy this op-ed in the St. Louis Beacon about ways to “help,” for lack of a better word, small businesses […]
Recording the Police and Your Rights: A Panel Discussion With Liberty on Tour and the ACLU
On Friday, August 20, the Show-Me Institute, along with Liberty on Tour and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), will […]
(Mostly) Private Mass Transit
A trolley line serving the Kansas City Strip recently opened and is slowly building a clientele in the area by […]
“If all the economists in the world were laid end to end,” George Bernard Shaw famously wrote, “they wouldn’t reach […]
Read this short article from the Springfield News-Leader offering an encouraging account of politicians avoiding partisan wrangling and getting along […]
Home Sweet Home?
According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, home prices in the St. Louis region rose 20.4 percent in the last three […]
Medicaid: The Program that Keeps on Taking
Medicaid is one of the largest expenses in Missouri’s budget. In fiscal year 2008, Medicaid spending in Missouri totaled more […]
As the president tries to ramp up education reform with the administration’s new Race to the Top funding structure, he […]
On July 31, the Post-Dispatch ran the following letter I had written to the editor: Society makes a promise to […]
The federal government will spend almost $82 million in Missouri to expand high-speed Internet access in rural areas. This is […]
On Tuesday, Saint Louis city residents voted overwhelmingly to pass a $155 million bond for Saint Louis Public Schools (SLPS). […]
Yesterday’s primary election featured a statewide vote on Proposition C, otherwise known as the Health Care Freedom Act. The bill […]
Lost Entrepreneurial Initiative: An Unseen Cost of Auto Bailouts
Over at Cafe Hayek, Donald Boudreaux writes a letter to the editor that impugns an editorial in the Wall Street […]
The U.S. Department of Great Rivers and Rat Sperm
U.S. Sens. Tom Coburn and John McCain just released “Summertime Blues,” a report chronicling 100 wasteful uses of stimulus dollars. […]
An editorial in the Kansas City Star argues that Missouri should stop training companies to expect subsidies. It describes the […]
Individuals Make Better Decisions About Land Use Than Do Government Commissions, So Why Won’t the LRA Sell?
What a difference a month makes. In July, the city of St. Louis’s Land Reutilization Authority (LRA) Board of Commissioners […]
July 31, 2010, would have been Milton Friedman's 98th birthday. To honor his vision and the impact he has had […]
Several weeks ago in a post about adult establishments, an interesting discussion about liquor licenses began in the comment section. […]
Compensation for School Superintendents Needs Greater Transparency, Accountability
Missouri students will soon be returning to school, and although most school employees are still enjoying their summer […]
Talkin’ 2 Myself
Eminem released a new CD in June. There is a track on the album titled “Talkin’ 2 Myself.” Sometimes I […]
