Show-Me Institute Policy Analyst David Stokes speaks about transportation in Missouri at a Show-Me Forum in Columbia on Aug. 3, 2009.
St. Louis Follows Kansas City by Moving Forward on Privatizing Animal Shelter
The Suburban Journals has an updated piece on where the city of St. Louis stands with its animal shelter. According […]
Rent-Seeking Snow Cone Stands Wage Fight to the Stain
We have in O’Fallon, Ill., a rare example where the government gets it right — at least, so far. Two […]
A commenter on this Show-Me Daily post about SWAT raids wondered how much worse military raids in Afghanistan might be […]
Privatizing the Saint Louis City Water Division
Yesterday, we released the lastest Show-Me Institute case study, about the potential for privatization of the St. Louis city water […]
Re: [Shawtalk] Historic Code
I live in the Shaw neighborhood in Saint Louis, and I subscribe to the area’s email listserv. Last week, a subject of […]
The New York Times ran an excellent article on Friday critiquing the idea that all students should attend college. A […]
Many readers have probably already read about the tragic death of Aiyana Jones, who was killed when a member of […]
I pose this question to the residents of the city of Saint Louis: Did you know that when your neighbors […]
David Stokes Appearing Monday Morning on the McGraw Show on AM 550 in St. Louis
I’ll be guesting on the McGraw Show with McGraw Milhaven on The Big 550 at 9 a.m. on Monday morning. […]
Taxes in Philly and My Talk With a City Official on the Earnings Tax
Earlier this week, I went to an after-work charity event where I was engaged by a city official who I won’t […]
Like I Said, It’s Pretty Common
Most people probably believe that the mistakes of the SWAT raid on Jonathan Whitworth’s home in Columbia are extraordinarily rare. […]
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch recently published an article that synthesizes the arguments for and against raw milk consumption. It strikes […]
As many fans of the Show-Me Institute will already know, I have spent a lot of time during the past […]
A Better Idea for the Claycomo Ford Plant
This blog has had favorable things to say about the governor’s hard choices and tough decisions when it comes to the […]
“You Can’t Shrink Your Way Into Prosperity”
From a recent article in the Wall Street Journal: [A]ccording to some analysts and students of corporate behavior, […] companies […]
The SWAT raid on Jonathan Whitworth’s Columbia home — which ended with both of his dogs shot, one dead, and […]
Last week in the Wall Street Journal, Michael Boskin published an editorial described the negative effects of corporate income taxes […]
Facing declining tax revenues, Gov. Jay Nixon is pushing a proposal to cap the amount that Missouri hands out in […]
Today’s Kansas City Star has a good summary of charter amendments being proposed in Jackson County. Charter counties like Jackson — […]
