Thanks to the Columbia Missourian today for publishing my op-ed about dental therapists and professional licensing laws in Missouri. It’s […]
Here are a couple videos people recorded as part of the Census Bureau’s Portrait of America road tour. As in […]
I am delighted to discover that my favorite source for celebrity news, Perez Hilton, is also a source for state […]
Tonight, the Columbia City Council will vote on an urban chicken proposal. If it passes, Columbia residents will be free […]
Many critics of the “Fair Tax” argue that it would hurt people who have lower incomes. This is not completely […]
There’s an interesting editorial in the Kansas City Star written by somebody who was revolted by a front page photo of […]
Here are some things to be happy about! Missouri ranks last among the 50 states in the number of professions […]
Missouri’s oral health is among the worst in the nation. The Centers for Disease Control ranked the state 47th […]
In an article about Massachusetts’ new law requiring certain preschools and day care centers to teach children how to brush […]
About the drunk walking bit, at least … and Superfreakonomics is probably right about a number of other things, too.
I’ve made my case against Parents as Teachers, and I suggested that the program limit eligibility to poor families. That […]
Yesterday, the Obama administration pledged $8 billion in federal stimulus funds to develop a high-speed rail system in the United […]
Anyone following the cyberbullying issue should read this article in the Columbia Missourian. (Thanks to Combest for the link.) The […]
I don’t have a precise answer to the Show-Me Institute Question of the Week, which asks which lifestyles are most […]
Oregon, a state that we talk about a lot on this blog because it seems to be in the forefront […]
The German family that fled to Tennessee in search of freedom to homeschool has been granted political asylum. They can […]
Few policy issues are as as uncontroversial as the idea that the federal government should provide some kind of national […]
Gov. Jay Nixon’s State of the State Address on Jan. 20 identified three main objectives for the coming year: We […]
The state auditor recently released an audit of sales tax collections in Missouri. Part of the audit analyzes how the […]
Here’s another reason that allowing alternative teacher certification in Missouri was a good idea: Teachers who are anxious about math […]
