Twenty two states have already enacted selective taxes on soda. In two of these states, Virginia and Illinois, this tax […]
A commentary in the Springfield News-Leader today cited a recent op-ed of ours (OK, of mine) about city utilities in […]
I wrote in my last post about BASIS that the schools haven’t yet demonstrated the potential to scale up to […]
Last month, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch published an editorial critiquing the Show-Me Institute’s study of earnings taxes. It rejected both […]
On July 31, the Show-Me Institute hosted a luncheon celebrating the life and ideas of Nobel laureate economist and school […]
Last night, I attended the latest NorthSide Regeneration, LLC, community meeting, along with Policy Pulse reporter Audrey Spalding (be sure […]
Last night, Jenifer Roland (that is not a typo, she really just uses one “n”) and I were honored to […]
In the debate about health care reform, a lot of jargon and acronyms have been thrown around as potential solutions […]
A post on the Two Million Minutes blog reveals the subject of the newest documentary: the BASIS charter school in […]
Bill Maher and I can agree on something: Americans are fat and lazy. Yesterday on the Huffington Post, Maher posted […]
They are alike because the smaller counties in Missouri choose not to tax themselves to pay enough for their sheriff […]
The results of a new survey of members of the American Economic Association suggest that the Show-Me Institute is in […]
Jonathon Braden at the Homeroom blog reports on the lingering controversy about the president’s address to students. This is from […]
Single-sex classrooms have caught on in public districts and charter schools in Missouri, so I would expect single-sex charters to […]
American Public Media’s “Marketplace” asked a group of kids to discuss various topics in economics and finance. A boy explains […]
On Tuesday, Sept. 15, the Show-Me Institute released a new study: “Gradual and Silent Erosions: How the Missouri Supreme Court […]
Juliann Talkington at the Panama City Renaissance School Blog writes about specialized schools and their drawbacks: At 13, 14 and […]
Today, colleges around the country are hosting speakers and events to celebrate Constitution Day. Yesterday, the Show-Me Institute hosted Jeff […]
Sen. Claire McCaskill is cosponsoring a bill, “PAYGO,” that would limit congressional spending to the amount of yearly revenue brought […]
This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon. In this limited space, it is impossible to deal with […]
