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Test Scores and Science Mobiles
24 Aug

Test Scores and Science Mobiles

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Education

School districts will tell you it’s wrong to make decisions based on test scores — unless you conclude that textbooks […]

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Intriguing, Yet Frightening, Comment Over at Political Fix
24 Aug

Intriguing, Yet Frightening, Comment Over at Political Fix

Posted by David Stokes Economy

Below is the full text of a comment from a blog post over at the Post-Dispatch‘s Political Fix blog. It […]

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I Can Say This Much for Cash for Clunkers
24 Aug

I Can Say This Much for Cash for Clunkers

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Transparency

It was short-lived, and it could have been worse. Yes, I thought it was a bad program, but I wouldn’t […]

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Health Care Sing-Along
21 Aug

Health Care Sing-Along

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Free-Market Reform

This middle-class protest song makes “Mad in America” sound like lyric opera.

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Does It Take a Village to Milk a Cow?
21 Aug

Does It Take a Village to Milk a Cow?

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Transparency

When all taxpayers have to chip in to keep your family farm going, it’s not a family farm anymore; it’s […]

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Build a Better Mousetrap, Then Run an Ad Campaign
21 Aug

Build a Better Mousetrap, Then Run an Ad Campaign

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Education

It’s not unusual to see some ignominious mention of SLPS in newspaper articles about education. The reference goes something like […]

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Let’s Talk About Tort Reform!
21 Aug

Let’s Talk About Tort Reform!

Posted by David Stokes Courts, Free-Market Reform

This is one of those topics with a good chance of starting an argument, which would be swell fun for everyone. […]

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Service Dog Update
21 Aug

Service Dog Update

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Education

The Illinois boy with autism who I wrote about the other day will be allowed to bring his service dog […]

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All Good Things Must Come to an End
20 Aug

All Good Things Must Come to an End

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Transparency

Including Cash for Clunkers. This sentence sums up the experience: President Barack Obama said in an interview Thursday that the […]

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Our World-Famous Health Care Study
20 Aug

Our World-Famous Health Care Study

Posted by Josh Smith Free-Market Reform

The latest Show-Me Institute Policy Study — “The Prognosis for National Health Insurance: A Missouri Perspective” — is shaping up […]

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Looks Like I’ll Be Shopping at Whole Foods More Often Now
20 Aug

Looks Like I’ll Be Shopping at Whole Foods More Often Now

Posted by David Stokes Free-Market Reform

What is the opposite of a boycott?

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Why Autistic Children Need Tuition Tax Credits
20 Aug

Why Autistic Children Need Tuition Tax Credits

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Education

Many school districts don’t have the resources to provide intensive services for autistic students — or the ability to accommodate […]

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How Good Is Health Care in Missouri?
19 Aug

How Good Is Health Care in Missouri?

Posted by Stephen Feman Free-Market Reform

Many of my friends are involved in discussions about health care. A common thing I hear is that people are […]

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“Regard It as Just as Desirable to Build a Chicken House as to Build a Cathedral”
19 Aug

“Regard It as Just as Desirable to Build a Chicken House as to Build a Cathedral”

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Economy, Municipal Policy, Regulation

St. Louis was mentioned as a city that allows urban chicken farming in this article about an Indiana neighborhood and […]

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St. Ann Could Become a “Pool” Sales Tax City
18 Aug

St. Ann Could Become a “Pool” Sales Tax City

Posted by David Stokes Municipal Policy, Taxes, Transparency

Not just anyone can come up with attention-grabbing headlines like that. You are either born with the talent or not. […]

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How Online Courses Can Help
18 Aug

How Online Courses Can Help

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Economy, Education

From some of the feedback I’ve received on my writing about virtual schools, I get the impression that readers think […]

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Payday Loan Regulations Are Misguided
18 Aug

Payday Loan Regulations Are Misguided

Posted by Abhi Sivasailam Economy, Regulation

The Post-Dispatch featured an article this week exploring how “Payday loan dispute does not slow use.” The article focuses on […]

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Economics of Our Health
13 Aug

Economics of Our Health

Posted by Josh Smith Uncategorized

There’s been a lot of talk lately about health care, especially at the suddenly very popular town hall–style meetings, which […]

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MoDOT and Quotas
12 Aug

MoDOT and Quotas

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Transparency, Transportation

This Post-Dispatch article describes how well Gateway Constructors is meeting quotas for hiring women and minorities. The percentage of minorities […]

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News for People on Unemployment
12 Aug

News for People on Unemployment

Posted by David Stokes Economy

A note sent into andrewsullivan.com criticizing people on unemployment set off a number of angry responses. This relates closely to […]

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