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More Good News From Florida
02 Jun

More Good News From Florida

Posted by Eric D. Dixon Education

Florida has expanded its statewide scholarship program to provide school choice options for low-income children. That state’s governor, Charlie Crist, […]

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Pork vs. Earmarks: What’s the Difference?
02 Jun

Pork vs. Earmarks: What’s the Difference?

Posted by David Stokes Transparency

I think it is great that the candidates for the open congressional seat in Southwest Missouri are having an ongoing […]

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A Charter School After My Own Heart; And, Public Service Academy Sighting?
01 Jun

A Charter School After My Own Heart; And, Public Service Academy Sighting?

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Economy, Education

Now, this is my kind of charter school. Actually, I don’t know much about American Indian Public Charter — and […]

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What the Critics Are Saying
31 May

What the Critics Are Saying

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Education

My last post responding to charter school criticisms elicited even more criticisms, so it’s time for another installment in the […]

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School Choice Is the New Civil Rights Struggle
31 May

School Choice Is the New Civil Rights Struggle

Posted by Eric D. Dixon Education

The Wall Street Journal ran an excellent editorial yesterday, by Brendan Miniter, pointing out that school choice has become a […]

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Stand Together for School Choice
30 May

Stand Together for School Choice

Posted by Eric D. Dixon Education

Yesterday, Andrew J. Coulson — director of the Cato Institute’s Center for Educational Freedom — wrote in the Washington Examiner: […]

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Great News From Arizona
29 May

Great News From Arizona

Posted by Eric D. Dixon Education

I’ve discovered (via the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice) that the Grand Canyon State has approved legislation expanding school choice. […]

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The Schnucks Challenge
29 May

The Schnucks Challenge

Posted by Clovis Ouangraoua Economy, Property Rights

The Schnucks grocery chain faces some tough challenges regarding its plans to open a store in a Ballwin neighborhood, as a growing […]

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Another Reduction in Government Lobbying
29 May

Another Reduction in Government Lobbying

Posted by David Stokes Municipal Policy, Transparency

One issue we have talked about here before is the pervasive and unfortunate practice of governments hiring lobbyists to lobby […]

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The Heart of Government
29 May

The Heart of Government

Posted by Josh Smith Municipal Policy

David Stokes and I just attended the weekly Board of Aldermen meeting for St. Louis city. It was actually quite […]

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Development Without Eminent Domain
29 May

Development Without Eminent Domain

Posted by Dave Roland Courts, Economy, Municipal Policy, Property Rights

The Post-Dispatch ran an article today discussing the construction of Centene’s new headquarters building here in Clayton. As the article […]

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Stop Leaving Most Children Behind
29 May

Stop Leaving Most Children Behind

Posted by Eric D. Dixon Education

Two and a half years ago, while I worked for the Cascade Policy Institute, I was lucky enough to be […]

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The Value of Networking
28 May

The Value of Networking

Posted by Eric D. Dixon Economy

An article I wrote for the latest issue of Atlas Highlights, published by the Atlas Economic Research Foundation, is now […]

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Public Health, Safety, and Decoration
28 May

Public Health, Safety, and Decoration

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Economy, Regulation

Andrew Coulson is blogging about interior design regulation. I highly recommend the Reason video at the end of his post, […]

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Remedial Courses
28 May

Remedial Courses

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Education, Transparency

Just two days after the New York Times published an article about teenagers sending tens of thousands of text messages […]

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Concealed Carry Around the Arch
28 May

Concealed Carry Around the Arch

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Economy

The St. Louis Beacon reports that concealed carry will be legal on the Arch grounds this coming February. This policy […]

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Histrionics
28 May

Histrionics

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Education, Transparency

A journalist is convicted of espionage by a foreign nation after a short, secret trial. She starts a hunger strike […]

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Other People’s Money (and Property)
27 May

Other People’s Money (and Property)

Posted by Dave Roland Economy, Municipal Policy, Property Rights, Regulation, Transparency, Transportation

Since its inception, the Show-Me Institute’s scholars have made a point of opposing “corporate welfare.” As pointed out in the […]

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Green Economics
27 May

Green Economics

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Energy, Regulation, Transparency

This is a follow-up to my last green jobs post. Matthew Kahn, green economist par excellence, asks some questions about […]

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This Is What I Meant
27 May

This Is What I Meant

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Economy, Education

When I said we should stay calm about education, this is the kind of unnecessary panic I was warning against. […]

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