I’ve been reading Malcolm Gladwell’s latest bestseller, Outliers: The Story of Success. I just finished the chapter about Asian achievement […]
I am not going to give my opinion on the stimulus package here, as I would be in over my […]
There may be a new unforeseen benefit stemming from the AB-InBev deal. Jeremiah McWilliams over at Lager Heads is reporting that […]
Nobody doubts the need to improve our schools. Students across the nation are being left less than fully prepared to […]
Thursday, Feb. 12, our very own David Stokes will be speaking with political correspondent Steve Kraske on the one-hour program “Up […]
The Kansas City Star has a nice article about a soon-to-be-decided proposal that would privatize the Kansas City Animal Shelter. […]
Missouri isn’t the only state in which activists are calling for mandatory insurance coverage of autism treatments. Read this State […]
A small town in Missouri has legalized medical marijuana. The move is largely symbolic, because the county sheriff still plans […]
The midwives make an appearance in Political Fix because of their recent visit to the Capitol. Midwifery is now legal […]
As Clovis pointed out the other day, the Special Administrative Board for the St. Louis Public Schools recently adopted deed […]
I will be discussing occupational licensing in Missouri this evening on KOPN 89.5 FM in Columbia. I am guesting on […]
The comments on this article appear to be largely opposed, but I say, “By all means!” This proposal wouldn’t force […]
One of the first issues we extensively wrote about here on the Show-Me Institute’s blog is in the news today. […]
I enjoyed reading this column by David Nicklaus about the dangers of “Buy American” policies. He notes several drawbacks, such […]
In 2007, the Show-Me Institute released a study discussing the negative impact that eminent domain has had on families and […]
Hundreds gathered in a recent meeting, in an attempt to voice their opinions against this measure, which would result in […]
In an effort to better gauge and understand the desires of our readers, we are attempt the first-ever “Show-Me Daily […]
There is a letter in the Post-Dispatch today about Jim Roos’ sign advocating the end of eminent domain abuse. It is […]
Dearest readers, commenters, fans, and freedom-lovers, My opus hath been published: a comparative analysis of Missouri government through the lens of […]
Great commentary by Capitol Calling (Jason Rosenbaum’s new blog) (link via John Boy). The bill to allow senators to have laptops […]
