The New York Times published two articles about charter schools in the past few days: the first, a profile of […]
Back on Dec. 30, I appeared on KOPN radio in Columbia to discuss tolls, public-private partnerships, and more on News […]
A Scheme to Improve Public Service
Reading Dave’s exellent post, and his mention of a hysterical article about government workers, brought to mind this hysterical article […]
Thanks to our former intern Calvin Harris for pointing out this great Freakonomics blog post. Excluding federal taxes, the income […]
There’s a fantastic offer on the table for anyone interested in promoting the cause of free markets and individual liberty […]
After reading this article in the Post-Dispatch, I took a quick inventory of some odds and ends I have lying […]
On KY3 in Springfield and in the newspapers, I have called for a reduction in the number of state employees as […]
Showcasing the Free Market
I would be remiss if I didn’t take the opportunity to point out that the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) started […]
Minimum wage laws don’t apply equally to all endeavors. One result of such laws is that they encourage businesses to […]
Learning English
Valerie Schremp Hahn is blogging about English language learners in the Missouri public schools. The latest news on this topic […]
Here is the link to the story Missourinet did last week about my occupational licensing study. I appreciated Steve Walsh taking […]
New Anti-Lead Law Designed to Help the Poor Will Definitely Hurt the Poor
There’s a Post-Dispatch article that’s really worth a read. It briefly describes, then goes on the illustrate the impact of, […]
Someone once said to me that “There is nothing left in the world to invent; you can only combine things […]
I have praised Sen. Claire McCaskill several times here for her refusal to use earmarks for pork barrel projects. Today, Dave […]
Former (as of yesterday) state Senator John Loudon has a terrific opinion piece in today’s Post-Dispatch about the need to […]
The Post-Dispatch had a great story yesterday about a recent study from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis that […]
MSNBC has a nice article — with a real focus on St. Louis, no less — about the very generous […]
The Minimum Wage
Thanks, Josh, for the great post on the minimum wage increase. I’d like to add a few thoughts about potential […]
District Calendars
Over at The Grade, Steve Giegerich blogs about districts that are holding a professional development day today. He fears this […]
Time to Raise the Gas Tax?
The Kansas City Star reports on the approbation that commentators from varying political camps are showering on a proposal to […]
