I am going to be appearing with Mark Kinsley on the KZRG 1310 AM morning show on Tuesday (that’s tomorrow) morning […]
Whether you like red light cameras or hate them (although if you’re visiting this site, I’ll guess the latter), no […]
The Quarterback Problem
I highly recommend an article in last week’s New Yorker magazine for anyone interested in a deeper understanding of the […]
On this day in 1791, the United States ratified the first 10 amendments to its new Constitution. These provisions were […]
The St. Louis Police Department recently performed a service to residents who don’t want to spend time trying to pawn […]
This is off-topic for us, and not even related to Missouri — but it’s close to Missouri and very, very […]
Smoke-Free KC
We probably didn’t give enough coverage on this blog to Kansas City’s ban of smoking in public places. Needless to […]
No Taxation Without Ambulation
Missouri’s budget crisis is certainly in the news, so some legislators are trying to innovate their way out. According to […]
One of our two terrific interns, Calvin, and I had a great talk on the way back to the office […]
The state-appointed Special Administrative Board that currently oversees St. Louis’ unaccredited public school district will be announcing today a new […]
Voting in Schools
Maybe I would be more sensitive to this issue if I were a parent or principal, but I don’t see […]
Picking Favorites
According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, a bill is being pushed that, if passed, would give tax breaks up to […]
The Show-Me Institute’s very own David Stokes was interviewed by David Nicklaus of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch for an article […]
Although a few free-market ideals have been coming from Jefferson City recently, one in particular caught my eye — a […]
Janese Heavin of the Class Notes blog asks whether bringing charter schools to Columbia would be a good idea. (Missouri […]
I hear a lot of talk around the office about occupational licensing.* But every time I hear “a license to […]
Get Your Law On
According to an article from the Post-Dispatch, it’s bill-writin’ season! And you know what that means: Missouri legislators are proposing […]
The Wentzville School District is adopting Singapore Math, the (English-based) math curriculum behind Singapore’s spectacular performance on international math exams. […]
An economic crisis is an excellent time to question assumptions — some of which may turn out to have been […]
Just when it looked like Saint Louis was wising up to the flaws in gun buyback programs, the St. Louis […]
