The Show-Me Institute’s executive vice president, Joe Haslag, will be appearing this afternoon on The Drive with Gary Nolan, on […]
When you build developments based on tax incentives from governments, rather than market forces, you end up with the Kansas […]
The Post-Dispatch reports that St. Louis has a new police chief. My favorite part of the article: [New chief Daniel] […]
Eric Mink Writes About Risk (the Experience, Not the Board Game)
I enjoy closely reading and analyzing Eric Mink’s columns in the Post-Dispatch, but because he primarily writes about national or […]
You may have heard there will be an election this November. Alongside trivial votes, such as who to choose for […]
Cigarette Taxes
The Jefferson City News-Tribune reports on one economist’s campaign to raise the cigarette tax. Tom Kruckemeyer wants the tax to […]
At the Show-Me Institute, we love ethanol. More to the point, we love writing and blogging about the lunacy of America’s […]
Governments Should Act Like They Are in a Fiscal Crisis All the Time
There is an excellent story in today’s Post-Dispatch about how various local governments are reacting to the nation’s ongoing fiscal difficulties. […]
New Book Review Contest Offers Cash Prizes to Missouri College Students
The Show-Me Institute is excited to announce a new ongoing book review contest, targeted to Missouri college students and college-age […]
David Hunn at the Post-Dispatch‘s education blog writes today that charter school enrollment in St. Louis increased by roughly 25 […]
The Kansas City Star ran an article today about a new group that’s campaigning against the city’s light rail proposal. […]
On November 4, voters in Jefferson County will decide whether they would like their jurisdiction to become a charter county […]
Just a few things I highly recommend to all of you, my treasured fans … First, an interesting history of […]
The controversial plan to institute contractor licensing has slowed down in Saint Joseph. There is a very solid article about […]
I learned something about our beloved state in a golf trip to Ireland, from which I just returned. On two […]
Cooperation, Not Legislation
Under the Missouri Constitution, no government agency can prohibit or punish people’s efforts to cooperate with each other as they […]
Washington, Mo., residents — yours truly included — are going to have to keep dealing with the obnoxious red light […]
If It Ain’t Broke …
… don’t fix it! There are a few policy areas in which Missouri is doing such a fantastic job that […]
The Missouri Board of Pharmacy is alarmed that Justus Drugstore: A Restaurant doesn’t employ a licensed pharmacist. In case you’re […]
Continuing my ongoing epic of examining the Renewable Energy Initiative, I stumbled upon an interesting section of the Missouri Clean […]
