Slate magazine’s popular "Explainer" series discusses why gas is cheaper in Missouri than in the rest of the nation. Before […]
The Show-Me Institute will soon release a counter-response to a Missouri Corn Merchandising Council study that claims Missouri consumers will […]
Textbook Legislation Update
Special thanks to the St. Joseph News-Press for reporting on an op-ed I wrote a few weeks ago. I hope […]
A Great Development
Dave Roland beat me to it, but I was going to talk about the "Call to Oneness" article for addressing […]
Bias in the Media
I want to take the time to respond to an article in the Michigan Messenger attacking Dr. Michael Pakko, one […]
The Drudge Report brought my attention to an Associated Press story describing how a St. Louis–area faith-based group, A Call […]
The points that Justin has made about how zoning laws create a certain security for property owners and their mortgage […]
According to a Post-Dispatch article, the metropolitan St. Louis area can expect sharp increases in sewer bills during the next […]
Court Reporting
There are several articles out in today’s media that touch on the courts, which is particularly appropriate given the late-night, […]
While doing some research for one of my many bosses, David Stokes, I ran into a number of city ordinances […]
Here’s my opportunity to talk about both the “Village Law” and Creve Coeur’s recent tax vote. A new Walgreens development […]
I don’t usually pay too much attention to letters to the editor, but there was a very interesting one in […]
One of the downsides of paying for health care through insurance is that patients have less incentive to conserve scarce […]
If you blinked you could have missed yesterday’s elections in St. Louis County. Countywide, there were three elections, two of […]
Regular readers will recall the debates we have had over the recently repealed "Village Law," which made forming one’s own […]
Ask and You Shall Receive
Last week, I posted about rising fuel prices and an unsuccessful bill aimed at combating the cost. One provision of […]
"… Naked people have little or no influence on society." Mark Twain I don’t know much about the pros […]
The Springfield News-Leader published a letter to the editor from the Show-Me Institute this morning about payday lending. In response […]
There is a very enjoyable article today in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch about a local expert on vice presidents, which […]
Derailed
I’ve never ridden the St. Louis/Kansas City Amtrak train, but have heard plenty of negative things about it. This year, […]
