• Publications and Model Policy
    • Blueprint for Missouri
    • Model Policy
    • Report
      • Case Study
      • Policy Study
      • Essay
    • The Missouri School Rankings Project
    • Testimony
    • Newsletter
  • Blog
    • Daily Blog
    • Podcasts and Radio
    • Video
    • Infographics
    • Commentary / Op-Eds
    • Events
  • Events
  • Donate
  • About
    • Our Team
    • Board of Directors
    • Fellows and Scholars
    • Authors
    • Jobs
  • Contact
  • Explore Topics
    • Education
      • Accountability
      • Education Finance
      • Performance
      • School Choice
      • The Missouri School Rankings Project
    • Health Care
      • Free-Market Reform
      • Medicaid
    • Corporate Welfare
      • Special Taxing Districts
      • Subsidies
      • Tax Credits
    • Labor
      • Government Unions
      • Public Pensions
    • State and Local Government
      • Budget and Spending
      • Courts
      • Criminal Justice
      • Municipal Policy
      • Property Rights
      • Transparency
      • Transportation
    • Economy
      • Business Climate
      • Energy
      • Minimum Wage
      • Privatization
      • Regulation
      • Taxes
      • Welfare
      • Workforce
Show-Me InstituteShow-Me Institute
Show-Me InstituteShow-Me Institute
Support the Show-Me Institute
  • Publications and Model Policy
    • Blueprint for Missouri
    • Model Policy
    • Report
      • Case Study
      • Policy Study
      • Essay
    • The Missouri School Rankings Project
    • Testimony
    • Newsletter
  • Blog
    • Daily Blog
    • Podcasts and Radio
    • Video
    • Infographics
    • Commentary / Op-Eds
    • Events
  • Events
  • Donate
  • About
    • Our Team
    • Board of Directors
    • Fellows and Scholars
    • Authors
    • Jobs
  • Contact
  • Explore Topics
    • Education
      • Accountability
      • Education Finance
      • Performance
      • School Choice
      • The Missouri School Rankings Project
    • Health Care
      • Free-Market Reform
      • Medicaid
    • Corporate Welfare
      • Special Taxing Districts
      • Subsidies
      • Tax Credits
    • Labor
      • Government Unions
      • Public Pensions
    • State and Local Government
      • Budget and Spending
      • Courts
      • Criminal Justice
      • Municipal Policy
      • Property Rights
      • Transparency
      • Transportation
    • Economy
      • Business Climate
      • Energy
      • Minimum Wage
      • Privatization
      • Regulation
      • Taxes
      • Welfare
      • Workforce
×

Sol Stern and SLPS
13 Feb

Sol Stern and SLPS

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Education

An article in the New York Times about Sol Stern reveals some similarities between his disappointment with parental choice and […]

Read More
A Diverse Opinion
13 Feb

A Diverse Opinion

Posted by Justin Hauke Uncategorized

There is an op-ed in this morning’s Kansas City Star opposing Ward Connerly’s grassroots-based Missouri Civil Rights Initiative. Many so-called […]

Read More
Ready, Fire, Aim!
13 Feb

Ready, Fire, Aim!

Posted by David Stokes Education, Taxes

Hits and misses from around Missouri newspapers, blogs, and elsewhere today: Education Week has a story on how the increased […]

Read More
A Car for Me? No, a Car for We
13 Feb

A Car for Me? No, a Car for We

Posted by Nicholas Loyal Transportation

In an effort to help lower emissions and reduce the congestion associated with the Highway 40 shutdown, both downtown St. […]

Read More
Some Senators Should Stop the Stupid Stimulus
12 Feb

Some Senators Should Stop the Stupid Stimulus

Posted by David Stokes Taxes, Transparency

Ahh, alliteration, the simple pleasure of a poetic mind. This post really doesn’t have anything to do with the Senate […]

Read More
Campaign Finance Regulations Eviscerate Free Speech
11 Feb

Campaign Finance Regulations Eviscerate Free Speech

Posted by Eric D. Dixon Uncategorized

I can’t let Nick’s post in favor of campaign finance reform pass without rebuttal. It can be easy to miss […]

Read More
Bit by Bit
11 Feb

Bit by Bit

Posted by Nicholas Loyal Uncategorized

The Post-Dispatch ran an article this morning about a pair of bills recently introduced in the General Assembly that would […]

Read More
Beyond Ivory-Tower Dome: Two Men Enter, One Man Leaves
11 Feb

Beyond Ivory-Tower Dome: Two Men Enter, One Man Leaves

Posted by Justin Hauke Regulation

I agree with Dave’s post about the lunacy of the "Textbook Transparency Act." There are obviously additional options out there […]

Read More
New Speaker Series From SMI and SLU
11 Feb

New Speaker Series From SMI and SLU

Posted by David Stokes Education

Saint Louis University and the Show-Me Institute are proud to inaugurate a new speaker series on February 19, featuring an […]

Read More
Texas Thinks Outside the Lane on Transportation Planning
11 Feb

Texas Thinks Outside the Lane on Transportation Planning

Posted by David Stokes Transportation

Texas is attempting to address its long-term transportation planning needs in a fairly radical way. "Radical" often has a negative […]

Read More
What Are They Teaching Kids (and Legislators) These Days?
11 Feb

What Are They Teaching Kids (and Legislators) These Days?

Posted by Dave Roland Education, Regulation

It appears that some students over at the University of Missouri?Columbia still have a lot to learn.  Mizzou’s student newspaper, […]

Read More
Learning Languages
08 Feb

Learning Languages

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Education

Schoolhouse Talk links to a story in the Columbia Missourian about 6th-grade public school students learning Chinese. The kids learned […]

Read More
“Other People’s Money” – StL-Style
08 Feb

“Other People’s Money” – StL-Style

Posted by Justin Hauke Municipal Policy

On Wednesday, Macy’s Department Stores announced that it will cut 850 jobs and close its Midwest regional headquarters in St. […]

Read More
Here We Go Again
07 Feb

Here We Go Again

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Uncategorized

Some people scoffed when I complained last year that encouraging schoolchildren to lobby will lead to a lot of frivolous […]

Read More
Stokes Posts Bail
07 Feb

Stokes Posts Bail

Posted by David Stokes Courts

More accurately, the title of this entry should read, "Stokes Posts Blog Post About Bail Bondsmen," but titles should be […]

Read More
Excellent Work from the Columbia Daily Tribune
06 Feb

Excellent Work from the Columbia Daily Tribune

Posted by Dave Roland Education

I’m sorry to have missed this story over the weekend, but it’s definitely worth noting. Janese Heavin lifted the curtain […]

Read More
Election Week: The Perils of Frontloading
06 Feb

Election Week: The Perils of Frontloading

Posted by Nicholas Loyal Uncategorized

This morning, it was all supposed to be over. Two candidates were promised to rise above the masses and act […]

Read More
The Utility of Efficiency
05 Feb

The Utility of Efficiency

Posted by Eric D. Dixon Economy, Property Rights

At the risk of beating a dead horse, for the record, I’d like to disagree with Justin’s disagreement with my […]

Read More
School Districts Promote Recycling
05 Feb

School Districts Promote Recycling

Posted by Dave Roland Education

As I recently noted, Kansas City’s new interim superintendent is Dr. John Martin, who served as the deputy superintendent for […]

Read More
Election Week: Will Your Vote Count?
05 Feb

Election Week: Will Your Vote Count?

Posted by Nicholas Loyal Uncategorized

It’s Super Tuesday, so I hope that sometime before, after, or while you’re actually reading this (hooray for iPhones) you’ve […]

Read More
  • 1
  • 2
  • …
  • 388
  • 389
  • 390
  • …
  • 425
  • 426
Footer Logo
Support the Show-Me-Institute
Showmeinstitute.org is brought to you by Show-Me Institute and Show-Me Opportunity.
  • Publications
  • Blog
  • Events
  • Donate
  • About
  • Contact

Reprint permission for Show-Me Institute publications and commentaries is hereby granted, provided that proper credit is given to the author. We request, but do not require, that those who reprint our material notify us of publication for our records: [email protected].

Mission Statement
Advancing liberty with responsibility by promoting market solutions for Missouri public policy.

© Copyright 2025 All Rights Reserved