On this episode of The Show-Me Institute Podcast, Dr. Susan Pendergrass is joined by John Pelletier. They discuss the lack […]
Missouri’s roads are more than just a convenience—they’re an economic asset. According to the most recent data from 2011, roughly […]
Multnomah County, Oregon, which contains the city of Portland, recently approved a local income tax increase to fund tuition-free preschool. […]
Developers are asking for millions in tax subsidies for a redevelopment project with the hopes of fixing St. Louis’s “Delmar […]
A version of this first appeared in the Columbia Daily Tribune. Missouri’s road maintenance funding is on a road to […]
Amidst the hardship and disruption of the coronavirus pandemic, the rise of telemedicine has been a small silver lining. Shortly […]
My friend James Shuls is giving so-called “action civics” education a good fisking (here, here, and here) and I just […]
In my previous two posts on action civics (which you can find here and here), I have suggested that this […]
In my previous post, I introduced readers to a concept known in education circles as action civics. As I noted […]
My recent posts have explored ways to connect paying for road maintenance with the damage drivers’ vehicles inflict upon roads […]
Jurassic Park was a tremendous movie for a number of reasons. I remember sitting on the edge of my seat […]
In these times of economic uncertainty and shortages, it’s easy to forget what makes an economy run. Many turn to […]
I recently wrote about Chesterfield’s plans to hike taxes during a pandemic. It looks like more tax increases could be […]
Yesterday’s post explored odometer reporting as an imperfect but straightforward way to replace fuel taxes with a funding mechanism that […]
Yesterday I discussed how the increasing popularity of electric vehicles (EVs) has exposed flaws in Missouri’s system of funding road […]
A version of this commentary appeared in the Columbia Missourian. Make no mistake—people across Missouri are losing their jobs, and state […]
Electric vehicles (EVs) are gaining popularity thanks to their fuel economy, but in Missouri they offer their owners another benefit—one […]
We hear a lot about the economy today. Numbers related to employment, investments, and output get tossed around regularly. But […]
The pandemic has disrupted our daily lives and changed our day-to-day activities. Who would have thought we could do so […]
Kelly Smith is a very nice guy. On his Twitter profile, he describes himself to his 400 followers as a […]
