Commentary / Op-Eds

State and Local Government

Webster Groves Addresses Hard Issues in Zoning

A version of this commentary appeared in the Webster-Kirkwood Times. Zoning can be a complicated issue for people who believe in limited government and market-based policies. There is the conflict […]

Corporate Welfare

A Property Tax Tale of Two Cities

A version of this commentary appeared in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. It costs money to run cities, and that money comes from taxes. While governments at all levels waste that tax […]

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Why Should the Early Bird Get the Worm?

A version of this commentary appeared in the Columbia Missourian. Although it’s a little trite, “the early bird gets the worm” is harmless enough as far as old sayings go. […]

Here’s A Crazy Idea: Tax Yourself.

Versions of this commentary were published in the Springfield News-Leader and the Columbia Tribune. Longtime United States Senator and Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee Russell Long of Louisiana used […]

Earnings Taxes and St. Louis’s Catch 1%.

A version of this commentary was published in the St. Louis Business Journal. As voters in the City of St. Louis prepare to vote on whether to retain the earnings tax […]

Return of the Resource Curse: The Trouble That Comes from Too Much Money

Versions of this commentary appeared in the American Spectator and the Columbia Missourian. Imagine painting yourself into a corner—as someone of limited means who is subject to wacky increases in […]

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