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Economy
May 10, 2022
Inflation in America: The Role of the Fed and the Risk of Recession
On May 10, 2022, Aaron Hedlund, chief economist at the Show-Me Institute, and Tyler Goodspeed, Kleinheinz Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, discussed the impact of decades-high inflation […]
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Corporate Welfare
May 5, 2022
The Kansas-Missouri Border War Isn’t Over
A version of this op-ed was published in the Columbia Missourian. Missouri and Kansas are no strangers to border conflict. No, we’re not talking about the chaos that inspired ‘The […]
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Mar 17, 2022
Russia, Ukraine, and the Impact on The United States with Senator Jim Talent and James Jay Carafano
On March 17, 2022 Senator Jim Talent and Heritage Foundation’s James Jay Carafano joined us for a virtual event to discuss the impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and […]
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State and Local Government
Feb 8, 2022
EV Charging Stations Don’t Need Mandates to Succeed
Elected officials who want to put more electric vehicles (EVs) on the road face a Catch-22. Drivers won’t buy more EVs unless there are charging stations available, but businesses won’t […]
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State and Local Government
Jan 27, 2022
Springfield Does Not Need a Land Bank
A version of this commentary appeared in the Springfield News-Leader. In government, nothing succeeds like failure. How else to explain Springfield’s attempt to imitate St. Louis and Kansas City with […]
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State and Local Government
Jan 26, 2022
Flood of Federal Money Is Not a Free Pass for a Spending Binge
A version of this commentary appeared in the Columbia Daily Tribune. Jefferson City is awash in taxpayer cash. Missouri’s state government is slated to receive $2.7 billion in federal stimulus […]
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