Like Google, Amazon Wants Good Government over Gimmickry
The imaginations of municipal governments across the country have been captured by the prospect of being chosen as the location...
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The Long Fight for Educational Freedom with Neal McCluskey and James Shuls
Learn more about the book here: www.cato.org/books/fighting-freedom-learn Susan Pendergrass speaks with James Shuls, fellow at the Show-Me Institute and head of...
Illinois Explores Free-Market Energy Policy
I recently wrote about how one of our neighbors, Kansas, is making moves to bring nuclear energy to the state....
Data Centers, Subsidies, and Electricity in Platte County and across Missouri
Artificial intelligence and data centers have been the subject of extensive discussion in recent months. Do we need a massive...
Is Consumer-Regulated Electricity Going Worldwide?
Electricity demand from data centers is exploding. This surge has spurred an intense buildout of new generation capacity, as businesses...
St. Louis Crime Reduction: Progress, Pitfalls, and the Path Forward
A version of the following commentary appeared in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. With a new mayor taking office, St. Louis begins...
Weighing Consumer Regulated Electricity to Meet Energy Demand Growth
The Missouri Legislature recently passed Senate Bill 4 to address concerns about the state’s energy future. Much of the bill...
Kansas City’s Data Center Boom: Another Costly Gamble
Kansas City has offered billions in incentives to attract massive data centers from Meta and Google, hoping to secure long-term...
Jackson County Assessment Disputes Will (Hopefully) Lead to Real Change This Time
A version of this commentary appeared in the Examiner. It’s an obscure state law that every article about government and politics...
What to Make of Big Tech’s Pivot to Nuclear
The American nuclear industry is making headlines seemingly every week, with developments in construction, innovation, legislation, and regulation. Recently, there...
The Many Doom Loops of St. Louis
In April 2023, Show-Me Institute’s Susan Pendergrass conducted an interview with Daniel DiSalvo about big city pensions and the doom...
Missouri Ranked as Second Most Dangerous State to Drive in
When I first moved to the City of St. Louis, I became instantly aware of the danger of driving in...
When Do Summer Breaks Start for School Districts Across Missouri?
Many families may be beginning to wonder if their children’s school gets out earlier or later than everyone else’s. With...
Collecting the Earnings Tax on Remote Work is Illegal. ‘Nuff Said
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch has had two recent columns criticizing the Missouri House for passing legislation that would further clarify...
John Sherman’s Proposed Entertainment District Is Bad for Everyone Else
John Sherman, the owner of the Kansas City Royals, said in an announcement the other day: I believe in my...
Teacher Pay: You Can Go with This, or You Can Go with That
The 2001 music video for “Weapon of Choice,” a big beat, electronic song by Fatboy Slim (with Bootsy Collins), featured...
Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Pay for Your Own Stadium
Yesterday I wrote about an interview I did with KMBC 9 on the Royals’ latest announcement that they had new...
Just the Fax, Ma’am: Dubious “Rankings” Press Release Emphasizes Importance of Transparency (part 1)
Last month, Governor Mike Parson’s office posted the following infographic on its website to minor fanfare: Unsurprisingly, this document found...
The Surveillance State Comes to Missouri
License plate reading systems are expanding rapidly in Missouri, as I have been depressed to learn over the past week....
How to House Your Family—and Make it Affordable
Despite the potential to provide more affordable housing, accessory dwelling units (ADU) are currently illegal to build in much of...
