Could There Be a Long-Term Benefit From the Health Care Debate?
The recent Massachusetts election confirmed the fact that the health care debate is far from over. The people in the...
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Hoop House Dreams
A video from the USDA shows the erection of hoop houses — also referred to less imaginatively as “high tunnels”...
MoDOT, Traffic On 64/40, and the Fundamental Law of Road Congestion
I have heard some complaints from people, via talk radio and message boards, that after two years and more than...
Thinking Rationally About Rationing
Last month, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force revised its guideline on mammograms, advising that women should wait until age...
NorthSide Lawyer Says Eminent Domain Needed for Up to 20 Properties
The lawyer for a recently approved redevelopment of 1,500 acres in the city of Saint Louis’ north side says that...
Health Care Solutions Need to Be Feasible
The Missouri Budget Project recently wrote a special piece for the St. Louis Beacon about affordable health care, “What to...
Amtrak And Tax Dollars
The headline for this AP article on rail subsidies says it all. Shockingly, a government agency has overstated its efficiency...
Laura Dekker: Check Your Local Listings!
Laura Dekker is still waiting for permission to set sail; latest reports say the Dutch court will issue its decision...
Anchors Aweigh
Jessica Watson started out yesterday on an attempt to sail solo around the world. I hope she completes her voyage...
Is That Like a Tooth Fairy Response Team?
Missouri has a mountain lion response team, even though we don’t have any mountain lions.
Ideas Don’t Come From Washington, But Money Does
The following excerpt comes from an article in the Christian Science Monitor about Arne Duncan’s approach to education policy: Indeed,...
They’re Talking About Fat Taxes Assiduously at Slate
On Monday, in “Let Them Drink Water!,” Daniel Engber talked about the regressive nature of selective taxes on soda and...
Beer Cans and Freedom
It turns out I spoke too soon when I said beer companies enjoy so much freedom to advertise and market...
Beer Ads Around the World
This Wall Street Journal article made me think of my blog post earlier this month about North Korea’s first beer...
Sacred Bus Stops
Katy Steinmetz’s latest column is, as you would expect, thought-provoking. The topic: corporations buying naming rights to New York subway...
Histrionics
A journalist is convicted of espionage by a foreign nation after a short, secret trial. She starts a hunger strike...
In Defense of St. Louis
When I checked out the Post-Dispatch‘s website today, I fully expected the top stories to include President Barack Obama’s visit yesterday. Nope....
Brother Neil’s Price-Inflating Ticket Scalping Scheme
Because we covered the repeal of scalping laws so heavily awhile back (and I like to think our blog entries...
Economics Forum 1: Public Goods
Todays blog post from me will be the first in what I hope to make a series of open dialogues...
No Experience? No Problem!
There’s an interesting post on the Freakonomics blog about the computer game SimCity and how it relates to a new...
