Economics 101
After attending an Institute for Humane Studies workshop this past summer, I established a firm economic foundation. My professor reduced...
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Microlending in Missouri
I love finding market solutions to social needs. So I was happy to write about Grameen Bank’s expansion into New...
There’s No Free Lunch – Even in Banking
In the latest proof that foolishness knows no party, Bill Clinton and Arnold Schwarzenegger have teamed up to write about...
Access to Credit
There’s a great op-ed in the Springfield News-Leader about the proposed interest rate cap on payday loans. If you want...
A 50 Basis Point Cut? Try 50,000 …
Yesterday, Attorney General Jay Nixon and several legislators called for reform to Missouri’s payday loan industry, arguing that it engages...
Corinthian College Crisis
At its peak Corinthian Colleges had over 100 colleges throughout the United States and Canada, including Everest College campuses in Earth City, Kansas...
Short-Term Lending Regulations Can Do More Harm Than Good
Last week, Cole County Circuit Judge Dan Green cast out a ballot initiative’s wording for a proposal that would cap interest...
“There Are Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics”
The Springfield News-Leader published a letter to the editor from the Show-Me Institute this morning about payday lending. In response...
Strikes and Gutters in Kansas City Election Results
It was probably a little premature and St. Louis-centric for me to call the Franklin County Charter victory the highlight...
Fun With Numbers
Dave Stokes pointed me to an interesting source of information on payday lending in Missouri. Because I’ve written before about...
In Defense of Usury
I’ve written before on the negative consequences of anti-usury laws targeted at Missouri payday lenders. An op-ed in yesterday’s Wall...
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