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...
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Can The Market Provide Cheaper Short-Term Loans?
This article in the Kansas City Star is a must-read for anyone interested in payday lending. Here are some of...
Helping the Poor by Denying Them Access to Money
In yet another case of good intentions gone bad, the bill Congress passed last year to reform the credit card...
In Which I Am Compared to the Devil
One legislative sponsor of legislation to cap interest rates on Missouri’s payday loans, responded to my op-ed on the subject...
The Smoke-Free Cigar Bar and the Fully Clothed Revue
The Wall Street Journal recently highlighted some of the possible effects, including increased unemployment, of a bill on the governor’s...
Post-Dispatch Prefers Broken Legs Over Court Dates!
The editorial board for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch recently published a piece denouncing politicians who support payday loans. The editorial...
Mr. Payne Goes to Jefferson City
Last Wednesday, I traveled to Jefferson City in the hopes of testifying about payday lending before the House Committee on...
Restricting Credit for Poor People
I’m sure that “restricting credit for poor people” is not the phrase supporters of capping interest rates on short-term loans...
Economics 101
After attending an Institute for Humane Studies workshop this past summer, I established a firm economic foundation. My professor reduced...
“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...
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...
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...
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...
Welcome, Dave Roland and Justin Hauke!
The Show-Me Institute is expanding, bringing aboard new policy analysts and a research assistant to help us conduct the best...
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...
Joe and John Seravalli: Victims of Eminent Domain Abuse
Imagine you sign a two-year lease with your landlord. After the first year, you decide you’re tired of paying rent...
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