MNEA, Where Do The Dues Go?
Why do teachers join a union or a teachers’ association? When I was working on my bachelor’s degree in education,...
Where Do We Go From Here? – Healthcare Expert Panel Discussion
On Friday, July 13, 2012, the Show-Me Institute hosted an event featuring a panel of healthcare experts discussing the consequences...
Donnybrook: Brenda Talent on KETC
Show-Me Institute Executive Director Brenda Talent was a guest on Saint Louis local roundtable discussion show Donnybrook on July 5,...
Should Missouri Participate In A Bernie Madoff-Type Scheme?
First came the threat. Then the bribe, or the offer that sounds almost too good to be true. Now it...
Some ‘Windfall’: Would It Actually Cost Missouri Nearly $800 Million To Expand Medicaid?
Since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion could not be forced on the states,...
McGraw Milhaven – David Stokes on KTRS
David Stokes has a recurring spot on McGraw Milhaven’s KTRS radio program. Among the topics discussed in this appearance: the...
A Lose-Lose Decision
The Supreme Court has made their decision regarding the constitutionality of Obamacare. Show-Me Institute Executive Director Brenda Talent explains what...
Lose-Lose Decision
This is a day of tremendous concern for the American people. It truly is a lose-lose decision by the U.S....
Thoughts On Today’s Supreme Court Decision
This morning, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (a.k.a., ObamaCare.) In a twist, rather...
Video: Talking Health Care Reform on KSDK Channel 5 (Saint Louis)
Last night, I sat down with Mike Bush on KSDK Channel 5 in Saint Louis along with Saint Louis University...
Nullification Is Unconstitutional
A few weeks ago, we had a lengthy conversation in Show-Me Daily’s comments about whether it would be constitutional for...
Health Care Scorecard: The Good, The Bad, And The Downright Sad
The legislative session is over. How did the Missouri Legislature fare in the area of health care? The Good: The...
A Note Of Praise To The House Health Insurance Committee
Word came yesterday afternoon that the Missouri House Health Insurance Committee has finally voted to send a key piece of...
Health Care Law Violates Sound Public Policy In 10 Ways
It was the kind of spectacle that policy wonks savor – three days of complex and abstruse arguments before the...
Previewing Day Three Of Health Care Reform Oral Arguments
We have reached the last day of oral arguments for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), a.k.a., Obamacare....
Previewing Day Two Of Health Care Reform Oral Arguments
Tomorrow, the United States Supreme Court continues hearing arguments regarding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), a.k.a., Obamacare....
Previewing Day One Of Health Care Reform Oral Arguments
Beginning on Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA,)...
Reminder: Health Care ‘Reform’ Law Raises Costs On Young People
Next week, the United States Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA,)...
Will Missouri Impose One Mandate As It Fights Another?
Regarding health care, Missouri’s legislature is getting it right on at least one front. On the one hand, it is...
Pop-Tartocracy
As labor unions shrink, new and exciting ways of promoting union membership are springing up all over. In April, I...
