There Is No Jury Better Than The Hat
I recently heard a story on NPR about government officials in Madrid, Spain, requiring street performers, mostly singers and musicians,...
The Sorry State Of The Professional Left In Missouri
Yesterday, the Springfield News-Leader published a supposed scoop about the Show-Me Institute and the blase art of grant applications, a story...
Let’s Have The Common Core Debate We Should Have Had In 2010
Those who follow education policy know that the Common Core State Standards are among the most controversial topics right now....
The Re-Repackaging Of ‘Obamacaid’ In Missouri
One would think that at this point, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) would be an unwelcome topic in the Missouri...
Happy Tax Day!!!
For those of you racing to finish and mail your tax returns in today, you have my sympathies (not that...
We ‘Won’t Back Down’ For Educational Options
Last night, I attended a screening of the new movie “Won’t Back Down” at the Hi-Pointe Theatre in Saint Louis....
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....
Gooooooaaaaaaaallllll!!!!! Supply-Side Economics, 1; Missouri, Nil
As Americans, we often don’t enjoy hearing how some country in Europe is doing something better than the United States....
What Washington Won’t Tell You About the Next Economic Crisis
On May 3, the Show-Me Institute cosponsored a lecture by Brian Riedl, lead budget analyst for the Heritage Foundation. In...
What Washington Won’t Tell You About the Next Economic Crisis – Highlights
This is the five-minute version of a speech by Brian Riedl, lead budget analyst for the Heritage Foundation. In...
Designed to Fail
George Mason University economist Donald Boudreaux wrote a post earlier this week describing a hypothetical world in which groceries are...
I Love Arbitrash!
Arbitrage, in economics, is when someone trades commodities in such a way as to realize a profit from the price...
Why Do Wages Increase?
My last post comparing the standard of living of George Vanderbilt with that enjoyed by most Americans today has inspired...
The Gilded Age Comes to the Masses
George Mason University economist Bryan Caplan recently opined about how well we live compared to even the richest Americans at...
The Cult of Homeownership
In The Economist, Will Wilkinson, a Missourian by birth, recently argued that the financial crisis was caused by the government’s...
Capital Before Credit
A recent article in the St. Louis Beacon posed a question to local economists that is being tossed around globally:...
Emphasizing Homeownership Is Questionable Policy
According to a Post-Dispatch article, the housing market in Missouri is very weak, to the surprise of probably no one. Housing...
Washington Examiner on Governments Lobbying Governments
The Washington Examiner has an excellent column by Timothy Carney about a subject that just drives me nuts: government using...
Matt Holliday, Truman Day, and “Freakonomics”
This post actually has nothing to do with Matt Holliday, but it does regard holidays in general, and I thought...
