Nietzsche Versus the Associated Press
The Post-Dispatch is hosting a truly stupid AP article lamenting that the nation’s uninsured (as in health, not personal effects) don’t...
Legislators Say, “Never Again!”
Although Nadya Suleman doesn’t live in Missouri, her case provoked enough outrage here that Missouri lawmakers want to prevent anything...
We’re Not Alone
Missouri isn’t the only state in which activists are calling for mandatory insurance coverage of autism treatments. Read this State...
Is Having a Big Family Reason to Call in Social Services?
Aisha Sultan at Parents Talk Back writes about the recent birth of octuplets to a woman who already had six...
Questions About the BBB
I have praised the Better Business Bureau several times here at the Show-Me Institute, particularly in discussions about occupational licensing....
The State’s Blind Pension Fund
The Springfield News-Leader and the AP have a story about a recent lawsuit by a group of blind citizens who...
And Now an Answer to My Question About Voter Drop-Off
At a panel, sponsored by SLU law school, that I sat on before the election, I addressed a quesion to...
Eminent Domain’s Shameful, Racist Legacy
I have previously noted that eminent domain has all-too-frequently been used to uproot minority communities. A few days ago, the...
The Missouri Plan, for Your Consideration
Combest today has a number of links to articles about proposed changes to the Missouri Plan of judicial selection. In...
Crashing the Party
This week, I have been very intrigued by all of the coverage and media attention received by college and university...
The Harm of Occupational Licensing
I grant you that this AP story in the Post-Dispatch is a rather extreme example. I further grant that of...
Honesty
It is legal for government employees fulfilling Sunshine Law requests to reasonably charge for research time, copying costs, and postage....
Textbook Bill Sold
The inevitable has come to pass. The Missouri Textbook Transparency Act has become law. I adopted this issue as my...
Kudos to “A Call to Oneness”
The Drudge Report brought my attention to an Associated Press story describing how a St. Louis–area faith-based group, A Call...
Things to Be Thankful For
This holiday weekend, let’s be thankful … that we don’t have too many national holidays. We all take a few...
Missouri School Districts Gamble … and Lose
On October 17, Judge Richard G. Callahan rendered a decision in the case brought by many of Missouri’s school districts...
Don’t Know Much About History … (Or Economics)
An Associated Press article printed in this morning’s Post-Dispatch details a subsidized housing project for teachers in New York City...
Ever Get The Feeling You’ve Been Cheated?
Maurice posted yesterday on this infuriating story from the AP about the decision by state government five years ago to...
Missouri Kept Extra Sales Tax Revenues
According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, for the past five years the state of Missouri has quietly kept extra funds...
Check Out How Missouri Spends
You can finally know how the state spends your money! Yesterday, Missouri launched the Missouri Accountability Portal, where any person...
