On The Medicaid Proposal Coursing Through The House
Last week, the Missouri House Committee on Government Oversight and Accountability voted 7-2 to pass House Bill 700, a proposal...
We May Still Have Mail Delivery On Saturday
A few weeks ago, I wrote about the United States Postal Service’s (USPS) intention to cut Saturday delivery. I argued...
The $22 (An Hour) Question
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) wonders why we do not pay workers a minimum wage of $22 an hour (hat tip: The...
Reminder: A Strong Majority Of States ‘Remain Either Defiant Or Undecided’ About Expanding Medicaid
The Associated Press kind of buried the lede this weekend in a story about state legislatures supposedly wanting to “make...
It Just Ain’t So
Mark Twain once said, “It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for...
Here We Go Again . . . Raising The Minimum Wage
President Barack Obama delivered his State of the Union address last night and in it, he called for raising the federal...
It Is Time to Reform Medicaid, Not Expand It
If someone who is sinking deeper and deeper into debt comes to you with an offer of “free money,” you...
The Thing That Everybody (Apparently) Can Agree On . . .
Last week, the presidential debate took its place among notable sparring contests, perhaps rivaled in anticipation only by Ali-Frazier I. Despite...
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...
Kudos to Missouri Senate for Blocking Health Exchange
Earlier this year, the Missouri Senate approved a measure blocking Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon’s ability to create a health insurance...
Freedom vs. Fairness: Will America Succumb to the Politics of Envy?
As the third of seven children, I grew up in a family where fairness issues were constantly bubbling to the...
The Not-So-Special Session: Lessons Learned From a Public Policy Viewpoint
Talk about laying an egg! Missouri lawmakers are going home at the end of the 50-day special session of the...
The Job-Killing Effect of the ‘Do Something’ Mentality
The big news last week was a dismal national jobs report. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, there was...
Tax Breaks and Job Creation
Part of President Obama’s job creation strategy includes a tax break for hiring new workers. In this video Andrew Puzder...
Pop-Tartocracy
As labor unions shrink, new and exciting ways of promoting union membership are springing up all over. In April, I...
Development Spending by Government Only Multiplies Madness
Growing up in a small town in Southeast Missouri, life often felt painfully slow. Amusement was limited to the bowling...
A Sky-Is-the-Limit Federal Budget
In Charles Dickens’ classic novel David Copperfield, one character observes the need for careful budgeting: “Annual income, twenty pounds; annual...
Stop Trying to Pick Winners and Losers in the Economy, Mr. President
The recurring theme in President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address was “winning the future.” It’s a good theme...
A State of Arrogance
Rather than watch the State of the Union address on television, I opted to read President Barack Obama’s remarks, which...
Picking Winners and Losers Using Health Care Regulation
Typically, when I discuss how government picks winners and losers in the marketplace, it’s in the context of targeted tax...
