Jailhouse Barack
According to an article over at the Springfield News-Leader, the Missouri prison population has inexplicably reached an all-time high. On...
Tariffs Punish Consumers, but Remain Politically Popular
This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon. With all the talk about polarizing politics and the fracturing...
The President: Principal-in-Chief, or Father-in-Chief?
This statement, attributed to a woman who posted a video online of kindergartners chanting praises to the president, is unbelievable:...
The Power of Saying “No”
When we were still dating, my wife once said to me: “I don’t like to be told ‘no.'” “No” is...
Personal Responsibility Is the Best Medicine
Bill Maher and I can agree on something: Americans are fat and lazy. Yesterday on the Huffington Post, Maher posted...
Opt-in or Opt-out?
Jonathon Braden at the Homeroom blog reports on the lingering controversy about the president’s address to students. This is from...
Giving Insurers More Room to Operate Would Increase Beneficial Competition
This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon. In this limited space, it is impossible to deal with...
Virtue and Government-Compelled Charity
Recently, several of my colleagues from Vanderbilt Divinity School sat in on President Barack Obama’s conference call, in which he...
Assignments for Sept. 8
As you’ve probably heard, the president will address public school children next week. I’m not bothered by the address itself,...
“Buycott” for Organic Foods
When John Mackey, the CEO of Whole Foods, wrote an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, he hardly could have...
All Good Things Must Come to an End
Including Cash for Clunkers. This sentence sums up the experience: President Barack Obama said in an interview Thursday that the...
Show-Me Health Care Outing: A Newt Experience
This morning, six employees of the Show-Me Institute and one of our regular book club attendees found ourselves among 200...
The Future of Highway Funding
The Kansas City Star reports on the increasing support for a plan to scrap and replace the fuel tax. The...
Standing Up for Missouri’s Economy
Good news for opponents of cap-and-trade policy in Missouri (via the Kansas City Star‘s Prime Buzz): The climate bill passed...
Stand Together for School Choice
Yesterday, Andrew J. Coulson — director of the Cato Institute’s Center for Educational Freedom — wrote in the Washington Examiner:...
Flying Under the Radar
“Government should be transparent. Transparency promotes accountability and provides information for citizens about what their Government is doing.”— Barack Obama, Memorandum...
In Defense of St. Louis
When I checked out the Post-Dispatch‘s website today, I fully expected the top stories to include President Barack Obama’s visit yesterday. Nope....
This Reminds Me of Kindergarten
The Kansas City Star reports on Barack Obama’s first 100 days in office, and the effect on Kansas and Missouri....
Finally, I Agree With Barack Obama About Something
We both love Pi Pizza. Don’t tell me I’ve never tried to be bipartisan. As an aside, I have known...
Stuck Inside of Springfield With the D.C. Property Tax Blues Again
The above song title (switching out “Springfield” and “D.C. Property Tax” for “Mobile” and “Memphis,” of course) was the answer...
