Grading for Equity in San Francisco, and What It Means for Missouri
Under intense public pressure, the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) recently walked back from a controversial “Grading for Equity”...
The Wrong Direction on Tax Policy
A version of this commentary appeared in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Taxes are going down, right? That’s a good thing, right?...
Where’s Show-Me DOGE?
Missouri’s financial clock is ticking. It’s been nearly two months since Governor Kehoe announced during his State of the State...
Unintended Consequences: When Well-Meaning Policies Backfire
F.A. Hayek famously wrote, “The curious task of economics is to demonstrate to men how little they really know about...
Missouri Must Do Better at Controlling Spending
A version of the following commentary appeared in the Springfield News-Leader. Elections and inaugurations are a time for reflection and...
Establishing a Missouri Office of Government Efficiency (MOGE)
The size of Missouri’s government has nearly doubled over the past five years, and given the recent commitment from President...
No, California’s Minimum Wage Hike Did Not Create Jobs
Despite the November 5 vote approving Proposition A (a measure that will raise Missouri’s minimum wage and mandate paid sick...
Senior Citizen Property Tax Freezes in Stone and Webster Counties Are Not Sound Public Policy
A version of this commentary appeared in the Springfield Business Journal. Several years ago, my colleagues and I were debating...
Slashing the Income Tax to Zero
As a former Tennessee resident, I think I am still mentally recovering from paying a state income tax. It’s not...
