We’re Destroying Meritocracy
A report released earlier this month by the University of California at San Diego (UCSD) gives some startling numbers. UCSD...
A Free-Market Guide to Zoning with David Stokes
Susan Pendergrass speaks with Show-Me Institute Director of Municipal Policy David Stokes about his new paper in the Free-Market Guide...
Missouri Should Rethink Fire Code Rules that Block Small Apartments
New research suggests Missouri cities could allow more apartment buildings—without compromising safety—by rethinking outdated fire code requirements. The study by...
Missouri Should Rethink Fire Code Rules that Block Small Apartments
New research suggests Missouri cities could allow more apartment buildings—without compromising safety—by rethinking outdated fire code requirements. The study by...
Why America Can’t Build Enough Housing with Edward L. Glaeser
Susan Pendergrass speaks with Edward L.Glaeser, professor of economics at Harvard University and nonresident senior fellow at the American Enterprise...
“It cost what?” —KC Streetcar Announces Opening of New Extension
A friend called me the other night. Fox4KC had just aired a story about the opening date of the latest...
The One Big Education Opportunity with Shaka Mitchell
Susan Pendergrass speaks with Shaka Mitchell, senior fellow at the American Federation for Children, about how a new federal scholarship...
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...
The Moral High Ground and the Minimum Wage
Proponents of raising the minimum wage like to try to take the moral high ground. “Workers deserve a living wage!”...
Charging Nothing and Liking It
We all know that governments—especially the federal government—are wasteful, but it seems to be getting worse, not better. Do you...
A Closer Look at the Effects of a $15 Minimum Wage for Missouri
Who wouldn’t want to get a pay raise? Everyone would enjoy higher wages—but what if a raise meant fewer hours...
Government Infrastructure Costs Are Out of Control
A version of the following commentary appeared in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. We have all seen the television ad...
