“If Someone’s Looking for Space, We Have Space Available”
Christine Harbin and I drove around the Lambert–St. Louis International Airport on Tuesday, to see whether there really was a...
Testimony on the ‘Aerotropolis’ Bill
On April 20, 2011, the Missouri Senate Jobs, Economic Development and Local Government Committee heard testimony from the public about...
Where’s the Evidence That the China Hub Makes Financial Sense?
In August 2010, Mike Jones, chairman of the Midwest China Hub Commission, told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that a key...
There’s No Such Thing As a Free Lunch China Hub
Supporters of tax credit programs argue that they won’t cost taxpayers a dime, but this is far from the truth....
Wait … Shouldn’t Missouri Have a Firm Commitment From China Before Awarding $480+ Million?
Several Missouri legislators are looking to pass a tangled package of state tax credits and other subsidies for developers, cargo...
Benefits of China Hub Focused on Saint Louis; All Missouri Taxpayers Forced to Pick Up $480 Million Tab
Tax credit programs like the proposed China hub are a form of wealth redistribution: Only the favored few benefit, and...
China Hub Tax Incentives More Expensive Than Advertised
Saint Louis politicians, media, and bloggers have enthusiastically embraced proposed legislation that would create a package of tax credits and...
Subsidizing Exports Will Do More Harm Than Good for Missouri
China already imports free-marketpolicy analysts from Missouri. State lawmakers want to turn Saint Louis into an international cargo hub. Sounds...
Why Spend More Than $400 Million to Subsidize Warehouse Construction?
From today’s Post-Dispatch: “St. Louis’ dreams of becoming a gateway for Chinese air cargo are going to need some more...
“Speaking Words of Wisdom, [Gary Becker Says] Let It Be”
Today in the Wall Street Journal, economist Gary Becker writes about what would make China’s economy grow at an even...
New Results on the Earnings Tax – For a Different Question
In a recent Kansas City Star commentary, Saint Louis University economics professors Lisa Gladson and Jack Strauss criticized my Show-Me...
Against the Proposed Toyota Ban
As the latest egregious example of economic illiteracy to come out of Washington, Sen. Mike Johanns (R-Neb.) has proposed banning...
Missouri Promotes Locavorism in Kindergarten
The University of Missouri Extension runs a program called the Kindergarten Farm Food Initiative. A newsletter to parents from the...
If You Run Out of Things to Say, Just Praise the Communist Party
The above advice was given to students in China before a national exam, according to this radio program featured on...
Carbon Reduction Treaties Misguided
Copenhagen is becoming unlucky for the United States. Last Friday, Chicago lost its bid for the the 2016 Olympics there;...
Things I Like About the BASIS Charter Schools
I wrote in my last post about BASIS that the schools haven’t yet demonstrated the potential to scale up to...
Crucial Tax Cuts, a la Newt
Yesterday morning, I (along with a number of other Show-Me Institute staffers) attended a talk by Newt Gingrich, hosted by...
Missouri Will Likely Be Spared Cap-and-Trade Pain
David Catanese blogs over at ky3 political notebook that Sen. Claire McCaskill is highly unlikely to cast a yes vote...
Sarah to Arne: Let Parents Choose
I’ve received a request to blog about a Chicago Tribune article, “Arne to Illinois: Shape Up,” specifically this quote from...
The Wonders of the Market
I recommend this article in today’s Wall Street Journal about English education in China. Many Chinese children attend English-language classes...
