New State Board of Education Has a Long To-Do List
A version of this commentary appeared in the Columbia Missourian. Governor Kehoe has appointed four new members to the Missouri...
The Surveillance Society Is Here
A version of the following commentary appeared in the Columbia Missourian. I love science-fiction movies that portray a future, usually bleak,...
Choice versus No School Choice
Before Governor Parson signed Senate Bill (SB) 727 into law, opinion columns across Missouri were filled with statements of opposition....
911 Systems Are a Great Opportunity for Local Government Cooperation
Versions of the following commentary appeared in the Southeast Missourian, the Columbia Missourian, and the Springfield News-Leader. There is probably no better opportunity for counties...
Taxpayers should demand larger rollbacks than Hancock Amendment requires
A version of the following commentary appeared as a letter to the editor in the Columbia Missourian. Earlier this year,...
Missouri Becomes an Education Island
A version of this commentary appeared in the Columbia Missourian. How would your family feel if your entire neighborhood had 5G...
University of Missouri System Walks Back “Loyalty Oaths” in Job Listings
Last month I criticized a wide swath of Missouri public universities for requiring woke ideological attestations as a condition of...
Will Open Enrollment Create High School Sport Powerhouses?
The Missouri Legislature is currently debating several bills that would create open enrollment for Missouri students. Evaluating open enrollment’s effects...
Columbia Repeals Ban on Trash Roll Carts, Repeal of Ban on Dancing and Proms Is Next
Both Prohibition and the classic film Footloose (the original, obviously) teach us the lesson that banning popular things is generally...
