Medicaid Expansion Brings Missouri to a Constitutional Crossroads
Missouri’s House Budget Committee took a historic step this week by voting down the bill that would fund Medicaid expansion....
The School Choice Barrier from the State of Maine
We often complain about the rancor in politics these days, but politics has always been filled with acrimony and bitterness....
Resolution for Article V Convention Deserves Serious Consideration
It’s been said that you can’t teach an old dog new tricks, but can you remind an old dog of...
The Supreme Court Can Put a Nail in the Anti-Catholic Coffin
This week, the United States Supreme Court will hear a case out of our own backyard that wrestles with a...
A Setback in the Fight against Blaine Amendments
Last week, a federal judge in Denver refused to expand the Douglas County school voucher program to include religious schools....
2016 . . . Time to Amend the Constitution?
In 1787, our Founding Fathers gave us an incredible document. But now, 228 years later, more and more Americans feel...
Race-Based School Choice Policies May Be in Violation of the Equal Protection Clause
Sometimes we realize what we thought was a good idea at the time was really a terrible idea. No, I’m...
Hair Braiders’ Hands Tied by Missouri’s Twisted Regulations
Joba Niang and Tameka Stigers are two successful entrepreneurs who provide African-style hair braiding for their communities. They’re also both...
A Homegrown Challenge to Blaine Amendments
The U.S. Supreme Court has decided to hear Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia v. Pauley, a case out of our...
Half-Million-Dollar Cash Payout Shows Why Public Pension Reforms Are Necessary
The former director of Saint Louis City’s firefighters’ pension system, Vicky Grass, took home a $579,210 payment this summer when...
I’ll Scratch Your Back, If You Comply With This Federal Mandate
Last October, my students learned a few vocabulary words — amendment, judicial review, and furlough. The government shutdown created what...
Five New Year’s Resolutions for Enhancing Liberty – And Pulling Back from the ‘Fiscal Cliff’
In past years, the Show-Me Institute proposed New Year’s resolutions aimed at Missouri policymakers. This time, our New Year’s resolutions...
A Voter ID Victory In Pennsylvania: Missouri, Take Note
Yesterday, a Pennsylvania judge rejected a challenge to a state law that requires photo identification to vote in Pennsylvania. Far...
Did Hamilton, Madison, and Jay Overstate Their Case for Adopting the U.S. Constitution?
Please join us for the Show-Me Institute Book Club on the second Wednesday of each month for scintillating discussions and free snacks. We are...
Truth in Advertising
As many fans of the Show-Me Institute will already know, I have spent a lot of time during the past...
Fun With Guns
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments today in McDonald v. Chicago, otherwise known as the Chicago gun ban case. The...
Individual Health Insurance Mandate Would Violate Constitutional Liberties
Among the elements of the health bill currently being considered by Congress is a requirement that every adult would...
Health Care Reform and Constitutional Limits
Among the elements of the health bill being considered by Congress is a requirement that every adult would either have...
Your Assignment: Help the Federal Government
This St. Louis Post-Dispatch article about the Census in Schools Program mentions lesson plans provided by the federal government: Gateway,...
For All Those Who Were Wondering …
A couple of weeks ago, the Show-Me Institute hosted events in Kansas City and St. Louis at which Jeff Benedict...
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