What the Government Shutdown Was Really About with Elias Tsapelas
Susan Pendergrass is joined by Elias Tsapelas, director of state budget and fiscal policy at the Show-Me Institute, to explain...
Four-Day School Week Votes and School Choice in Missouri
The four-day school week (4dsw) has become quite popular in the Show-Me State. More than 180 of our state’s 518...
A New Baseline We Can Build From with Andy Rotherham
Susan Pendergrass speaks with Andy Rotherham about how we should evaluate schools in a post-pandemic world, the importance of accountability,...
As Legislature Returns, Whose Priorities Will Take Priority?
Happy New Year! After a lackluster 2023 legislative session, hope springs eternal for 2024 as the Missouri Legislature returns to...
The Kansas City Star Is Right
A recent Kansas City Star piece excoriated the Missouri Senate for its behavior and failure in the recently concluded legislative...
“Medicare for All” Remains a Terrible, Terrible Idea
Last December I had the opportunity to have a radio debate with two supporters of Medicare for All, which (in...
New York Shouldn’t Have Offered Amazon $3 Billion. No One Should Have.
This week Amazon announced that it was scrapping its plan to establish a “second headquarters” in New York. The company’s...
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....
Show-Me Institute Looks Ahead in Wall Street Journal Article
In an article last week about the impact of the recent election on state policy, The Wall Street Journal came...
Education Reform Should Be Top Priority for Missouri’s Leaders
On November 8, Missourians sent a clear message: We want change. Republicans won every major statewide office—all of which but...
A Labor-Day Salute to the Missouri Mule
Everyone knows the expression “stubborn as a mule.” More than a tired cliché, however, that is a doltish misperception, foisted...
Democrats Like Vouchers More Than Republicans Do, and Other Findings from the 2016 Education Next Poll
Every year, the policy journal Education Next polls a representative sample of Americans about their views on education issues. Their...
They Fought the Feds, and the Feds Lost!
Pop quiz time: Who said the following in response to the Obama Administration’s 2009 Race to the Top Program? “The...
Are Blaine Amendments Really about the Separation of Church and State?
Yesterday I wrote about a Supreme Court case out of Missouri challenging the state’s Blaine Amendment. This case could have...
Killing the Golden Goose: How Walmart’s Left-Wing Critics Destroy Job Creation
Under three different CEOs, Wal-Mart has done all kinds of somersaults to appease left-wing critics. In 2005, Lee Scott set...
Streetcar Fever: Is it Now Or Never To Expand The Kansas City Streetcar?
Following the defeat of their expansion plan in Kansas City, today, streetcar proponents are wondering aloud about how to move...
School Vouchers: NOT A Party Issue?
When it comes to political issues, Americans often are polarized, except about education. School vouchers are one example. In a recent...
When A Tax Break Isn’t
Democrats in the Missouri House of Representatives recently unveiled their tax reform plan. Here are some of the highlights: Starting in...
Kansas City’s Ghost Of Streetcars Yet To Come
Just as with the airport, another ghost of Christmas Future is visiting Kansas City, this time regarding streetcars. According to The Wall...
Is Texas Gov. Rick Perry Guilty of “Stealing” Missouri Jobs?
As appearing in the Springfield News-Leader on October 23, 2013: If “stealing jobs” were as bad as — and essentially...
