Missouri Should Scrap Parking Minimums to Reduce Housing Costs
Across the country, cities are rethinking rules that force developers to overbuild parking—and Missouri should follow suit. A new study...
Universal Basic Income Programs Are Guaranteed Failures
Universal Basic Income (UBI) programs (sometimes called Guaranteed Income programs) are expanding around the United States, unfortunately. In St. Louis,...
The Kansas-Missouri Border War Isn’t Over
A version of this op-ed was published in the Columbia Missourian. Missouri and Kansas are no strangers to border conflict....
Missouri Bans Natural Gas Bans
Legislators in Jefferson City recently passed a law barring policymakers in cities and counties from banning the use of natural...
We Need Actions, Not Words
Greater St. Louis Inc. has just released the results of its year of discussions with community members about how to...
But How Will They Get to School?
A common point of resistance to school choice programs is figuring out how to make sure that each student has...
Kansas City Should Rely On Its Strengths
Everyone knows that Kansas City is one of the best places in America to find barbeque, but according to a...
What Works Better-Markets or Government?
This past summer, my family and I spent the Fourth of July at the beach on the Outer Banks of...
The Strata Deal Is Built on Misinformation
The Kansas City Star editorial board called for the city council to reject a proposal to use taxpayer money to...
It’s a Head-Scratcher
I just don’t get it. A recent article in The 74 describes how the vibrant charter school sector and strong...
Some Promising Numbers About Millennials in Kansas City. Maybe.
William Frey of the Brookings Institution just published a report entitled “How migration of millennials and seniors has shifted...
Kansas City and St. Louis Increasingly in Debt
In June 2013, the Show-Me Institute published a paper comparing St. Louis and Kansas City’s expenses with six peer cities....
The Tax Burden in Kansas City Is High
On Ruckus the other day, panelist Woody Cozad mentioned that taxes in Kansas City are high. He’s right. My colleague...
Tourism: When Kansas City Is Not Kansas City
Eyebrows were raised at the claim by Kansas City’s tourism board, VisitKC, that Kansas City has over 25 million visitors...
Kansas City and St. Louis in Bad Financial Shape
Marc Joffe, Director of Policy Research for the California Policy Center, has rated the largest 116 U.S. cities according to...
Kansas City’s Remarkable Transportation System
Wendell Cox recently published a paper for the Show-Me Institute on Kansas City’s competitive advantages. One of the things that...
When Kansas City Leaders Got It Right
We often use this blog to criticize city leaders for their bad ideas. City leaders rush to spend public funds...
Kansas City: Genuinely World Class
Today the Show-Me Institute is publishing Wendell Cox’s paper, “Kansas City—Genuinely World Class: A Competitive Analysis,” in which the author...
The Consequences of Bad Policy
The Kansas City Star recently reported that Urban Summit activists have turned in petition signatures requiring a citywide vote for...
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....
