HHS Secretary Talks Up Short-Term Medical Insurance Plans
Earlier this year I talked about a proposal in the Missouri legislature that I thought was a great idea: to...
Socialism: The Slouching Beast on our Campuses
Socialism has come a long way since 1917. Socialist regimes ruled half the world—at a terrible cost—during the Cold War....
Wisconsin’s Foxconn Deal is Bad Public Policy
President Trump is heralding the news that a Taiwanese high-tech manufacturer is building a factory in Wisconsin. For him, it...
Trump vs. Harley-and the World
In its own words, the Trump Organization is “the world’s only global luxury real estate super-brand,” with five- and six-star...
The Asterisk in Streetcar Reporting
Bill Turque over at The Kansas City Star wrote the standard piece on this week’s streetcar extension vote, and gave...
How Would Missouri Fare in a Global Trade War?
You might think that as a Midwestern state, Missouri would be less exposed than most other states to damaging repercussions...
Would Trump Banish Sunlight to Protect American Jobs?
As president of the most powerful country in the world – and a man with the utmost confidence in his...
Crosby Kemper III Appears on KCPT’s Ruckus
The Show-Me Institute’s Chairman Crosby Kemper III appeared on KCPT’s Ruckus on February 1 to recap the events of the week including Mike...
Tax Cuts And Jobs Act Passes
As its details became clearer, we talked a lot over the least few weeks about the policy ideas that underpin...
President’s Visit to Springfield Sets Stage for Tax Reform Fights
On Wednesday President Donald Trump visited Springfield, Mo., and delivered a speech on tax policy that, by most accounts, was...
Don’t Count Health Care Chickens Before They’ve Hatched
I raise chickens. No, I don’t own a farm, but for the four hens that live in my backyard, it...
Can the Kansas City Streetcar Expansion Be Built Even If It Wins?
The Kansas City Star published a story the other day which examined the new budget proposal from the Trump administration....
Regulatory Reform Emerges as Major Issue, Nationally and in Missouri
It’s been an active first few weeks for President Donald Trump, and the new Administration’s prompt engagement of the United...
MCI and Privatization
For years now, city leaders have pushed for a $1.2 billion new airport terminal, first proposed by former Aviation Department...
Holy Smokes! Andy Puzder, a Free-Market Advocate, to Run the Labor Department?
One of the first tenets of free-market thinking is that nobody owes anybody else a job – much less a...
Kansas City and “Fraudulent” Crony Capitalism
President-elect Trump has talked a great deal about the need for massive and widespread infrastructure spending. Many people agree that...
Will Streetcar Funding Dry Up?
Slate, a left-leaning news site, considers the implications for transit of Trump’s naming of Elaine Chao to head the Department...
The Indiana Carrier Deal: State Cronyism Shouldn’t Be Nationalized
This Tuesday Indiana state officials announced that a Carrier manufacturing plant located there would not shut down after all, despite...
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...
‘This Is What Airports Do,’ Part 2
The chart below documents the estimated amount of tax dollars lost because of Kansas City International Airport (MCI) acting like...
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