All Right Class, It’s Time For Your Pension Lesson
At the Show-Me Institute we have written a number of times about Khan Academy, the online resource that seeks to...
A Look Past Gone Girl Excitement Reveals a Raw Deal for Missourians
As first appearing in the Southeast Missourian: Last fall, when Gone Girl began production, Cape Girardeau descended into a starstruck...
Introducing Show-Me Data
Have you ever wondered whether it would be cheaper to fill up your gas tank on this side of the...
Stuck In The Middle: Missouri’s Middling Academic Achievement
I previously displayed Missouri’s rankings in terms of student achievement. On the 2011 National Assessment of Educational Progress, Missouri fourth...
Donnybrook: Audrey Spalding Back on KETC
Show-Me Institute Policy Analyst Audrey Spalding was once again a guest on Saint Louis local roundtable discussion show Donnybrook on...
Donnybrook: Audrey Spalding Reappears on KETC
Show-Me Institute Policy Analyst Audrey Spalding was once again a guest on Saint Louis local roundtable discussion show Donnybrook on...
Putting Land To Productive Use
In light of the problems Saint Louis faces with respect to land utilization (see my colleague Audrey Spalding’s investigative research...
New Year’s Resolutions for a Better Missouri
The state of Missouri is in the hole — facing a shortfall between $600 million and $1 billion under the...
Facebook and Twitter Users Can Comment Directly at Show-Me Daily
A note that if you’re interested in commenting at Show-Me Daily or Show-Me Sunshine, we just upgraded our commenting section...
Del Blighto
News that the flying saucer–shaped Del Taco might be demolished has the Saint Louis community of architectural preservationists up in...
The Subsidization and Consequent Overconsumption of Education
In the The Chronicle of Higher Education, Richard Vedder recently wrote that the United States may be over-investing in education....
Panel Discussion on Asset Forfeiture in Columbia Tonight
I will be on the panel of Schools Not Guns tonight at the Blue Note in Columbia, at 6 p.m....
New Blog Feature: Random!
Whether you are a regular reader of Show-Me Daily, a sometimes visitor, or a first-time glancer, you can see that...
Tonight: Panel Discussion on Recording the Police and Your Rights
I just want to remind everyone that today, at 6:00 p.m., the Show-Me Institute will be hosting a panel discussion...
Recording the Police and Your Rights: A Panel Discussion With Liberty on Tour and the ACLU
On Friday, August 20, the Show-Me Institute, along with Liberty on Tour and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), will...
Celebrate Educational Diversity
The Washington Post recently carried an article by Reason magazine senior editor Katherine Mangu-Ward on the benefits of online education...
MetroLink Expansion a Bad Idea
Show-Me Institute research assistant John Payne recently had an op-ed published in the Riverfront Times about the proposed tax hike...
Know Your FarmVille Farmer
An entertaining AP story reports on the popularity of FarmVille, a game application on Facebook that allows users to manage...
Show Me Liberty!
Do you have plans tonight? The Saint Louis chapter of Liberty on the Rocks is meeting today at 6 p.m....
Neighborhood Associations Put Technology to Good Use
This article about neighborhood associations reminded me of a post I wrote earlier in the year, in which I argued...
