“If Someone’s Looking for Space, We Have Space Available”
Christine Harbin and I drove around the Lambert–St. Louis International Airport on Tuesday, to see whether there really was a...
Illinois Scrambles as Sears Looks for an Exit
Two weeks ago, I noted that our cross-border friends in Illinois had an economic mess on their hands. Unemployment’s high...
Subsidizing Exports Will Do More Harm Than Good for Missouri
China already imports free-marketpolicy analysts from Missouri. State lawmakers want to turn Saint Louis into an international cargo hub. Sounds...
“Don’t Let Illinois Balance Its Budget on the Back of Your Business. Choose New Jersey – We Mean Business”
Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey launched an ad campaign intended to lure businesses from Illinois to New Jersey. He’s...
My Favorite Sandwich Company May Be Leaving Illinois
How many more stories like this will we hear? The founder of Jimmy John’s sandwich shops has stated he plans...
Missouri: The Show Me Smuggler State
I want to direct our readers to an amusing post on Missourinet by Bob Priddy about the positive consequences of...
Selective Tax Rates in Advertising
While driving back to Saint Louis from Wisconsin yesterday, I stopped at the Road Ranger gas station in South Beloit,...
I Would Be Thrilled if Geoffrey Canada Were the Richest Man in the United States
On Thursday, I was fortunate to participate on a panel to discuss solutions to some of the failings of the...
BILLIONS: Bad News for Michigan, Great News for Missouri
As a former Michigan resident and current Missourian, I am both dismayed and elated by the latest news from the...
More Evidence Against State Income Taxes
On Tuesday, the Wall Street Journal ran an editorial by economist Art Laffer about the negative impact of state income...
Awarding Funding for Low Performance Encourages Failure
According to this Post-Dispatch article, only the worst-performing schools were eligible for recent School Improvement Grants awarded by the U.S....
Strip Club Patrons Vote With Their Feet
According to a recent article in the Kansas City Star, strip clubs in Missouri have fewer customers and fewer revenues...
Message to Missouri: Please Don’t Retaliate With Tax Incentives!
According to the Saint Louis Business Journal, the Illinois state government pledged a $2.3 million business investment package to help...
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...
The U.S. Department of Great Rivers and Rat Sperm
U.S. Sens. Tom Coburn and John McCain just released “Summertime Blues,” a report chronicling 100 wasteful uses of stimulus dollars....
Pitting States Against Each Other: Ford’s Expensive Game
While it lobbied for $150 million in tax incentives from Missouri, Ford also courted Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Illinois for...
Growth by State
Many variables affect a state’s economic growth, including public policy, natural resources, geographic location, business centers, etc. The large number of contributing...
Cheapest Smokes in the Nation
In just a few weeks, Missouri will become the least expensive state in the nation to purchase cigarettes. In May,...
Metro St. Louis Approves Fiscal 2011 Budget, Making Work Harder to Find
The Metro Board of Commissioners approved the St. Louis regional public transit agency’s Fiscal 2011 operating budget of $232.4 million...
