Straight Talk on Kansas City’s Incentive Reform
In 2014, Mayor Sly James said that “Now is the time to start a conversation about the appropriate level of...
Wendell Cox and Crosby Kemper III on KCPT’s Ruckus
Wendell Cox discusses his recent essay on the competitive strengths and weaknesses of Kansas City. Crosby Kemper III also appears...
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...
Kansas City Hires Fox to Watch Henhouse
According to the Kansas City Business Journal, the City of Kansas City has approved contracting with the Council of Development...
KC Taxpayers Being Taken For A Ride-Again?
Kansas City’s aging infrastructure is in need of nearly $1 billion in upgrades, but streetcar advocates are pushing for a...
American Royal Crosses the Line
Once again, the economic border war between Kansas and Missouri has heated up. This time, the American Royal, a Kansas...
Entrepreneurship in Missouri, Part 3: The Startup Environment
This series on entrepreneurship has highlighted the fact that the percentage of workers in startups is at its lowest level...
Creating a Field of Dreams for the American Royal
With the World Series in full swing, I’m reminded of a quote from one of my favorite sports movies, Field...
The NAACP’s Misguided Opposition to Charter Schools
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) passed a resolution on October 15 calling for a nationwide...
Regarding the American Royal’s Move to Kansas
On Tuesday, the American Royal Association announced that it would be moving from its longtime home in Kansas City, Missouri's...
Kansas City’s Development Guru Admits He Was Wrong
Most Kansas Citians won’t recognize the name, but we owe much of the inspiration for our downtown development scheme to...
Subsidies in Saint Louis: Part 1
What would you think if your city officials had gambled with nearly $1 billion in taxpayer dollars? What would you...
What an Honest Economic Development Study in Kansas City Might Conclude
A July piece by Steve Vockrodt for The Kansas City Star talked about the city’s efforts to study the real...
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Immortal COMBAT?
In November, Jackson County voters will be asked to renew a 0.25 percent sales tax used to fund the Community...
Come Together, Right Now, on Charter Schools
When the editorial boards of the Washington Post and the Gray Lady, as well as opinion pieces in National Review,...
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...
About That New Home Addition . . .
Before adding a room onto your house, wouldn’t you ask yourself if the expected benefit of the addition will be...
Kansas City’s Convention Hotel’s Collapsing Foundation
Despite years of failing to deliver on promises of convention business, Kansas City leaders still want another convention hotel. Badly....
Entrepreneurship in Missouri, Part 2: Where Is the Job Growth?
A week ago I wrote of the decline of entrepreneurial activity in the nation, Missouri, Kansas City, MO, and Saint...
Patrick Tuohey discusses the KC Streetcar on KCPT’s Ruckus
On Thursday, September 22, the Show-Me Institute’s Patrick Tuohey appeared on Kansas City Public Television’s Ruckus to discuss possible light rail plans,...
