The Science of Reading in Missouri
Around the nation, students are struggling to read, and Missouri students are no different. In 2022, the National Assessment of...
Opportunities Squandered in St. Louis Affect All of Missouri
A version of this commentary appeared in the St. Louis Business Journal. Opportunity cost. The concept is so simple that a...
Watch or Listen: Jay Nordlinger – Adventures in Journalism
On May 9, 2023, Jay Nordlinger delivered a talk titled “Adventures in Journalism” at Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Missouri....
Jay Nordlinger: Live in St. Louis and Kansas City on May 9 and May 10
St. Louis Event Cost: Free When: Tuesday, May 9 Reception: 5:30 pm Program: 6:00 pm Where: Lindenwood University (Harmon Hall Auditorium) 209...
Podcast: Inflation is Getting Worse with Dr. Howard Wall
Dr. Susan Pendergrass speaks with the Director of the Hammond Institute for Free Enterprise and Professor of Economics in Plaster...
SMI Podcast: The GameStop Revolution
On this episode of the podcast, Howard Wall joins Susan Pendergrass. Dr. Wall directs the Hammond Institute for Free Enterprise...
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The Latest Show-Me Institute Podcast
On the latest Show-Me Institute Podcast, Dr. Susan Pendergrass is joined by Dr. Howard Wall. Dr. Wall directs the Hammond...
About That “Economic Impact Study” Conducted on Free Bus Service in Kansas City . . .
In a January 26, 2020 column for The Kansas City Star, the CEO of the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority...
Is St. Louis Successful?
What makes a successful city? Recently, the Show-Me Institute, in collaboration with the Institute for Humane Studies at George Mason...
Andrew Wilson on the Ferguson Report
Show-Me Institute Fellow and Senior Writer Andrew B. Wilson was a guest on a recent episode of Lindenwood University's Missouri Viewpoints....
Default Rates among Missouri Colleges and Universities
The table below (data from the U.S. Department of Education) displays default rates for Missouri colleges and universities over a...
Taxing a Population: Saint Louis and Kansas City’s Earnings Tax Draw People Away
The city of Kansas City grew in population by 4 percent between 2000 and 2010, but the population of its...
Vindication for New Hampshire’s Scholarship Tax Credit Program
In February, the Show-Me Institute released “Live Free and Learn: A Case Study of New Hampshire’s Scholarship Tax Credit Program,”...
Expanded Opportunities: A Discussion About Tax Credit Scholarships
Many students in unaccredited school districts want and need better educational options. However, Missouri’s public school leaders do not want...
Mark Your Calendars For Our April 25 Tax Credit Scholarship Event
When I speak about tax credit scholarships, I get a lot of questions: What is a tax credit scholarship? How...
What Do Academic Studies Say About Tax Credits?
During the recently-completed not-so-special Missouri legislative session, some lawmakers continued to push for a new set of tax credit programs,...
Flood Relief Establishes Perverse Incentives
I saw my fair share of floods while growing up. During the flood of 1993, I watched the Meramec River...
Interesting Conference on the Horizon
From July 10–15, Lindenwood University (over in St. Charles) will be hosting an exciting conference, “The American Decentralist Tradition.” Among...
Great Ideas in History, St. Charles-Style
The Beer Theory of Civilization, which is an actual theory in which I believe wholeheartedly, has taken a giant step...
