Virtual Town Hall – The National Debt Crisis with Brian Riedl
On September 10, 2020, the Show-Me Institute hosted a virtual town hall featuring Manhattan Institute’s Brian Riedl. Brian discussed the...
Taxpayer Dollars and All That Jazz
The Kansas City Star reported over the weekend that the City Council will soon decide whether to spend more on...
When Unions Bargain for Lower Pay
Minimum wage laws price-low skilled workers out of the workforce. They hurt many of the people they’re intended to help....
The Unfortunate Truths Behind Rams’ Relocation Statement
The Rams' statement on why they want to move to L.A. is self-serving, capped off with an incredibly cheesy quote from...
New Los Angeles Charter School Plan Stuns
What do you do when you’re fed up with your city’s public school system? Most people might attend a school...
Seeded With Tax Cuts, Kansas Harvests the Benefits
As first appearing in the Wall Street Journal: Liberals love to hate Sam Brownback, and for good reason. The Kansas...
Rams L.A. Bound?
According to the L.A. Times, Rams owner Stan Kroenke plans to build a new football stadium in Inglewood, California. If the...
Where Do We Go From Here? – Healthcare Expert Panel Discussion
On Friday, July 13, 2012, the Show-Me Institute hosted an event featuring a panel of healthcare experts discussing the consequences...
Knowledge Is Power – But Only When You Have Choices
Apropos of my blog post about charter schools in New Orleans from last week, Katherine Mangu-Ward has an article in...
Arguments Against a Language-Specific Charter School
The L.A. Times reports on the disagreement that is holding up a proposed Hebrew-language charter school in California. The school...
A Los Angeles Middle School Offers Single-Sex Education
This article in the L.A. Times describes Young Oak Kim Academy’s foray into single-sex schooling. The public middle school has...
The Pillars of Prosperity
Enjoy this preview of The Power of the Poor: Leading up to the release of The Power of the Poor,...
Two Plus Two Equals Four … And Now, a Word From Our Sponsors
This article in the L.A. Times reports on California school districts that are turning to the private sector to make...
Should Charters Take Over Traditional Urban Schools?
From this article in the L.A. Times, it looks like Green Dot has somewhat improved a troubled California high school....
L.A. Times Charter School Debate
For the past few days, the L.A. Times has run a three–part debate about charter schools. It’s written in a...
Districts of Choice
The California legislature is considering whether to extend its inter-district public school choice program. I completely agree with this statement...
A Charter School After My Own Heart; And, Public Service Academy Sighting?
Now, this is my kind of charter school. Actually, I don’t know much about American Indian Public Charter — and...
Four-Day School Weeks in the L.A. Times
A four-day school week proposal was voted down in the Missouri Senate a few weeks ago, but the idea is...
A Novel Way to Meet the Demand for Teachers
School districts eager to fill gaping shortages of math and science teachers might consider hiring teachers who have earned alternative...
Eric Mink Writes About Risk (the Experience, Not the Board Game)
I enjoy closely reading and analyzing Eric Mink’s columns in the Post-Dispatch, but because he primarily writes about national or...
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