One Way Missouri Could Keep Its Energy Grid Reliable
In my previous post, I discussed how the shuttering of coal energy in Missouri could create problems with energy prices...
Myth vs. Fact with Ben DeGrow
Susan Pendergrass speaks with Ben DeGrow about some common myths about school choice, the state of education reform in several...
New Study Shows Benefits of Union Transparency
A new study from the Mackinac Center for Public Policy looks at the ways private-sector unions disclose financial information in...
So Long, Missouri
Today is my last day at the Show-Me Institute. Beginning in July, I will be working for the Mackinac Center...
Hey Platte County, Sell Your Golf Course!
According to an article in the Kansas City Star, Platte County is engaged in a difficult debate regarding budget cuts. Officials...
A Bidding War Where Everyone Loses
The Kansas City Star reports today that AMC Entertainment is leaving Missouri for the state of Kansas, in part due...
Witch-Hunting for Robber Barons: The Standard Oil Story
On Jan. 20, 2006, the Show-Me Institute sponsored this presentation by Lawrence Reed, then the president of the Mackinac Center...
Lessons of the Great Depression
Lawrence W. Reed, president of the Foundation for Economic Education, explains the causes of the Great Depression of 1929 –...
How Think Tanks Change Public Policy
Joseph G. Lehman, president of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, speaks at a Show-Me Institute event on Tuesday, April...
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...
Tax Credits: A Poor Strategy for Economic Development in Missouri
Not surprisingly, every person who has testified before the Missouri Tax Credit Commission during its regional meetings has spoken in...
Seven Principles of Sound Public Policy
On Jan. 20, 2006, the Show-Me Institute sponsored a luncheon featuring this presentation of "Seven Principles of Sound Public Policy."...
“If You Can’t Be a Good Example, Then You’ll Just Have to Serve as a Horrible Warning”
The Post-Dispatch recently published a letter to the editor that applauded the passage of the $150 million Ford Claycomo tax...
Tax Credits: Often Not the Panacea Promised
As a casual reader, it’s hard not to get optimistic when reading the statements state officials make when awarding tax...
I Take Your Bank Before I Pay You Out
By now, it’s old news that state and local governments awarded IBM a $31 million incentive package to persuade the...
Fewer Missourians Employed in Movie Industry Than Before Film Tax Credits Began
Last month, the Mackinac Center for Public Policy published a press release stating that fewer people are now employed in...
The Costs of Remedial Education
A decade ago, education expert Dr. Jay P. Greene published a study for the Mackinac Center for Public Policy in...
The Little Engine That Could
Train service around here can be awfully slow. Not so slow as the horse-drawn carriages the government allowed to fade...
