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One Way Missouri Could Keep Its Energy Grid Reliable

One Way Missouri Could Keep Its Energy Grid Reliable

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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

Myth vs. Fact with Ben DeGrow

Apr 4, 2023

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

New Study Shows Benefits of Union Transparency

Jul 20, 2015

A new study from the Mackinac Center for Public Policy looks at the ways private-sector unions disclose financial information in...

So Long, Missouri

So Long, Missouri

Jun 29, 2012

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!

Hey Platte County, Sell Your Golf Course!

Jan 6, 2012

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

A Bidding War Where Everyone Loses

Sep 16, 2011

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

Witch-Hunting for Robber Barons: The Standard Oil Story

Jan 21, 2011

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

Lessons of the Great Depression

Dec 14, 2010

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

How Think Tanks Change Public Policy

Dec 10, 2010

Joseph G. Lehman, president of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, speaks at a Show-Me Institute event on Tuesday, April...

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