The Long Fight for Educational Freedom with Neal McCluskey and James Shuls
Learn more about the book here: www.cato.org/books/fighting-freedom-learn Susan Pendergrass speaks with James Shuls, fellow at the Show-Me Institute and head of...
Let’s Grow Missouri, Literally
We often talk about growing Missouri in abstract ways. We want to grow the economy, grow the tax base, grow...
Still Waiting on Price Transparency
Why is it so hard to figure out how much health care services are going to cost? It has been...
A SCOTUS Victory for Private School Choice
Once again, the Supreme Court of the United States has upheld a parent’s right to choose a religious private school,...
The School Choice Barrier from the State of Maine
We often complain about the rancor in politics these days, but politics has always been filled with acrimony and bitterness....
The Supreme Court Can Put a Nail in the Anti-Catholic Coffin
This week, the United States Supreme Court will hear a case out of our own backyard that wrestles with a...
It Could Be Worse. Not Much Worse, but It Could Be Worse.
The Bureau of Economic Analysis recently released data on real GDP for all 50 states. Since Missouri’s growth in recent...
A Setback in the Fight against Blaine Amendments
Last week, a federal judge in Denver refused to expand the Douglas County school voucher program to include religious schools....
Report: Saint Louis, Kansas City *Not* Among Most Cost-Friendly Cities for Business
Recently, the Post-Dispatch prominently published an article claiming that, “St. Louis is among the top 10 most cost-friendly cities to...
Naming and Shaming Corporate Welfare Queens
A mayor in Maine has made the news for wanting to publicly list welfare recipients on the town's website. I...
Pew: Medicaid Taking “Growing Slice of States’ Dollars”
Last week we wrote about how Medicaid costs and enrollment have exploded under Obamacare, driving home yet again the need for...
The Corporate Income Tax . . . Leaving Missouri Behind?
The Cato Institute recently released its “Fiscal Policy Report Card on America’s Governors 2012.” Show-Me Institute Policy Analyst Patrick Ishmael...
Will Missouri Taxpayers Have To Bail Out Public Pensions?
A recent New York Times article discusses something we have talked about on Show-Me Daily: the unrealistically rosy forecasts of...
Private School Choice and the Turner Decision
It is serendipitous that the Missouri Legislature has gone back to work this month, just in time for the kick-off...
More Evidence Against State Income Taxes
On Tuesday, the Wall Street Journal ran an editorial by economist Art Laffer about the negative impact of state income...
Growth by State
Many variables affect a state’s economic growth, including public policy, natural resources, geographic location, business centers, etc. The large number of contributing...
Giving Insurers More Room to Operate Would Increase Beneficial Competition
This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon. In this limited space, it is impossible to deal with...
Honey, I Shrunk the Legislature
A very encouraging post on the Freakonomics blog today mentions that the Maine state legislature recently proposed a bill that...
The War on Cuteness
Ever since Maine banned novelty cigarette lighters last year, some lawmakers in other states have been eager to follow suit....
Repealing a Constitutional Evil
Voters in the state of Florida will have the opportunity to eliminate a provision of their constitution that (according to...
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