Royals Move Downtown Is Not About Baseball
John Sherman, the billionaire owner of the Kansas City Royals, wants a new stadium in downtown Kansas City, funded with...
How We’re Writing Off an Entire Generation with Michael Petrilli
Susan Pendergrass speaks with Michael J. Petrilli about his recent op-ed featured in The New York Times, titled ‘We Can...
Baltimores on the Missouri?
At a recent conference on municipal policy, I had the opportunity to reflect on Baltimore, Maryland. Certainly Charm City has...
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...
The Demolition Option in Kansas City
Kansas City Policy Police Chief Darryl Forté has an idea. According to The Star, Forté has suggested “reallocating some money...
Regionalism for Thee, But Not for Me
In their recent push to keep the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) in Saint Louis City, city leadership has argued the...
Surprising No One, Big Government Union Wants State to Spend More
The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 72 (AFSCME), a big government union representing various health, service,...
A Public School and a Private School Experience
Two hours—that was the amount of time it took me to get dressed, do my hair, get dressed again, decide...
You Can Call Them Buzzards, But That Makes Missouri The Carcass
Another day, another governor courting — or as some are saying, “trying to poach” — Missouri’s businesses. This time, it’s...
Sub Shops and Sales Taxes: A Delicious Natural Experiment
A couple of weeks ago, I embarked on an audacious experiment. I dreamed an impossible dream that one day, if...
Diminishing Returns
Apropos of my post about income taxes last Friday, two columns that ran over the weekend dramatically illustrate the downsides...
Tonight: Panel Discussion on Recording the Police and Your Rights
I just want to remind everyone that today, at 6:00 p.m., the Show-Me Institute will be hosting a panel discussion...
Recording the Police and Your Rights: A Panel Discussion With Liberty on Tour and the ACLU
On Friday, August 20, the Show-Me Institute, along with Liberty on Tour and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), will...
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...
Coming Soon: Using Tanks to Collect on Parking Tickets!
Video of a February SWAT raid in Columbia was recently released and has been causing something of an uproar. The...
Forum on Proposed Metro Bus and Light Rail Tax in St. Louis County
I’d just like to quickly promote the upcoming forum/debate on the proposed half-cent Metro tax for buses and light rail...
The Economic Case for Citizen Oversight of the Board of Police Commissioners
This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon. Many believe that Missouri, and Saint Louis in particular, has...
Get This Article To Jeff City, Stat!
There are a few legislators in our General Assembly that could really benefit from this article in the Wall Street...
Great Photo of Illegal Activity in the Post-Dispatch
This photo in the Post-Dispatch may not rank up there with Dave Drebes’ posting of a fundraising flyer that revealed...
Don’t Drink the Kool-Aid!
As David Stokes and I have previously discussed, I do, of course, agree that legislation should be the result of...
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