Diminishing Returns
Apropos of my post about income taxes last Friday, two columns that ran over the weekend dramatically illustrate the downsides...
Free Trade Does Not Cost Too Much
Mike Guzy, who currently writes for the St. Louis Beacon and formerly wrote for the Post-Dispatch, is a very talented...
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...
Additional Negative Consequences of Targeted Tax Credits
The June 2010 issue of Governing features an article about the discussion surrounding film tax credits. Despite the fact that...
Teacher Union Advocates Get Schooled in Debate
Intelligence Squared is a public charity dedicated to providing a public forum for intelligent discussion on a wide range of...
The Standards Dilemma
National education standards pose a problem for states that have high standards already. If they replace their state standards with...
Massachusetts Tells Preschools to Brush Kids’ Teeth
In an article about Massachusetts’ new law requiring certain preschools and day care centers to teach children how to brush...
Could There Be a Long-Term Benefit From the Health Care Debate?
The recent Massachusetts election confirmed the fact that the health care debate is far from over. The people in the...
Health Care Reform and Constitutional Limits
Among the elements of the health bill being considered by Congress is a requirement that every adult would either have...
Will You Find a Doctor When You Need One?
Somehow, amidst the politically charged health care discussions, it seems that some have overlooked one practical thing: If the health...
The Massachusetts Health Care Experiment
The changes in Massachusetts health care fascinate me. A program that Gov. Mitt Romney created in an effort to help...
Inspiring Story From New Hampshire in the Wall Street Journal
How angry would you be if the following scenario played out where you lived? First, you build a successful society...
Midwives Call for Licensure
I blogged a couple of weeks ago about the North Carolina midwives who want the state to license them. Here’s...
In Education Reform, Don’t Do More of the Same
Massachusetts is experimenting with ways to improve academic performance, including expanding the school day. Roy Romer expresses his approval on...
The Missouri Free Suburb Project
Regular readers will recall the debates we have had over the recently repealed "Village Law," which made forming one’s own...
Instructional Reform Isn’t Failproof Either
Sol Stern responds to Richard Rothstein over at Cato Unbound. He’s titled the essay "A Tale of Two Rothsteins," although...
Repealing a Constitutional Evil
Voters in the state of Florida will have the opportunity to eliminate a provision of their constitution that (according to...
Berkeley Bob on Health Care
There is an op-ed in this morning’s Wall Street Journal by Robert Reich — President Clinton’s former Secretary of Labor...
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