Mmmm, Free Federal Money
The Springfield News-Leader published a letter to the editor on the subject of federal expenditures in Missouri (link via John...
Milton Friedman Celebration 2010 featuring Michael Podgursky, Susan Feigenbaum and Daniel Thornton
On July 30, 2010, the Show-Me Institute joined many other think tanks around the nation by hosting an event in...
Milton Friedman Legacy of Freedom Day
July 31, 2010, would have been Milton Friedman's 98th birthday. To honor his vision and the impact he has had...
Tax Incentives Are a Game We Can’t Win
Today, Show-Me Institute Research Analyst Christine Harbin appeared on the Sarah Steelman Hour radio show in Springfield, talking about tax...
Kevin Chavous and David Levine Commemorate Milton Friedman
On July 31, the Show-Me Institute hosted a luncheon celebrating the life and ideas of Nobel laureate economist and school...
The Pillars of Prosperity
Enjoy this preview of The Power of the Poor: Leading up to the release of The Power of the Poor,...
Could Missouri Be Helped with a Health Care Co-Op?
During the current health care debate, there has been a great deal of discussion about an option for a national,...
Milton Friedman’s Vision for School Choice
It was about 54 years ago that famed economist Milton Friedman first wrote “The Role of Government in Education,” his...
Why Teachers Should Love Charter Schools
As Milton Friedman pointed out in Capitalism and Freedom, teachers have a lot to gain from a competitive education market....
More Good News From Florida
Florida has expanded its statewide scholarship program to provide school choice options for low-income children. That state’s governor, Charlie Crist,...
The Value of Networking
An article I wrote for the latest issue of Atlas Highlights, published by the Atlas Economic Research Foundation, is now...
Beware the Licenses
In the very readable Capitalism and Freedom, Nobel laureate economist Milton Friedman wrote about the economic consequences of labor unions,...
Defining Terms
There tends to be occasional confusion in the media about how exactly to pigeonhole the Show-Me Institute. One of the...
SLPS Calls for Parental Choice … for a Few
“When it comes to your child’s education, one size definitely doesn’t fit all.” That’s a quote from Milton Friedman, right?...
Show-Me Road Trip
I have recently returned from a two-week road trip through the rural parts of our state, where I was out...
Two Must-Read National Articles: One Hysterical, One Insightful
In light of our recent study on transportation, this article in the Onion has some outstanding additional recommendations for addressing...
Trouble … With a Capital T
And that rhymes with P, and that stands for Poole. Bill Poole, that is, president of the St. Louis Federal...
School Choice Goes Way Back
How old is the modern school choice movement? If you’ve visited the Milton and Rose D. Friedman Foundation website lately,...
Milton and Money Stock Control
Read this article at theFederal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. View a brief video commemoratingMilton Friedman, hosted by thepresident...
Happy Milton Friedman Day!
Today, the Show-Me Institute joined with organizations throughout the nation in celebrating the life and legacy of economist Milton Friedman....
