“Viva St. Charles” Doesn’t Have the Same Bite … Yet
I’ve wanted to blog about this for a while, but the opportunity never really presented itself as well as I...
Strikes and Gutters in Kansas City Election Results
It was probably a little premature and St. Louis-centric for me to call the Franklin County Charter victory the highlight...
Charter Reform Victory In Franklin County
This was the highlight of last night’s local elections in Missouri. Now the hard work begins for the people of...
Lest We Think 1 Percent Is Small
Everyone knows that April’s showers bring May’s flowers. Unfortunately, it also brings Missourians’ tax bills. This year, individuals, businesses, and...
Be Careful Where You Live – It Might Cost You More Than You Think
Everyone knows that April’s showers bring May’s flowers. Unfortunately, it also brings Missourians’ tax bills. This year, individuals, businesses, and...
Final Reply to Justin About Reassessments
I shall keep this very brief. I want to provide two clarifications to Justin’s latest response. I never stated that...
Letting Big Brother Watch Less
Periodically here at the Show-Me Institute, we like to look through the rolls of pending bills in the Missouri General...
Fun With Numbers
Dave Stokes pointed me to an interesting source of information on payday lending in Missouri. Because I’ve written before about...
“Nothing in the World Is More Dangerous Than Sincere Ignorance and Conscientious Stupidity.”
Supporters of Ward Connerly’s Civil Rights Initiative — which would end race-based affirmative action programs in Missouri — are increasing...
Justin’s Post About Property Assessments and the Three L’s
Justin blogged last week about the property assessment and tax changes coming from the general assembly. Reading it was the...
Tuition Tax Credit Proposals Are Alive and Well
So much for Sol Stern’s contention that parental choice is dying if not dead already. The Washington Times reports that...
Missouri … We Have a Problem
A new study by the EPE Research Center and the America’s Promise Alliance finds that three out of every 10...
Court’s Eminent Domain Ruling Endangers Property Rights
For decades, the property rights of Missouri residents have been disregarded as municipalities throughout the state plowed through personal history...
Unlicensed Interior Decorators Wreak Havoc on Living Rooms
Clark Neily of the Institute for Justice has a great op-ed in the Wall Street Journal today about licensing interior...
Right … and the Titanic Was Unsinkable
Ordinarily, I’m not one for posting more than once in a single day, but sometimes I just need to highlight...
Moving in the Right Direction
Some good news on the property rights front (which, I assure you, is not an April Fool’s joke — although...
The Proper Role of the Judiciary
John Stoeffler has a column today in the South Side Journal, in which he quotes the famed constitutional scholar Joseph...
The Mess That Missouri Made
An economics blog I frequently visit scours the Internet for “Greenspan mess” sitings — articles in which the words “Greenspan”...
Saint Charles County Grows Without TIFs
Local governments throughout Missouri continue their neverending quest to lure favored businesses and keep the chosen ones they already have...
Repealing a Constitutional Evil
Voters in the state of Florida will have the opportunity to eliminate a provision of their constitution that (according to...
