Missouri Should Open Cable TV Market to Competition
A few decades ago, cable TV looked like a monopoly that was here to stay. Missouri passed cable franchise laws,...
Minimum Wage Hike Is Poorly Targeted at the Poor
This November, Missouri voters will vote on Proposition B, which would raise the state’s minimum wage to $6.50 per...
Charter Schools Help Minority Students Catch Up
Minority students are falling behind in the public school system. The graduation rate for Missouri’s white students is 87.4 percent;...
Joe and John Seravalli: Victims of Eminent Domain Abuse
Imagine you sign a two-year lease with your landlord. After the first year, you decide you’re tired of paying rent...
Property Rights Still in Danger a Year After Kelo
One year ago today, in the case of Kelo v. New London, the Supreme Court ruled that local governments have...
Homer Tourkakis: Victim of Eminent Domain Abuse
In January of 2004, the city of Arnold unveiled a plan to re-develop a large chunk of Arnold commonly...
Better Teacher Pay Would Improve Math and Science Instruction
In many schools across the country, students hand in lab reports and math homework to teachers who have no...
Legislation Fails to Protect Property Rights
Is it right for the government to take your property for the benefit of another private party? Voters across...
Cable Consumers Deserve Choices
“The company that had a monopoly had lousy services until competition came, and then they improved their services.” That’s...
Saint Louis Can’t Afford an Earnings Tax
Saint Louis faces a sad irony. It boasts cultural institutions that many larger cities envy — its symphony, opera theatre,...
One-Size-Fits-All Education is the Wrong Direction
Governor Blunt has proposed that schools be required to devote 65 percent of their budgets to classroom instruction. He deserves...
Missouri Needs a Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights
The passage of Referendum C last month in Colorado has editorial boards swooning. Colorado voters had “good reason” to suspend...
Telecom Policy is Stuck in the 20th Century
The video marketplace is changing so fast that it’s gotten hard to keep track of it all. In October, Apple...
‘Jock Tax’ Is Poor Sportsmanship
We were all heartbroken when the Cardinals lost the playoffs to the Astros. Losing hurts, especially when the stakes are...
School Choice: A Truly Intelligent Design
Here we go again. In a bitter 6-4 vote, before a standing-room-only crowd, the Kansas Board of Education adopted...
Law Enforcement Shouldn’t Profit from Forfeiture
Did you know that in many states, if government officials suspect your home, business, car, or other property was used...
Bauer Recall Shows Demand for Eminent Domain Reform
Tuesday’s recall of St. Louis Alderman Thomas Bauer puts all Missouri public officials on notice: voters won’t put up with...
