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Federalism and The Founders’ Vision with Charles C. W. Cooke

Federalism and The Founders’ Vision with Charles C. W. Cooke

Sep 30, 2024

See Charles C.W. Cooke live on October 9 in St. Charles, MO Tickets and Details Here Susan Pendergrass speaks with...

Watch: The State of the Conflict in Ukraine with Jim Geraghty

Watch: The State of the Conflict in Ukraine with Jim Geraghty

May 3, 2024

On April 23, 2024, at the Kansas City Public Library Central Branch, Jim Geraghty, Fellow at National Review Institute and...

The State of the Conflict in Ukraine with Jim Geraghty

The State of the Conflict in Ukraine with Jim Geraghty

May 3, 2024

On April 23, 2024, at the Kansas City Public Library Central Branch, Jim Geraghty, Fellow at National Review Institute and...

Public Education at a Crossroads with Aaron Smith

Public Education at a Crossroads with Aaron Smith

Mar 22, 2024

In this episode, Susan Pendergrass speaks with Reason Foundation’s Aaron Smith about his recent report titled Public education at a...

Why Family-friendly Metros Matter with Robert VerBruggen

Why Family-friendly Metros Matter with Robert VerBruggen

Nov 9, 2023

Susan Pendergrass speaks with Robert VerBruggen about his latest report Making Metros Family-Friendly: Rankings and Suggestions. Read the full report...

September 6 Event – Corey DeAngelis: The Case for School Choice

September 6 Event – Corey DeAngelis: The Case for School Choice

Aug 4, 2023

RECEPTION: 5:00 P.M. PRESENTATION : 6:00 P.M. Join the Show-Me Institute in St. Louis, Missouri at our annual Next Gen...

Watch or Listen: Jay Nordlinger – Adventures in Journalism

Watch or Listen: Jay Nordlinger – Adventures in Journalism

May 12, 2023

On May 9, 2023, Jay Nordlinger delivered a talk titled “Adventures in Journalism” at Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Missouri....

Jay Nordlinger: Live in St. Louis and Kansas City on May 9 and May 10

Jay Nordlinger: Live in St. Louis and Kansas City on May 9 and May 10

Apr 21, 2023

St. Louis Event Cost: Free When: Tuesday, May 9 Reception: 5:30 pm Program: 6:00 pm Where: Lindenwood University (Harmon Hall Auditorium) 209...

Funding Open Enrollment in Missouri with Aaron Smith

Funding Open Enrollment in Missouri with Aaron Smith

Feb 17, 2023

Susan Pendergrass speaks with Aaron Smith about how other states fund open enrollment programs in their public school systems and...

WATCH: The Red Vs  Blue Myth and the Real Threat to American Stability

WATCH: The Red Vs Blue Myth and the Real Threat to American Stability

Dec 13, 2022

Recorded on December 1, 2022 at the World Chess Hall of Fame in St. Louis, Missouri Tony Woodlief is Executive...

SMI Podcast: It’s Always Infrastructure Week Somewhere with Brian Riedl

SMI Podcast: It’s Always Infrastructure Week Somewhere with Brian Riedl

May 7, 2021

On this episode of the Show-Me Institute Podcast, Susan Pendergrass is joined by Brian Riedl. They discuss his recent piece...

Wednesday, May 12 – Ramesh Ponnuru: The Case for a Conservative Economic Agenda

Wednesday, May 12 – Ramesh Ponnuru: The Case for a Conservative Economic Agenda

Apr 30, 2021

Conservatives have traditionally favored freeing markets and shrinking government. But new political and economic trends are leading many conservatives to...

Join us this Thursday for a Book Talk with Kevin D. Williamson

Join us this Thursday for a Book Talk with Kevin D. Williamson

Sep 16, 2020

Join us on Thursday, September 24 at 11:00 AM for a special virtual presentation by National Review’s Kevin D. Williamson. Kevin will be...

Virtual Town Hall – The National Debt Crisis with Brian Riedl

Virtual Town Hall – The National Debt Crisis with Brian Riedl

Sep 11, 2020

On September 10, 2020, the Show-Me Institute hosted a virtual town hall featuring Manhattan Institute’s Brian Riedl. Brian discussed the...

Free Lecture: Cato Institute’s Michael Tanner on How to Bring Wealth to America’s Poor

Free Lecture: Cato Institute’s Michael Tanner on How to Bring Wealth to America’s Poor

Nov 5, 2019

Event Details:  Some 38 million people, nearly one in eight, live in poverty in today’s America as liberals and conservatives...

You Can Say That: A Lecture from David French

You Can Say That: A Lecture from David French

Aug 22, 2019

Event Details:  Where do we draw the line on free speech? On its tenor? On its subject matter? Have we...

Are Sales Taxes to Fund Pre-K a Good Idea?

Are Sales Taxes to Fund Pre-K a Good Idea?

Jun 19, 2018

Kansas City Mayor Sly James is working on a proposal for a sales tax increase to fund expanded pre-K education....

L’Affaire Middlebury

L’Affaire Middlebury

Mar 15, 2017

Economist Herbert Stein is famous for the quotation “If something cannot go on forever, it will stop.” For many years,...

Mike McShane on Pre-K Effectiveness

Mike McShane on Pre-K Effectiveness

Dec 16, 2016

In a piece published on National Review Online today, Michael McShane casts a critical eye on a study that touts...

Come Together, Right Now, on Charter Schools

Come Together, Right Now, on Charter Schools

Oct 18, 2016

When the editorial boards of the  Washington Post and the Gray Lady, as well as opinion pieces in National Review,...

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