Sacre Bleu! Sporting Events and Stadia Don’t Drive Economic Development
The Telegraph reminds us that big sports events usually fail to meet the promises made regarding their impact on economic...
Let Expired Agricultural Tax Credits Stay That Way
One of the better things to come from the 2021 Missouri legislative session was something that the legislature did NOT...
2018: A Bad Year for Government-failure Deniers
Are you a government-failure denier – someone who believes that the government that governs best is one that overflows with...
2018: A Bad Year for Government-failure Deniers
Are you a government-failure denier – someone who believes that the government that governs best is one that overflows with...
“Lucky Lindy” vs. Jeff Bezos: Who Is the Better Bet for Missouri?
It may be the biggest and most closely watched competition since Charles Lindbergh – backed by a group of Saint...
Privatization: Still a Good Thing in Education
About two years ago, I wrote a piece titled “Privatization in Education—Not as Scary as Some Think,” in which I...
The Saint Louis City Earnings Tax: Lifeline or Noose?
On April 2, Show-Me Institute Fellow and Senior Writer Andrew B. Wilson gave a speech on the Earnings Tax to...
New Study Shows Benefits of Union Transparency
A new study from the Mackinac Center for Public Policy looks at the ways private-sector unions disclose financial information in...
Privatization in Education-Not as Scary as Some Think
As first appearing in Education News: In a classic episode of The Three Stooges, the phrase “Niagara Falls” triggered a...
On The Airline Industry, Don’t Trust The Airlines, Just Listen To A Consultant
The Kansas City Star recently published an article airing the views of a consultant group, Frasca & Associates. Frasca attacked the...
NorthSide Receives State’s Largest TIF
The Missouri Supreme Court enabled Saint Louis City to award a staggering $390 million TIF (Tax Increment Financing) package to...
Kudos, Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato
When politicians are doing the right thing, it’s appropriate for us to congratulate them and highlight their good decisions. This...
Metro’s Broken Promises Likely to Continue After Proposition M
Voters in Saint Louis County are being asked to approve yet another sales tax to fund transit on the November...
More on the Finnish Kids
I agree with Justin’s comments on the Wall Street Journal article about Finnish education. One point I’d like to add...
