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Sacre Bleu! Sporting Events and Stadia Don’t Drive Economic Development

Sacre Bleu! Sporting Events and Stadia Don’t Drive Economic Development

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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

Let Expired Agricultural Tax Credits Stay That Way

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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

2018: A Bad Year for Government-failure Deniers

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Are you a government-failure denier – someone who believes that the government that governs best is one that overflows with...

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Are you a government-failure denier – someone who believes that the government that governs best is one that overflows with...

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“Lucky Lindy” vs. Jeff Bezos: Who Is the Better Bet for Missouri?

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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

Privatization: Still a Good Thing in Education

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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?

The Saint Louis City Earnings Tax: Lifeline or Noose?

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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

New Study Shows Benefits of Union Transparency

Jul 20, 2015

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

Privatization in Education-Not as Scary as Some Think

Aug 21, 2014

As first appearing in Education News: In a classic episode of The Three Stooges, the phrase “Niagara Falls” triggered a...

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