Why Exactly Do Food Truck Workers Need a Passport Photo?
One of the staunchest opponents of limited government is often the government itself, in the form of the bureaucracy. Complicated...
Is This Really the Least Bad Deal to Build a Soccer Stadium?
My colleague Graham Renz wrote often about how the 2017 proposal for St. Louis taxpayers to subsidize a soccer stadium...
Correction to Saint Louis TIF essay
The Show Me Institute’s recently-released paper, “Tax Increment Financing in Saint Louis,” contains an error. That error was quoted in...
Mizzou Researchers Blind and Kill Puppies, University Demands Tens of Thousands for Related Records
And no, the headline isn't an exaggeration. As reported in the Riverfront Times, four University of Missouri researchers blinded a...
Uber Under Threat in Saint Louis
The Metropolitan Taxicab Commission (MTC), which regulates for-hire vehicles (mainly taxis) in Saint Louis City and County, has attempted to...
The Tax Subsidy That Wasn’t
In the 1990s, private developers partnered with members of the Olivette City Council to endorse the implementation of a $38...
Could a Longer Yellow Mean Less Green in City Coffers?
More importantly, could it mean more green in your wallet? As the Riverfront Times notes (emphasis added): Motorists driving along roadways...
Airport Expansion Failed in the Past; Why Will This Time Be Any Different?
Lawmakers in Missouri are doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Government officials tried to...
Cranky Yellow Quaffs Bitter Bureaucracy
Ever seen the movie Brazil? When the main character wants his A/C fixed, the opaque and monolithic government forces him...
