Donnybrook: Audrey Spalding Returns to KETC
Show-Me Institute Policy Analyst Audrey Spalding returned to Saint Louis local roundtable discussion show Donnybrook on December 15, 2011. Among...
A Heavenly Deal?
Right now, if you are a St. Louis Cardinals baseball fan, you are probably in a state of shock, anger,...
Whining about Wine
I miss October. The weather was nice, the sky was clear, and the St. Louis Cardinals baseball team was on...
Laws of Supply and Demand At Work in Game 7 Ticket Pricing
First, a hearty congratulations to the St. Louis Cardinals. The team’s late-season and post-season play has been the stuff of...
Visiting the Friendly Confines of Wrigley Field
There is no ballpark quite like Wrigley Field. Although I am a diehard Cardinals fan who passionately despises the Chicago...
A New Hope
Over the weekend, I attended the 2011 International Students for Liberty (SFL) conference in Washington, D.C. Although I have participated...
The Economics of Pujols’ Contract
John Payne, a Show-Me Institute research assistant, discusses his recent commentary about Albert Pujols’ contract negotiations with the Cardinals. Payne...
How Much Will Pujols Pay in Taxes?
I appeared on “McGraw in the Morning” on KTRS today to discuss my recent commentary about Albert Pujols’ economic value...
Pujols Is Worth Every Penny (All 3 Billion of Them)
We are rapidly approaching the deadline imposed by Albert Pujols and the Cardinals’ front office to secure a new contract...
Show-Me Institute Free-Market Field Trip No. 3: Ticket Scalping
In this video, Show-Me Institute staff and interns illustrate a functioning market by scalping St. Louis Cardinals tickets at...
Worth the Cost? A New View of Ballpark Village
This week, the long-stalled Ballpark Village came back from the dead, one decade after it was first announced. The new...
Don’t Hate the Players, Hate the Game
The Post-Dispatch has an excellent article that illustrates one reason why government tax incentives for private development almost always fall...
Free-Market Field Trip!
Last Wednesday, Show-Me Institute staff and interns ventured on our third free-market field trip. We went to Busch stadium to...
Taxes and Sports: The Earnings Tax (Part One in a Series)
This is the first in what will be a series of posts on taxation and professional sports in Missouri written...
Getting It Backward
Today is the Saint Louis Cardinals’ home opener, and — like all good Saint Louisans — I am excited about...
Should Nonprofits Pay Property Taxes?
The Post-Dispatch had an excellent article Monday about the city’s issues with such a sizable proportion of land in St....
Is There Such a Thing as a “Utility Player” in Government Service?
I don’t know the answer, but there certainly could be. For those of you — including our intrepid editor —...
Should Missouri Have a Bottle Deposit Law?
Last night at the Cardinals game, a friend of mine and I discussed the bottle deposit law. It came up...
Professional Licensing: A First-Person Perspective
In addition to my involvement with the Show-Me Institute, I have also worked part-time as a licensed taxicab driver for...
… And I Am Out of Here!
I am off for vacation until Monday. Here’s hoping the Cardinals win the big game on Sunday: Rev. Lovejoy: [surveys...
