New Downtown Royals Stadium Would Cost City a King’s Ransom
In a recent debate, Kansas City Mayor-elect Quinton Lucas addressed a proposal for a downtown stadium by stating, “We need...
Many Missourians Are Moving . . . To Missouri
If you live in a rural community in Missouri and it feels like your neighbors are moving away, you might...
What’s Wrong with St. Louis Economic Development Incentives? Everything
Growing a business is difficult. Business owners who have successfully overcome all the usual obstacles have my respect. Policymakers can...
Why Are Other Organizations Doing DESE’s Job?
“Kind of crazy.” That’s how the director of school improvement for the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)...
School Choice Fails, While Corporate Welfare Succeeds in the Missouri Legislature
No one enters the legislature saying, “I’m going to be the champion of corporate welfare.” Many, however, do say they...
Great News for Students and Parents . . . in Tennessee and Florida
Legislative sessions are wrapping up, and students and parents in some states have scored major wins. Lawmakers have seen beyond...
Great News for Students and Parents . . . in Tennessee and Florida
Legislative sessions are wrapping up, and students and parents in some states have scored major wins. Lawmakers have seen beyond...
Is General Motors Going to Get a Tax Cut Instead of Missouri Taxpayers?
We’re in the twilight of the legislative session here in Missouri, and as tends to happen, it looks like there’s...
It’s a Head-Scratcher
I just don’t get it. A recent article in The 74 describes how the vibrant charter school sector and strong...
Missouri’s Municipal Failure
According to the Brookings Institution Metro Monitor 2019, per data from 2016–2017, Kansas City ranked 78th in economic growth out...
Health Care Desperately Needs Competition-Retail Medicine Provides It
If you need a flu shot, you could make an appointment with your physician, wait at a potentially inconvenient location,...
A Moonshot of Mistakes: Missouri’s Missing Million
When the United States put a man on the moon in 1969, the state of Missouri was the 13th largest...
Who’s Afraid of Charter Schools?
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch editorial board wrote a fearmongering editorial about charter schools becoming a potential option for suburban parents....
Free Your City and the Growth Will Follow
One of the difficult things about public policy is convincing policymakers that they really don’t need to “do something” to...
Is St. Louis Successful?
What makes a successful city? Recently, the Show-Me Institute, in collaboration with the Institute for Humane Studies at George Mason...
Baltimores on the Missouri?
At a recent conference on municipal policy, I had the opportunity to reflect on Baltimore, Maryland. Certainly Charm City has...
Summer Internships
The Show-Me Institute is pleased to offer internship opportunities for Summer 2019. Internships are open to current undergraduate and graduate...
Cyclical Poverty Is a Problem in Missouri-What Can Be Done About It?
Imagine the Game of Life played under different rules—with everyone randomly assigned at birth to one of two paths. One...
Go On Take Your Money and Run
Some time ago I relied on the song “I’d Love to Change the World” by Ten Years After to tell...
Kansas City and St. Louis Battling National Trends
From costly bad bets subsidizing the development of Kansas City’s Power & Light District to promoting the St. Louis Ballpark...
