WATCH: Stopping America’s Slide to Socialism with Kevin A. Hassett
On Tuesday, October 24, 2023, Kevin A. Hassett discussed his compelling memoir and analysis, “The Drift: Stopping America’s Slide to...
Good Ideas Done Poorly in Jefferson and Perry Counties
A version of this commentary appeared in the St. Louis Business Journal. As systems evolve and become more complex over...
Looking For Bureaucratic Efficiencies in All the Wrong Places
There is a famous joke about the State Department. Whenever a president asks the State Department for options on a...
The Future of Public Transit in St. Louis with Randal O’Toole
Susan Pendergrass speaks with Randal O’ Toole about his new report “Is St. Louis Transit Built for the 2020s or...
St. Louis City Proposes Adding Additional Rules to Short-Term Rental Bill
This past June, my colleague David Stokes and I testified before the City of St. Louis Transportation and Commerce Committee...
MetroLink Expansions, Airbnb Rules, and $550K Limits
David Stokes, and Avery Frank join Zach Lawhorn to discuss Show-Me Institute’s latest report “Is St. Louis Transit Built for...
The Folly of MetroLink Expansion
The Show-Me Institute is excited to release a new report by Randal O’Toole, one of the nation’s premier transportation economists....
The Taxman Confuseth
Some Missouri counties are moving forward with passing property tax freezes for seniors. This is unsurprising, as it is a...
Veto Session, Tax Freeze, and Holding Students Back
David Stokes, Elias Tsapelas, and Avery Frank join Zach Lawhorn to discuss the veto session, freezing property taxes for seniors...
Podcast: Innovation, Education, and Homelessness
David Stokes, James Shuls, and Avery Frank join Zach Lawhorn to discuss “innovation waivers”, the school choice movement internationally, the...
September 6 Event – Corey DeAngelis: The Case for School Choice
RECEPTION: 5:00 P.M. PRESENTATION : 6:00 P.M. Join the Show-Me Institute in St. Louis, Missouri at our annual Next Gen...
More than a Metaphor: The Kansas City Streetcar Nearly Goes Off the Rails
As Americans across the United States were celebrating the country’s independence two weeks ago, it appears the Kansas City Streetcar...
How to House Your Family—and Make it Affordable
Despite the potential to provide more affordable housing, accessory dwelling units (ADU) are currently illegal to build in much of...
Landlord Island
City of St. Louis officials are taking sides in disputes between landlords and tenants, and they are decidedly on the...
On Short-Term Rentals
I recently attended a meeting of the Transportation and Commerce Committee of the Saint Louis City Board of Aldermen held...
St. Louis Should Privatize Its Water System
A version of this commentary appeared in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. You have probably heard about all of the large...
St. Louis Water, MAP Test Opt-out, and Medical Bills
David Stokes, Elias Tsapelas, and Avery Frank join Zach Lawhorn to discuss changes to St. Louis water rates, a new...
Everyone Should Be Welcomed to the Party
The Jefferson County Public Water Supply District (JCPWS) has offered to purchase the shared municipal sewer system of Crystal City...
Building a Better Future with Trish Flanagan
Susan Pendergrass speaks with Trish Flanagan. Trish is the executive director of Building Futures: Design and Build Workshop in St....
Cooling Inflation, Unwinding Medicaid, and Breaking Water Mains
Aaron Hedlund, David Stokes and Elias Tsapelas join Zach Lawhorn to discuss the most recent report on inflation in the...
