What Will Future Health Care Look Like?
Today, Rik Hafer, chair of the Department of Economics and Finance at Southern Illinois University–Edwardsville and research fellow with the...
Breakfast Accountability
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that the School District of Philadelphia is going to start evaluating principals by, among other things,...
High Time for a Change in Higher Education
Aristotle said that “Education is the best provision for old age,” and I believe that this insight applies to both...
Your Weekend Irony
We have had a little bit of irony recently here at the Show-Me Institute. Randal O’Toole came into town to...
“Little Pink House” Author Jeff Benedict Tells Story of Infamous Kelo Eminent Domain Case
The Show-Me Institute was pleased to be able to host Jeff Benedict, author of Little Pink House: A True Story...
For All Those Who Were Wondering …
A couple of weeks ago, the Show-Me Institute hosted events in Kansas City and St. Louis at which Jeff Benedict...
Show-Me Institute Study on High-Speed Rail
Today, we released a new study about the proposed high-speed rail corridor that, if constructed, would connect Saint Louis, Kansas...
Urban Planners Know What Is Good for Us!
It is a delicious coincidence that the Show-Me Institute is bringing the Antiplanner himself, Randal O’Toole, to St. Louis on...
St. Louisans Are Smarter Than the Post-Dispatch Implies
Last month, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch published an editorial critiquing the Show-Me Institute’s study of earnings taxes. It rejected both...
Are Specialized Charter Schools a Problem?
Juliann Talkington at the Panama City Renaissance School Blog writes about specialized schools and their drawbacks: At 13, 14 and...
Giving Insurers More Room to Operate Would Increase Beneficial Competition
This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon. In this limited space, it is impossible to deal with...
Great Series About Municipal Wi-Fi Access
Jen Roland brought my attention to a terrific series of articles at Technology Liberation Front, about the many problems associated...
Collective Bargaining Under the Missouri Constitution
As the Springfield News-Leader reports, Judge Michael Cordonnier of the Greene County Circuit Court handed down a very important decision...
Why the Secrecy?
It took awhile to find in today’s paper, but the Post-Dispatch had a good article about developer Paul McKee’s $8...
Education Reform, Property Taxes, and What the Post-Dispatch Got Totally Wrong
There has been a great deal of discussion about property taxes in the wake of the state Supreme Court’s decision...
Districts Plan for Sept. 8 Speech
School districts across Missouri — in Columbia, Kansas City, Springfield, and St. Louis — are preparing for the president’s Sept....
Snail Mail Payouts
In an effort to cut expenses, the U.S. Postal Service is offering to pay employees to retire or resign by...
Who Moved My Charter School?
The president of United Teachers of New Orleans comments on charters: “There’s no replication of programs that are successful,” Carter...
Policy Pulse Coverage Highlights Crucial Issues
I’d like to take a moment to point out the excellent work being done by Audrey Spalding over at the...
Look Here, Please
Tonight at 7 p.m., at Zion Lutheran Church, developer Paul McKee and alderwoman April Ford-Griffin will make a presentation about...
