Lest We Think 1 Percent Is Small
Everyone knows that April’s showers bring May’s flowers. Unfortunately, it also brings Missourians’ tax bills. This year, individuals, businesses, and...
Be Careful Where You Live – It Might Cost You More Than You Think
Everyone knows that April’s showers bring May’s flowers. Unfortunately, it also brings Missourians’ tax bills. This year, individuals, businesses, and...
Right … and the Titanic Was Unsinkable
Ordinarily, I’m not one for posting more than once in a single day, but sometimes I just need to highlight...
Terrific Quote From Mayor Funkhouser
The funky mayor of Kansas City appears to understand that political patronage and city hall featherbedding are the ways of...
’47 Cheval Blanc … to Your Doorstep!
Amazon.com, the world’s largest Internet retailer, recently announced its intention to sell wine through its online marketplace, a venture that...
Kansas City Considers Regional Jail: Bad News for Criminals, Good News for Taxpayers
There’s an interesting article in the Star today about the proposal for a shared, regionally built jail for the Kansas...
Red-Light Camera Reviews Are In!
There is such a thing as too much milk, even if it does a blog good, so I’ll move on...
Great Moments In Free-Market Theory at the St. Louis Board of Aldermen
This category may well be as small as an Airplane-style leaflet, but we had an example last week with the...
Gouging for the Green
It’s raining in St. Louis on this St. Patrick’s day, so I wouldn’t be surprised if today’s Ancient Order of...
Channel 5 Profiles My Fifth-Grade Teacher
KSDK NewsChannel 5 in St. Louis had a profile last night about educators making a difference in children’s lives. They...
The Stupidity of Springing Forward
On Sunday, I will get to sleep for one hour less than I otherwise would have, through the wonders that...
St. Patrick’s Day Celebrates Protectionism in Dogtown
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch is reporting that the organizers of the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Dogtown (one of...
Tolling a Valuable Option for Missouri’s Transportation System
What is the only tolled transportation facility in Missouri? You don’t have to Google it, I’ll give you the answer:...
Loans to the Poor
Muhammad Yunus has brought the Grameen Bank to the U.S. The microfinance venture, which previously helped the poor in countries...
Tabarrok on Gun Buybacks
Dave Stokes has blogged about the gun buyback programs that St. Louis periodically tries. Now Cafe Hayek links to an...
Taxes Matter
Faced with a record budget surplus this year (on the order of $14.8 billion U.S.), the territory of Hong Kong...
Cut the Budget or Raise Taxes? Kansas City, Make Your Choice …
Today’s Kansas City Star has a very good and detailed look at Kansas City’s projected budget problems. I believe it...
New Charters Threatened
Here’s a video clip about a plan to prevent new charter schools from opening in St. Louis. The proposal would...
A Freer Free Ride
Maybe it’s because a wintry mix has shut down every major St. Louis roadway, or maybe it’s because I’m still...
Competitive Begging
Every major city that has any problem with homelessness (which, I think, is all of them) realizes that steps must...
