What the Government Shutdown Was Really About with Elias Tsapelas
Susan Pendergrass is joined by Elias Tsapelas, director of state budget and fiscal policy at the Show-Me Institute, to explain...
The Long Fight for Educational Freedom with Neal McCluskey and James Shuls
Learn more about the book here: www.cato.org/books/fighting-freedom-learn Susan Pendergrass speaks with James Shuls, fellow at the Show-Me Institute and head of...
Faith-Based Charter Schools and the Future of School Choice with Andy Smarick
Susan Pendergrass speaks with Andy Smarick, senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, about a recent U.S. Supreme Court case that...
Use Taxes on the Ballot Again in Missouri
Use taxes in Missouri are simply sales taxes on goods delivered to your home from out-of-state sellers. Local governments have...
Wrong Then, Wrong Now—the Post-Dispatch and School Choice
It will come as no surprise to the readers of the Show-Me Institute blog that the St. Louis Post-Dispatch gets...
St. Louis County Municipal Use Taxes Should Expand the Tax Base, Not the Size of Government
A version of this commentary appeared in the St. Louis Business Journal. Use taxes in Missouri are simply sales taxes...
Supreme Court Reins in Federal Bureaucracy in EPA Case
One of the first things most kids learn about American government is that it has three branches: the legislative, the...
SCOTUS, Scooters, and a Gas Tax Holiday
David Stokes, Susan Pendergrass and Abigail Wagner join Zach Lawhorn to discuss the recent SCOTUS decision upholding a parent’s right...
A SCOTUS Victory for Private School Choice
Once again, the Supreme Court of the United States has upheld a parent’s right to choose a religious private school,...
Missouri Use Taxes Should Expand the Tax Base, Not the Size of Government
Use taxes in Missouri are simply sales taxes on goods delivered to your home from out-of-state sellers. Local governments have...
Missourians to Vote on New Use Taxes
Thanks to recent changes in state and federal law, local use taxes have become topical in Missouri. Many Missouri...
Online Sales Taxes Bill Finalized
Earlier this week, Governor Parson signed the so-called Wayfair bill, and it’s a big deal for Missouri. Named for the...
Now Is Not the Time for Higher Taxes
With Missouri’s next legislative session set to begin in a few weeks, it’s time to start discussing some of the...
SCOTUS Delivers Key School Choice Victory
This morning, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its ruling in the case of Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue....
The Myth of “Free” Medicaid Expansion
How do you pull the wool over taxpayers’ eyes in making a financial obligation totaling more than $2 billion disappear...
The End of History as We (No Longer) Know It : A New Year’s Day Reflection
Imagine you are in a car accident on New Year’s Eve. Like Jason Bourne in The Bourne Identity, you wake...
Let Bryce’s Law Live Up to Its Potential
Parenting is hard. We want to do more than just keep our children safe and happy. We try to give...
Could This Be a Win for Parents?
The debates have only just begun, and they’re sure to be loud and contentious. But one result of the confirmation...
Supreme Court Rules Against Agency Fees in Janus
For the legal eagles out there and the laypersons just curious to take a look at the decision, you can...
Lawmakers Give Missourians a Tax Break
State Lawmakers have cut income taxes for Missourians with a bill that now heads to the desk of Governor Eric...
