‘Little Pink House’ Author Jeff Benedict Tells Story of Kelo Eminent Domain Case in Kansas City
Jeff Benedict, author of “Little Pink House: A True Story of Defiance and Courage,” speaks at a Sept. 15 event...
The Wall Street Journal Weighs In on Unicameral Legislatures
Yesterday’s Wall Street Journal had an article about something that we here at the Show-Me Institute have discussed previously: the...
You Have Three Years to Understand the New Health Care Act
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was signed into law by President Barack Obama last week, but that won’t...
Fun With Guns
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments today in McDonald v. Chicago, otherwise known as the Chicago gun ban case. The...
The Irony of Voter Vouchers
The Missouri Record ran a column yesterday about “voter vouchers,” written by political science professor David Webber. He explains the...
Missourians Can Combat the Political Influence of Moneyed Interests
On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court announced, in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, that the First Amendment does...
Individual Health Insurance Mandate Would Violate Constitutional Liberties
Among the elements of the health bill currently being considered by Congress is a requirement that every adult would...
Health Care Reform and Constitutional Limits
Among the elements of the health bill being considered by Congress is a requirement that every adult would either have...
“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...
Constitution Day and Eminent Domain Lessons
Today, colleges around the country are hosting speakers and events to celebrate Constitution Day. Yesterday, the Show-Me Institute hosted Jeff...
Too Much Information
Information is a scarce resource: There’s a cost to gathering it, analyzing it, and promulgating it. Human attention is also...
Campaign Finance, Again
As if to follow up my blog post from last week, the Post-Dispatch ran an editorial today highlighting the pervasive...
School Choice in Arizona’s Courts
For years, Arizona has been a national leader when it comes to helping students take advantage of the best available...
Censorship
My colleague, Ms. Brodsky, has hit on one of my hot-button issues. The first contribution I ever made to a...
The Fashion Police
It has been a little more than two months since Pine Lawn Police Chief Rickey Collins began enforcing the anti-sagging...
Midwifery Legal
Clearly, Eric Dixon played an influential role in yesterday’s Supreme Court decision. Missouri now becomes the 38th state to legalize...
Kelo v. New London, Three Years Later
On June 23, 2005, the U.S. Supreme Court dealt a devastating blow to our Constitution, ruling in a 5-4 decision...
What Is Your Definition of “Speedy”?
The Post-Dispatch ran a front-page story last Friday revealing the glacial pace of "justice" in the city of Saint Louis....
Repealing a Constitutional Evil
Voters in the state of Florida will have the opportunity to eliminate a provision of their constitution that (according to...
Missouri’s Kelo
The nation was stunned in 2005 when the United States Supreme Court ruled that the United States Constitution allowed the...
