Federal Overreach on EVs
The federal government is once again using climate change as a justification for a massive economic project. The National Electric...
EV Charging Stations Don’t Need Mandates to Succeed
Elected officials who want to put more electric vehicles (EVs) on the road face a Catch-22. Drivers won’t buy more...
Even Elon Musk Wouldn’t Support Missouri’s EV Tax Credit Bill
Electric vehicles (EVs) are gaining popularity in Missouri and across the country. Thousands of Missourians buy EVs each year; Kansas...
An Incentive Package for Tesla May Not Benefit Joplin
Tesla is in search of a site for a new manufacturing plant, and Joplin has put itself in the running...
Environmental Misconceptions Can Be Costly
Being environmentally conscious is all the rage these days. But many popular ideas about environmentalism are fueled by misconceptions. For...
What It Would Take to Bring Green Energy to Kingdom City, Missouri?
“We reason from the hand to the head,” Henry David Thoreau wrote, pointing out how a simple example drawn from...
Why the “Green New Deal” Will Not Fly in Missouri
How well prepared are different players in Missouri’s highly diversified economy to join the “Green New Deal” proposed by Congresswoman...
Car Wars II: Revenge of the Cronies
Back in 2014 I wrote on this blog and at Forbes about a legislative attempt to force companies like Tesla...
The Utopian Apocalypse: Silicon Valley Freaks Out over Automation
With Labor Day just around the corner, now is a good time to discuss (and, more than that, to take...
Tesla: Let Buyers Decide
The Missouri Automobile Dealership Association has sued to force Tesla to sell their cars through independent dealerships instead of directly...
Road Blocked for Tesla in Missouri
Over the past decade, Tesla has made a name for itself in the automotive industry through innovative design and the...
The Case for “Boutique” Efforts
For my money, one of the most promising developments in American education today is not in public schooling, private schooling,...
A Private School That’s Out of This World
From harnessing solar energy to launching the first privately funded rocket, SpaceX founder and PayPal cofounder Elon Musk is a...
Don’t Ban Tesla to Protect Middlemen
Missouri auto dealers, through the Missouri Automobile Dealers Association (MADA), is on the offensive. Their target is Tesla, the luxury...
Don’t Ban Tesla, Let It Compete
We wrote last year about the attempt of Missouri Car Dealers and their lobbyists to prohibit Tesla from directly selling...
Give Tesla and Missourians a Fair Deal
First appearing in the Springfield Business Journal: The last time I bought a MacBook I made the purchase from an...
Tesla, Car Dealers and Milton Friedman: The Problem of Protectionism and Cronyism
Last week at Forbes, I wrote about an attempt by Missouri car dealers to prevent electric car manufacturer Tesla from...
Thoughts on Medicaid, Right to Try, and Paycheck Protection As Legislative Session Wraps Up
Expect things to get a little wild before the legislature finishes its work at 6 p.m. Friday. Here are some...
