Videos From the Census Road Tour Now Online
Here are a couple videos people recorded as part of the Census Bureau’s Portrait of America road tour. As in...
Census Singalong and More
The forms that the Census Bureau sends out aren’t directed at children, and when Census workers go door-to-door collecting information...
All Census, All the Time
I learned from the Census Bureau’s advertising launch today that the bureau will be the top advertiser in the United...
Political Correctness
A legislator in Washington state wants to rewrite laws that characterize poor children as “disadvantaged” or “at-risk,” so that they...
Another Reason the Census Bureau Shouldn’t Collect Stories
I’m guessing the Census Bureau wants its road tour — which is collecting videos, photos, and personal stories — to...
Tax Dollars and the Census
A Springfield News-Leader article about the Census doesn’t mention the Constitution. Nor does it characterize the Census as a medium...
Have a Merry Census
This article in the Southeast Missourian features quotes from Missouri officials about why people should participate in the Census. No...
Census Bureau Spotlights Locavores and a Free-Market Redneck
Yesterday, I wrote about the Census Bureau’s “Portrait of America” campaign, which is collecting videos from people as part of...
The U.S. Census Is Not Your Family Scrapbook
The Constitution is a product of the Founders’ wisdom, and that includes its provisions for the national Census. Taking a...
Missouri Had Negligible Net Migration During 2008-09
This week, the Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post both published articles that analyze recent Census data on net...
Your Assignment: Help the Federal Government
This St. Louis Post-Dispatch article about the Census in Schools Program mentions lesson plans provided by the federal government: Gateway,...
How Does Missouri Health Care Compare?
A recent news article compared cost and quality of health care across all the states of our country. We are...
How Good Is Health Care in Missouri?
Many of my friends are involved in discussions about health care. A common thing I hear is that people are...
What Does the Earnings Tax Cost Saint Louis and Kansas City?
Missouri’s two largest cities are shrinking relative to the rest of the United States. The city of Saint Louis is...
The Future of Missouri Health Care
New Census Bureau statistics show that, from 2005 to 2007, the number of Missouri children without health insurance increased by...
Good News and Bad News
Figures from the U.S. Census Bureau were released yesterday, leaving us with good news and bad news. First, the good...
Rural, Ruralness, Rurality
There is no universally applicable definition of "rural." But there are some consistent images: few people in a large area,...
“I Do Not Think It Means What You Think It Means…”
On Sunday, the Kansas City Star ran a column that misinterprets a recent report published by the Wisconsin Policy Research...
Minimum Wage Hike Is Poorly Targeted at the Poor
This November, Missouri voters will vote on Proposition B, which would raise the state’s minimum wage to $6.50 per...
