Intriguing, Yet Frightening, Comment Over at Political Fix
Below is the full text of a comment from a blog post over at the Post-Dispatch‘s Political Fix blog. It...
Interstate Rail Project Would Bring High-Speed Spending
On June 17, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) asked states for proposals for spending the $8 billion of stimulus money...
Protecting Missouri Workers
Policy Pulse has posted a new article about the Employee Free Choice Act by staff reporter Audrey Spalding. Instead of...
To Coin Money, Establish Post Offices, Declare War, Call Forth the Militia, and … Regulate Snacks?
I love the fact that the United States has 50 states rather than just one. The states differ in their...
Honey, I Shrunk the Legislature
A very encouraging post on the Freakonomics blog today mentions that the Maine state legislature recently proposed a bill that...
Followup Articles on Pork ‘N Earmarks
Two more articles about what makes an earmark, what defines pork, and when are they justified, are in the Missouri...
Pork vs. Earmarks: What’s the Difference?
I think it is great that the candidates for the open congressional seat in Southwest Missouri are having an ongoing...
Another Reason to Dislike the Stimulus Plan, As If You Needed It
When you send politicians blank checks of money that they are just supposed to spend for the sake of spending...
Nonpartisan Elections a Bad Idea for Franklin County
When it comes to elections, everyone wants the same thing: high voter turn-out and a well-informed electorate. Unfortunately, those two...
Vice Presidents and Lieutenant Governors: Should They Be Abolished?
An op-ed in the LA Times (link via Freakonomics) advocates that we abolish the position of vice president. As I...
Expect Road Delays
I apologize, Missourians. There will be road delays in the near future, and I’m not talking about traffic. According to...
The Points of Energy
Prime Buzz reports: Missouri 6th District congressional candidate Kay Barnes today released a major policy stance on energy, a 5-point...
Senators Stumble
Just to follow up on Justin’s commentary … Yesterday morning, after a heated struggle in the Senate, a bill that...
Populist Pontificating
Claire McCaskill wants Congress to pass a windfall profits tax on oil companies. What would be the effects? Well, first...
Why Is Missouri Losing Congressional Seats?
The South County Journal poses this question without (in my opinion) the right answer. In 1980, Missouri lost its first...
Big Brother Is Watching You
Here’s an example of one of those hot-button “libertarian” issues. In 2005, Congress passed the “Real ID Act” as an...
The Proper Role of the Judiciary
John Stoeffler has a column today in the South Side Journal, in which he quotes the famed constitutional scholar Joseph...
Repealing a Constitutional Evil
Voters in the state of Florida will have the opportunity to eliminate a provision of their constitution that (according to...
Another Reason to Vote
Here’s another situation in which economists are wrong and your vote does count. You might someday want to run for...
Campaign Finance Regulations Eviscerate Free Speech
I can’t let Nick’s post in favor of campaign finance reform pass without rebuttal. It can be easy to miss...
