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What’s Coming Is a Tragedy that Historians Will Only Wonder About

National Review Institute’s Douglas Murray joined The Tim Jones and Chris Arps Show on NewsTalkSTL to discuss the recent shift in American culture, his November 10 event in St. Louis, […]

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Why We Need to Take Pension Costs Seriously

Our friends at the Illinois Policy Institute have a new report out on education spending in the Land of Lincoln. The numbers are gobsmacking. In the 2021–22 school year, 39 […]

Missouri Special Election Results, Sunshine Trouble in KC and Back to School

Susan Pendergrass, David Stokes and Patrick Ishmael join Zach Lawhorn to recap this week’s special election, shed light on a KC City Council meeting that may have happened in the […]

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The Appalling Lede Buried in Prison Guard Labor “Dispute” Story

For the past few months, a fascinating labor dispute has been developing down in Jefferson City. Starting in December, the state ended automatic dues deductions for the Missouri Corrections Officers […]

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On Government Union Reforms, Present and Future

Although it (surprisingly) hasn’t made much news since, late last month a St. Louis County district court granted summary judgment to union plaintiffs who had filed suit to prevent enforcement […]

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