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Education | ARTICLE | September 22, 2026

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By Susan Pendergrass | Episode Length 25 min

Education | ARTICLE | August 27, 2026

Missouri’s School Personnel Boom with Avery Frank and Cory Koedel

By Susan Pendergrass and 2 more | Episode Length 21 min

Economy | ARTICLE | August 18, 2026

Why Young People Are Turning Away from Capitalism with Robert C. Enlow

By Susan Pendergrass | Episode Length 17 min

Moving vans, Missouri migration, voting with your feet

State and Local Government | ARTICLE | May 11, 2026

Missouri’s Opportunity to Attract Talent: Latest IRS Data on “Voting with Their Feet”

By Zellie McClelland | Read Time 2 min

State and Local Government | ARTICLE | April 28, 2026

St. Louis Demographics and the Future of the Region with Ness Sandoval

By Susan Pendergrass | Episode Length 38 min

Stairwell, Missouri NEA, school choice, MOScholars, Missouri school choice, teachers' unions

Education | ARTICLE | February 16, 2026

Teachers’ Unions Get Desperate

By Susan Pendergrass | Read Time 2 min

Building construction, housing costs, housing regulation, Kansas City affordability

Economy | ARTICLE | November 6, 2025

Want Cheaper Housing? Create More Units, Not More Rules

By Patrick Tuohey | Read Time 2 min

St. Louis crime, violent crime, Missouri crime, crime rate decline, public safety in St. Louis

State and Local Government | ARTICLE | July 17, 2025

St. Louis’s Improving Crime Data

By Braxton Steele | Read Time 3 min

New Orleans, Superdome, Super Bowl, economic development, subsidies, municipal policy, city growth, crime

Corporate Welfare | ARTICLE | February 13, 2025

The Super Bowl Is a Bad Bet for New Orleans

By Patrick Tuohey | Read Time 3 min

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