“You Smell a Rat That’s Wrapped in Week-Old Fishpaper”
This morning, KMOX’s Charlie Brennan interviewed air cargo expert Michael Webber, who earlier this week gave a scathing review of...
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Trade Promotes Growth, Except When Hijacked by Subsidy-Seeking Special Interests
Many cities are pursuing “Aerotropolis”-style development in the hope that establishing a new global air trade hub can help a...
Kudos, Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato
When politicians are doing the right thing, it’s appropriate for us to congratulate them and highlight their good decisions. This...
It’s Still a Flight of Fancy
Last week, Jeff Rainford, Saint Louis Mayor Francis Slay’s chief of staff, wrote to the St. Louis Business Journal in...
“Hope Is Not a Policy”
So says National Review’s Kevin Williamson about planning for and predicting economic growth. Williamson’s column was a riposte to Forbes...
Taxpayers Off the Hook for $360 Million
Good news: The $360 million in subsidies as part of the so-called “China Hub” or “Aerotropolis” bill did not pass the...
“If Someone’s Looking for Space, We Have Space Available”
Christine Harbin and I drove around the Lambert–St. Louis International Airport on Tuesday, to see whether there really was a...
Spotted by the Airport: Lots of Vacant Warehouses
Supporters of the Aerotropolis proposal say that warehouses are necessary to expand Lambert’s cargo capacity, and that state subsidies are...
The ‘China Hub’: Another Flight of Fancy?
Although the state government is strapped for cash, Missouri’s General Assembly is about to place a huge and ill-advised bet...
