Food Truck Sighting in the Central West End!
Now that I have my eyes open for food trucks, I see them nearly everywhere I go! While I was...
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Why Do Food Trucks Park Side by Side?
When I was in Washington, D.C., recently, I saw two food trucks as soon as I hopped off the Metro...
Spotted: Food Trucks and the Free Market
When I was in Washington, D.C., over the weekend, I encountered a food truck parked next to the Woodley Park...
Entrepreneur vs. Government: Fashion Trucks
Emily Ponath wants to bring high fashion to office workers on their lunch breaks in downtown St. Louis. However, Emily’s...
Which Is Government Protecting: Consumers From Food Poisoning, or Existing Businesses From Competition?
Apparently, Saint Louis isn’t alone in its issues with food trucks. The Institute for Justice launched a lawsuit challenging a...
Local Food in Springfield
The Springfield News-Leader has a story today about urban gardening. Here’s how a member of a task force explains the...
The Price of Starting a Business in St. Louis
Would you want to open a restaurant in a city that requires 35 steps, multiple licenses, and $3,750 in fees...
Show-Me Institute’s December 2021 Newsletter
In this issue: Food truck regulations A parents’ bill of rights Educational accountability Retail electric competition Social capital and small...
End of the Track for the Trolley, Election Preview and DST Ends Next Sunday
Corianna Baier, Jakob Puckett, and David Stokes join Zach Lawhorn to discuss the East-West Gateway Council of Governments’ decision to...
Why Should the Early Bird Get the Worm?
A version of this commentary appeared in the Columbia Missourian. Although it’s a little trite, “the early bird gets the...
Show-Me Institute’s December 2019 Newsletter
In this issue: Popularity of School Choice Overregulation of Food Trucks Transparency at Mizzou Funding for MoDOT Failure of the...
Show-Me at the Lake, Thursday Mornings on KRMS
David Stokes weekly appearance with Manny Haley of KRMS. In the November 21 show, Stokes and Haley discussed zoning for...
So Long, Missouri
Today is my last day at the Show-Me Institute. Beginning in July, I will be working for the Mackinac Center...
Double Trouble In Maplewood
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the Maplewood City Council voted Tuesday night to ban food trucks from operating within...
Banning Beer? In Saint Louis?
This weekend, Saint Louis will host its annual Heritage Festival, a giant celebration of all things Saint Louis beer. Craft...
Local Government Strikes Down Yet Another Tasty Innovation
Working at the Show-Me Institute, located in the highly walkable Central West End, my colleagues and I often take short...
Government: Getting in the Way of You and Your Lunch
On Monday, the city and county government in Edwardsville, Ill., banned the Pi Truck from selling pizza in the city....
Regulation to Go
The Sunday edition of the Post-Dispatch ran an interesting story about the proliferation of food trucks in Saint Louis and...
Look Around and See the Market at Work
We are truly living in an unprecedented time. Social distancing is difficult (to say the least) for people and businesses...
Remembering Pearl Harbor
As first appearing in the Kansas City Star and the American Spectator: A surprised and outraged Franklin D. Roosevelt called...
