Crosby Kemper III Discusses Infrastructure Bond on KCPT’s Ruckus
The Show-Me Institute’s Chairman Crosby Kemper III appeared on KCPT’s Ruckus on January 26 to discuss April’s infrastructure bond proposal, the...
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Retooling Missouri’s Economic Engines
Dave Helling at The Kansas City Star recently wrote a piece about how Kansas City and St. Louis might fare...
Holy Smokes! Andy Puzder, a Free-Market Advocate, to Run the Labor Department?
One of the first tenets of free-market thinking is that nobody owes anybody else a job – much less a...
We Are Thankful for Citizen Petitioners
The recent past has been a busy time for citizen petitioners in Kansas City. Current and recent efforts have included...
Is Kansas City Using TIF to Mask Policy Consequences?
The Urban Land Institute invited me to speak on a panel the other day to discuss Kansas City’s use of...
When Unions Bargain for Lower Pay
Minimum wage laws price-low skilled workers out of the workforce. They hurt many of the people they’re intended to help....
July 2015 Newsletter
In this issue: Jobs and the minimum wage Public employee union reform Interdistrict school transfers in Saint Louis Kansas City's...
October 2015 Newsletter
In this issue: Direct patient care Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association Consequences of a minimum wage hike in Saint Louis...
Increasing Teacher Pay from On High Is Simply Bad Policy
Are teachers overpaid or underpaid? It’s as old a debate in education as whether Han Solo shot first is for...
Does It Matter What a Lost Job Would Have Paid?
In a recent Wall Street Journal editorial, economist David Neumark challenges some of the myths about the minimum wage. From...
Killing the Golden Goose: How Walmart’s Left-Wing Critics Destroy Job Creation
Under three different CEOs, Wal-Mart has done all kinds of somersaults to appease left-wing critics. In 2005, Lee Scott set...
Stand Up KC Organizes Misguided Fast-Food Worker Strikes in Kansas City
A group called Stand Up KC is organizing strikes at fast food restaurants in Kansas City. The organization believes that...
Million Student March Proposes Free College and Debt Forgiveness
Nearly one in five students who attend community college in Missouri will default on their student loans within three years,...
So Long, Farewell, Auf Wiedersehen, Goodbye
This is my final post for the Show-Me Institute, and it has been a great four years. I am proud...
No Government Program is Perfect
I’ve spilled a lot of electronic ink over the minimum wage. It’s a bad policy that, though well intentioned, would...
The Ferguson Commission: A Bridge to Nowhere
As first appearing in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: The Roman philosopher Cicero once said, “Advice is judged by results, not...
The Liberal Solution To Ferguson, Mo? More Liberalism
As first appearing in the American Spectator: Speaking of the restoration of the centuries-old Bourbon monarchy — following the massively...
Ferguson Commission Misses the Mark on Unemployment
After weeks of deliberation, the Ferguson Commission released its report last week. The report contains a wide range of policy...
St. Louis City: Discouraging Business?
St. Louis City recently voted to increase its minimum wage. With higher labor costs, an earnings tax, and a payroll...
A Good Idea from the Post-Dispatch
David Nicklaus’ latest column, “Tax credit would be better for workers than minimum wage hike,” is one well worth reading....
