The Government Shouldn’t Mandate a “Living Wage”
On the last Monday of the legislative session, almost 90 people were arrested in downtown Jefferson City for blocking a...
We’ll Gladly Pay You On Tuesday for Teaching Today
J. Wellington Wimpy, the burger-eating cartoon character from the Popeye series, may have been best known for saying, “I’d gladly...
MOSERS Pension Buyout Good for Taxpayers, Probably Not for All Workers
Show-Me Institute scholars have been writing about the perilous position of public pension systems for years. In a 2013 policy...
Different Paths to Course Access
Course Access is a hot topic in Missouri right now. Both the governor and legislature have made it a priority,...
Coming Together for Free Speech
In an earlier post I argued that Dr. Charles Murray’s assault at Middlebury College might mark a turning point in...
L’Affaire Middlebury
Economist Herbert Stein is famous for the quotation “If something cannot go on forever, it will stop.” For many years,...
Pension Reform in Missouri
“The bottom line is this: Our state has a serious pension problem, and we need to start talking about how...
The Charter School Discipline Problem that Isn’t
Mark Twain is credited with the saying, “It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what...
Missouri’s Pension System Must Change
When it comes to state pensions in Missouri and bad news, the hits just keep on coming. Last week, Bellwether...
Is Missouri’s A-Plus Program a Model for the Nation?
The bar for being an exemplary government program must be pretty low these days. Last week at a meeting in...
Why Taming the Higher-ed Leviathan is Hard Going
College affordability may prove to be one of, if not the, defining education issue of the 2016 election cycle. More...
A Canary in the Coal Mine?
Among the primary reasons for opposition to increasing the minimum wage is that doing so will result in job losses....
Surprising No One, Big Government Union Wants State to Spend More
The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 72 (AFSCME), a big government union representing various health, service,...
Teacher Pensions: Let’s Not Become Illinois
When talking about pension reform, it’s easy to lose sight of the real, human consequences of the decisions policymakers make....
What Is the Right Level of Regulation in Public Education?
Back in September the Show-Me Institute released my paper, “Decentralization Through Centralization,” in which I examined the development of the...
This Sounds Familiar
Cassandra was a Trojan princess who had the gift of prophecy. She foresaw that the abduction of Helen would bring about the...
Bring Dead Capital to Life
Think of that spare bedroom left vacant by children leaving the nest. Think of that empty passenger seat in most...
The Sad State of Missouri’s Labor Force Participation
Like the Transformers, there is more to the standard unemployment rate than meets the eye. You might have heard that the...
Are Charters the Next Step for Private Schools?
Friedman Legacy Day St. Louis: Part 1: Are Charters The Next Step For Private Schools? In the first part of...
If You Haven’t Registered For Our July 31 Friedman Legacy Day Events, What Are You Waiting For?
For a number of years now, we have partnered with the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice to celebrate the...
