Dark Chambers
A recent article in the Political Fix (link via Combest) discusses the use of laptops on the Senate floor. Now,...
Ethanol Economics and Think Tank Attacks
This past Friday I attended a conference on the economics of ethanol and got insulted by one of the speakers....
Light-Rail Systems Are a False Promise
Rail transit has become such an albatross around the necks of the American cities that have it that it is...
Cato U
Those of you who read this blog for in-depth analysis and riveting commentary, I’m sure you haven’t noticed my absence,...
Light Rail Op-Ed By Randal O’Toole in the Post-Dispatch
Randal O’Toole had an op-ed published in the Post-Dispatch yesterday, about light rail and the environment. It is a very...
Bias in the Media
I want to take the time to respond to an article in the Michigan Messenger attacking Dr. Michael Pakko, one...
“I Refuse to Accept as Guilt the Fact of My Own Existence”
In case you haven’t read it, I highly recommend David Boaz’s (of the Cato Institute) op-ed in yesterday’s Wall Street...
The Evidence for Free-Market Education Reform
At Cato-at-Liberty, Andrew J. Coulson and Neal McCluskey respond to Chester E. Finn, Jr.’s criticism of free-market education reform. This...
Standards vs. Market Reform
Over at Cato-at-Liberty, Andrew J. Coulson tells it like it is: Trying to “fix” the education being provided by a...
Campaign Finance Regulations Eviscerate Free Speech
I can’t let Nick’s post in favor of campaign finance reform pass without rebuttal. It can be easy to miss...
New Study Analyzes Light-Rail Proposals for Kansas City
Today, the Show-Me Institute released a new policy study, "Review of Kansas City Transit Plans," by Randal O’Toole. The study...
And Over at the Cato Institute …
Our former editor, Tim Lee, is talking about the Jim Roos case over at the Cato Institute’s blog. Go check...
Mommy Missouri
Michael Cannon, director of health policy studies at the Cato Institute, spoke this month before the Missouri House of Representatives’...
Tuition Tax Credits
Within the next few weeks, the Show-Me Institute will be releasing a study about the economic benefits of a tuition...
Eminent Domain Harms Poor Residents
I’ve been remiss in pointing out this article at The American by our former editor, Tim Lee, about how eminent...
Messenger Gets the Message on Eminent Domain
Cato Institute scholar and former Show-Me Institute editor Tim Lee e-mailed to make sure we linked to this excellent column...
Great Eminent Domain Column in the News-Leader
Our former editor Tim Lee , now an adjunct scholar with the Cato Institute, wanted us to be sure to...
Health Insurance Reform Paves Way for Consumer-Based Care
Missourians have reason to applaud the legislative passage of Rep. Doug Ervin’s health insurance reform. With the signing into law...
Ticket Scalping Legalization: Boom, Bust, Dud or Thud?
It appears that the citizens of Missouri are about to recapture the right to sell their own investments for whatever...
Welcome Eric Dixon
I’m pleased to announce that the Show-Me Institute has a new editor. Eric Dixon joins us from Idaho, where he...
