We’re Destroying Meritocracy
A report released earlier this month by the University of California at San Diego (UCSD) gives some startling numbers. UCSD...
Kansas City Must Weigh Cost of Housing Regulations
The more something costs to produce, the less is produced. This is a basic principle of economics; one doesn’t need...
Turning the School Choice Knob Up to 11 with Matthew Ladner
Susan Pendergrass speaks with Matthew Ladner about the success of charter schools in Arizona, the growth of the open enrollment...
Release: Show-Me Institute Names Two New Directors
Show-Me Institute Names Two New Directors Dr. James V. Shuls will serve as Director of Research and a Senior Fellow...
Podcast: The Changing Demographics of St. Louis with Dr. Ness Sandoval
In this episode, Susan Pendergrass speaks with Ness Sandoval about the changing demographics of St. Louis, crime in the city,...
WATCH: The Red Vs Blue Myth and the Real Threat to American Stability
Recorded on December 1, 2022 at the World Chess Hall of Fame in St. Louis, Missouri Tony Woodlief is Executive...
We’re Number Four? With James V. Shuls
Susan Pendergrass speaks with James Shuls about his return to the Show-Me Institute, the Heritage Foundation’s Education Freedom Report Card,...
“Stop,” or I’ll Yell “Stop” Again
A version of this commentary appeared in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. When elected officials intentionally ignore the law, we often...
SMI Podcast: Chris Pope – A New Plan for Medicaid
Listen Here Read Chris’s full report: A Plan to Make Medicaid Fair, Focused, and Accountable Chris Pope is a senior...
Homeschooling, Centralized Education, and Bastiat
As my family and I practice social distancing, I’ve decided to take time to read some of the “must-read” authors...
Taxes: Hitting Some Missouri Businesses Harder than Others?
In their essay, “Taxing Business in Missouri,” Professors Rik Hafer, Ph.D., and Howard Wall, Ph.D., review the research of the...
Most Teachers Lose in Current Pension System
Over the years, I and others at the Show-Me Institute have written about the need for public pension reform. Inevitably,...
2016 Friedman Day Policy Panel
James Shuls, Ph.D., moderated this panel discussion about school choice in Missouri. The panel included Melissa Brickey, Executive Director of...
Company Birth and Death: Why Growth Is Slow in Missouri
Show-Me Institute Chief Economist Joseph Haslag, Ph.D., reviews his research into the formation of new business establishments and the closing...
A Must-Watch Video about Teacher Pensions
For years now, scholars at the Show-Me Institute have been writing about the problems with teacher pensions. Don’t believe me?...
Show-Me Now! More School Choice, More Graduates
We all want fewer high school dropouts. James Shuls, Ph.D., notes that research has confirmed that school choice reduces the...
Washington University Faculty Oppose Public Dollars for Stadium; Planners Promise Brew Pub
As we have mentioned many times before, economists are virtually unanimous in their agreement that publicly funded sports stadiums are...
Video: The Economic Value of Teacher Quality
Eric Hanushek, Ph.D., shows that the quality of education is closely related to national economic growth. He has authored or...
Podcast 1: Interdistrict Choice
With both Normandy and Riverview Gardens Policy Researcher Brittany Wagner and Distinguished Fellow James Shuls, Ph.D., talk about the impact...
Taxing Smokers Does Not Show Support of Education
As first appearing in the Columbia Daily Tribune: These days there are a lot of calls to make people pay...
