LeBron James Votes With His Feet (And Perhaps Uses Show-Me Institute’s IDEAS Application?)
This is admittedly old news, but in my defense, I do not follow sports. From the Wall Street Journal: According...
Growth by State
Many variables affect a state’s economic growth, including public policy, natural resources, geographic location, business centers, etc. The large number of contributing...
Now in Theaters: Greetings From Missouri, The Show-Me State
The Internet is ablaze with discussion of film tax credits. The New York Times published an article about government officials...
Parental Choice in Education: How Missouri Compares With Florida
Watching this video about the Florida School Choice Parent Resource Center, I marveled at the many options available to Florida...
Taxes and Government Spending Undermine Economic Growth
With stimulus spending one of the most contentious issues in a very contentious political year, politicians of all stripes...
One Way to Get Rid of the Jennings School District’s Handheld Computers
A school district in Florida found itself on the Drudge Report after it used stimulus funds to buy iPods. The...
Buying Local Not Always Environmentally Friendly
The Weekly Standard published an article this past week about the realities of buying “local,” written by a Missouri farmer....
Feds Allocate $8 Million to High-Speed Rail; Missouri Gets a 0.39% Cut
Yesterday, the Obama administration pledged $8 billion in federal stimulus funds to develop a high-speed rail system in the United...
A Country That Raises Corn and Cotton … With a Little Help From the Government
I don’t have a precise answer to the Show-Me Institute Question of the Week, which asks which lifestyles are most...
Domestic Migration and Tax Policy
New York’s higher-income residents are fleeing the state, and they are taking their tax dollars with them. The New York...
Giving Insurers More Room to Operate Would Increase Beneficial Competition
This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon. In this limited space, it is impossible to deal with...
Interstate Rail Project Would Bring High-Speed Spending
On June 17, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) asked states for proposals for spending the $8 billion of stimulus money...
How to Bring Down the C-Section Rate Without a Government Mandate
This article is specifically about Florida, but the issues it raises come up in health care debates everywhere: Some doctors...
“Everything’s Up for Counting in Kansas City”
Recalls, recounts, references to songs in Oklahoma — things are a mite bit interesting in Kansas City, wouldn’t you agree,...
More Good News From Florida
Florida has expanded its statewide scholarship program to provide school choice options for low-income children. That state’s governor, Charlie Crist,...
Great Video About Ludicrous Licensing Laws From Reason
Please be sure to check out this awesome video about unnecessary interior design restrictions. It focuses on Florida, but Missouri...
Asian Education
Two Million Minutes has done a good job of drawing attention to educational disparities around the world. I’ve been somewhat...
Amusing Exchange in the Atlanta Journal Constitution
Edspresso links to two op-eds about parental choice in education published in the Atlanta Journal Constitution. The piece in favor...
Economics Forum 2: Wealth
This entry is about wealth. I highly recommend this article (which covers similar topics to this entry, perhaps better). The...
The Merging of All Good Things in Life
Someone once said to me that “There is nothing left in the world to invent; you can only combine things...
