For Wall Street Journal, Lightning Strikes Twice
There are two editorials in today’s Wall Street Journal that discuss and highlight the proper solutions (read: abolish needless government...
Nap Rights
On Wednesday, the Missouri House passed a bill establishing a "Children’s Bill of Courtroom Rights." The bill outlines the rights...
Repealing a Constitutional Evil
Voters in the state of Florida will have the opportunity to eliminate a provision of their constitution that (according to...
Driving the Snakes Out of Politics (St. Patrick’s Day-Themed)
There is a dangerously misleading letter to the editor in this morning’s St. Louis Post-Dispatch regarding Missouri’s Special Needs Tax...
Mailing It In
The controversy over seating Democratic delegates awarded in the Florida and Michigan primaries has escalated to the point where it...
The Real Health-Care Debate
Our own policy analyst and Show-Me Daily blogger extraordinaire Justin Hauke had a letter to the editor published in today’s...
Rewarding Kids
Here’s a public-private partnership not everyone is happy about. A Florida school district is teaming up with McDonald’s to reward...
Truthiness and School Choice
On Sunday, the Columbia Daily Tribune juxtaposed two columns on school choice: one by David Webber (which Sarah Brodsky already...
Learn From Others’ Experience With School Choice
On Nov. 6, voters in Utah decided to stay the course with the state’s underachieving educational status quo, voting down...
Innovative Charter Schools
I’ve discussed how more charter schools could help bring down the dropout rate in St. Louis. Now I see by...
‘Hot Fuel’ Regulations Would Harm Consumers
Nobody likes high fuel prices. In recent years, as gasoline costs have soared, consumers have looked for solutions — ranging...
“Hot Fuel” Regulations Would Harm Consumers
According to a piece in yesterday’s Kansas City Star, Sen. Claire McCaskill filed legislation on Friday to regulate gas pump...
More Flexible Certification Could Help Ease Teacher Shortages
When schools hire teachers for a new school year, they generally find that some subjects are harder to staff than...
No Teachers Yet for the Virtual School
Missouri’s virtual school tries to get its act together (thanks, Combest!): The new program, which will take children out of...
School Choice Would Provide Incentives
An editorial in today’s Post-Dispatch says: Almost half of the 23 school districts in St. Louis County have slammed their...
Students Would Benefit From Diverse Virtual Schools
What kind of student enrolls in a course online? It could be someone who needs to do remedial work, or...
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch on “Ready for Change”
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports on the just-published study I coauthored with Verne Kennedy of Market Research Insight: The survey...
Virtual School
Some parents are upset that grades 6 through 8 are left out of Missouri’s new online education program for the...
Joe and John Seravalli: Victims of Eminent Domain Abuse
Imagine you sign a two-year lease with your landlord. After the first year, you decide you’re tired of paying rent...
Property Rights Still in Danger a Year After Kelo
One year ago today, in the case of Kelo v. New London, the Supreme Court ruled that local governments have...
