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Missouri’s Nuclear Opportunity with Avery Frank

Missouri’s Nuclear Opportunity with Avery Frank

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Susan Pendergrass speaks with Show-Me Institute policy analyst Avery Frank about his new report, Connecting Nuclear Energy’s Past and Present:...

Mega Events Fail to Deliver: World Cup Edition

Mega Events Fail to Deliver: World Cup Edition

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Every few years, cities fall into the same trap. A major event—whether it’s the World Cup, the Olympics, or the...

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Spent Nuclear Fuel?

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Did you know that the United States could be powered only by nuclear waste for 100 years? After fuel rods...

About That New Home Addition . . .

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Before adding a room onto your house, wouldn’t you ask yourself if the expected benefit of the addition will be...

Income Taxes Decrease Economic Growth, Prosperity

Income Taxes Decrease Economic Growth, Prosperity

Dec 20, 2010

With the 2010 Census complete, Congress will soon reapportion seats in the House of Representatives, and it appears that Missouri...

New Results on the Earnings Tax – For a Different Question

New Results on the Earnings Tax – For a Different Question

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In a recent Kansas City Star commentary, Saint Louis University economics professors Lisa Gladson and Jack Strauss criticized my Show-Me...

Against the Proposed Toyota Ban

Against the Proposed Toyota Ban

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As the latest egregious example of economic illiteracy to come out of Washington, Sen. Mike Johanns (R-Neb.) has proposed banning...

Amtrak And Tax Dollars

Amtrak And Tax Dollars

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The headline for this AP article on rail subsidies says it all. Shockingly, a government agency has overstated its efficiency...

The Little Engine That Could

The Little Engine That Could

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Train service around here can be awfully slow. Not so slow as the horse-drawn carriages the government allowed to fade...

Why We Shouldn’t Try to Be Just Like Asia

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Do we need to panic about Chinese education? This organization thinks so: The message is clear: While Americans are partying,...

“Cave-Man Rhetoric”

“Cave-Man Rhetoric”

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Introducing new education blogs is fun (except when they disappear). So I was thrilled to discover The Karl Frank Jr....

How High is the Bar?

How High is the Bar?

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The New York Times reports on state education standards and discusses the disparities between them: For example, an eighth grader...

School Choice Successes Abroad

School Choice Successes Abroad

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There’s been an interesting debate going on about school choice. A persistent theme of the school choice critics is that...

The Oil Weapon Myth

The Oil Weapon Myth

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One of the most popular canards in politics today is the notion that we need to reduce our dependence on...

Better Teacher Pay Would Improve Math and Science Instruction

Better Teacher Pay Would Improve Math and Science Instruction

May 17, 2006

  In many schools across the country, students hand in lab reports and math homework to teachers who have no...

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