The Eternal Struggle for Lower Transaction Costs: A Short History of the Modern Free Market Movement
In his lecture "The Eternal Struggle for Lower Transaction Costs: A Short History of the Modern Free Market Movement," Show-Me...
Development Spending by Government Only Multiplies Madness
Growing up in a small town in Southeast Missouri, life often felt painfully slow. Amusement was limited to the bowling...
Don’t Nationalize Education
A number of educators, academics, and political figures recently signed a statement released by the Albert Shanker Institute favoring a...
Why Was the Great Depression So Great?
On May 5, 2011, Show-Me Institute Research Assistant John Payne spoke about the causes of the Great Depression to a...
The Minimum Wage Hurts Those It Is Designed to Help
Two bills currently working their way through the Missouri General Assembly, House Bill 61 and Senate Bill 110, would tie...
The Economics of Pujols’ Contract
John Payne, a Show-Me Institute research assistant, discusses his recent commentary about Albert Pujols’ contract negotiations with the Cardinals. Payne...
Pujols Is Worth Every Penny (All 3 Billion of Them)
We are rapidly approaching the deadline imposed by Albert Pujols and the Cardinals’ front office to secure a new contract...
Is Albert Worth 30 Million?
It seems that all of Saint Louis and much of the baseball world are asking that question these days about...
I’m Just Disappointed That the AP Didn’t Play Up the “Dickensian Aspect” a Bit More
Watch out. According to the latest report from the Associated Press (AP), despite recent attempts by states to limit the...
Hello, My Name Is Christine and I Have a Health Savings Account
Today, the Springfield News-Leader ran my recent editorial in which I argue that Attorney General Chris Koster should join the...
Missouri’s Public Pension Plans Need to Be Reformed to Maintain Solvency
Public pension systems across the country are falling apart before our eyes. The California Public Employees Retirement Security System (CalPERS),...
Income Taxes Decrease Economic Growth, Prosperity
With the 2010 Census complete, Congress will soon reapportion seats in the House of Representatives, and it appears that Missouri...
At Long Last: The Payne-Stokes Debate Is Online
On Sept. 30 of this year, at Dressel’s Pub in the Central West End, a small crowd gathered to watch...
Multiple Choice: You Will Be Graded on This
Q: Four drivers are traveling down Highway 70, going approximately 55 mph. Allen is drunk; Betty is 85 years old...
Debate Tonight!
The Show-Me Institute is sponsoring a debate between me, Research Assistant John Payne, and Policy Analyst David Stokes on the...
Tonight: Panel Discussion on Recording the Police and Your Rights
I just want to remind everyone that today, at 6:00 p.m., the Show-Me Institute will be hosting a panel discussion...
Recording the Police and Your Rights: A Panel Discussion With Liberty on Tour and the ACLU
On Friday, August 20, the Show-Me Institute, along with Liberty on Tour and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), will...
David Stokes Takes Out a Payday Loan
Check out the latest entry in our series of economic performance art pieces, in which I take out a payday...
Ain’t Nobody’s Business if You Do
The Columbia Daily Tribune published an article about the opposition to SB 586, a bill on Gov. Jay Nixon’s desk...
You Don’t Have to Go Home, But You Can’t Stay Here
The City of Saint Louis is removing the pretzel vendors along Jamieson Avenue in south St. Louis due to complaints...
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