Streetcars Have Lost the Left
President Lyndon Johnson famously said of Missouri-born news anchor Walter Cronkite, “If I’ve lost Cronkite, I’ve lost America.” Johnson was...
Uber, Education, and Barriers to Entry
What do taxicab cartels and traditional education groups have in common? This is a question I contemplated on a car...
Nationwide Convention Business Declining
There is little doubt that once the coming elections are over Kansas City leaders will start pushing for a convention...
Do User Taxes Pay for Highways?
The Post-Dispatch recently published an op-ed from the Center for America Progress (CAP) that argues that all forms of transportation,...
VanLoh Just Wants a New Terminal
You don’t have [all the information] yet. We don’t even have it yet. I know what I want because I want a...
Constitutional Law Expert Joshua Hawley Weighs in on Obamacare at Policy Forum
Joshua Hawley, a professor of law at the University of Missouri, was gracious enough to join the Show-Me Institute in Columbia...
Kansas City Repays Money It Says It Cannot Take
About a year ago, on February 13, 2014, Kansas City Mayor Sly James told radio listeners that the city cannot...
School Visit Series: A Charter With a Second Chance
Dorothy Curry and Sue Jarvis had a dream—build a school that helps at-risk children reach their full potential. Their vision...
Ideas for Kansas City Schools: Focus on Teachers
Last night the Show-Me Institute partnered with the Kansas City Federalist Society for a panel discussion on the Future of...
Are Virtual Charter Schools Right for Missouri?
In 1999, 11 charter schools opened in Saint Louis and Kansas City. That same year, the Disney Channel released the millennial...
Ditching City Hall: A Kansas City Development Story
Kansas City has a low population density for a city its size. How low? According to the Census Bureau, Kansas...
The Future of Education in Kansas City
On Monday, I’ll be participating in a panel discussion on the Future of Education in Kansas City. This event is...
Shock and Audit: St. Joseph School District Out Tens of Millions Because of Staff “Stipends”
Missouri has seen its share of boondoggles. To name a few in recent years, Moberly was taken in on a $39 million...
Towards Market Orientation: Funding Transportation Infrastructure in Missouri
Policy Analyst Joseph Miller discusses the issues confronting transportation funding in Missouri at the ACEC Conference in Kansas City, Missouri....
Change On the Way for Rideshare Regulation in Missouri?
The Mardi Gras celebrations that took place last week in Soulard were met with extremely cold weather, with temperatures dropping...
How Much “Choice” Is in Senate Bill 1?
This session, the senate has worked to create a veto-proof bill that will “fix” the school transfer law. Does the...
Show-Me Now! K.C.’s Streetcar Money Pit
Kansas City is building a streetcar. Policy Analyst Joseph Miller thinks that money would be better spent elsewhere.
School Visit Series: A Charter With a Community Impact
In Missouri, educational choice often involves students leaving a community to attend a quality school, but it is the reverse...
The Star Responds to Show-Me Daily Post
We were gratified to learn that members of the Kansas City Star editorial board read our humble blog. In a...
Show-Me Study Featured in New Book
Tax subsidies for economic development were designed to go to poor areas that actually needed development. But that is not...
