Saint Louis Earnings Tax Is Bad for Our Health – But Do We Care?
Listen online here: Call it “the smoker’s dilemma”: Everyone knows that smoking kills, but a habitual smoker may be convinced...
What Can Starbucks Tell Us About Kansas City?
Starbucks is one of the most ubiquitous brands on the planet: Since its founding in 1971, the upscale coffee chain...
Ray County Does Not Need Enhanced Enterprise Zones
Let the citizens of Ray County beware: You may think that a nice little sprinkling of government subsidies — done...
Rush To Rails Harms Bus Transit
A week has not even gone by since we observed in this space that light rail is a bad idea...
Lessons From KIPP Charter Schools
The Knowledge is Power Program (KIPP) is a network of charter schools. It possibly is the most acclaimed and criticized...
Now It’s Time To Say Goodbye
Folks in Columbia, Mo., will not be flying to see Mickey this summer. Frontier Airlines, one of the two airlines...
Light Rail Does Not Replace Cars
A new study about the effect of light rail on traffic was just conducted in England. According to an article...
Changing Children’s Lives: A Rally for School Choice
Crowds of parents and students rallied at Union Station in Kansas City to celebrate school choice, as part of the...
The Cost Of Ignoring Opportunity Cost
Few intellectuals have articulated the virtues of the free economy as lucidly and persuasively as 19th century French economist Frédéric Bastiat....
Changing Children’s Lives: A Rally for School Choice
Crowds of parents and students rallied at Union Station in Kansas City to celebrate school choice, as part of the...
Callaway County Does Not Need An EEZ
Let the citizens of Callaway County beware: You may think that a nice little sprinkling of government subsidies — done...
Kansas City’s Financial Plan: There Is No Plan
Since 2003, Kansas City’s spending has increased by 42 percent, raising the city’s debt to a whopping $1.6 billion (from...
Comin’ Down the Tracks: School Choice
On January 25th, 2013 National School Choice Week will begin their coast-to-coast Whistle-Stop Train Tour. Along the way, the historic...
Join Us For National School Choice Week
On January 25, 2013, National School Choice Week (NSCW) begins its coast-to-coast Whistle-Stop Train Tour. Along the way, the historic train...
Cigarette Smuggling On The Rise
The Mackinac Center updated an interesting report about the prevalence of cigarette smuggling within the United States. It turns out,...
Extra Health Levy In Kansas City A(nother) Tax Too Far
Last Tuesday, I was quoted in the Kansas City Star regarding whether Kansas City should renew a temporary health levy...
Missouri Gets D- In Education Policies
“Currently, Missouri’s education policies do not prioritize great teaching, empowering parents with quality choices, or allocating resources wisely to raise...
Charter Performance III: Without Imagine
Communication Arts This past year, the failure of the Imagine Academy network of charter schools was widely publicized. As a...
Charter Performance II: Math
This is the second of four posts on the subject of Missouri charter school performance. In my previous post, I...
Charter Performance I: Communication Arts
The performance of charter schools in Missouri often is the subject of much scrutiny. Ideally, we would evaluate schools not...
