Corruption Allegations: Disappointing but Hardly Surprising
A version of this commentary appeared in the St. Louis Business Journal. In 1977, the Chicago Sun Times newspaper bought...
St. Louis Ranks Poorly in Ease of Doing Business Study
Missouri and Missouri cities have ranked poorly in several business and policy rankings. Missouri’s position relative to other cities and...
St. Louis Ranked in the Middle in Ease-of-Doing-Business Study
The St. Louis Business Journal recently published details of a report that placed St. Louis in the top ten “untapped...
Trump vs. Harley-and the World
In its own words, the Trump Organization is “the world’s only global luxury real estate super-brand,” with five- and six-star...
The Indiana Carrier Deal: State Cronyism Shouldn’t Be Nationalized
This Tuesday Indiana state officials announced that a Carrier manufacturing plant located there would not shut down after all, despite...
Lambert-Saint Louis International Airport, Still Taxiing
2015 was, at first blush, a good year for Lambert Saint Louis International Airport (STL). Passenger levels are up, the...
Investment at Lambert Could Bring Mexico Hub to Saint Louis
This week, the St. Louis Airport Commission approved a plan to lease airport property that once housed the McDonnell-Douglas complex...
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...
New Study Looks at Growth of Non-Teaching Personnel
Sparkly, purple, and lined with a shiny metal band, my retainer was wrapped in a napkin while I ate my...
Aerotropolis Revisited
Many Missouri residents remember the ill-fated effort to create a China Hub at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport. The plan, dubbed...
Private-Sector Investment Could Build Innovative Urban Corridor
The Show-Me Institute recently published a case study by Jerome J. Day that takes an expansive look at transportation infrastructure...
“No Coherent Strategy” for Teaching Foreign Languages
The New York Times‘ Room for Debate blog asks whether Chinese instruction will take hold in American schools or whether...
Keep on Pushing That Boulder, Sisyphus
Before I get into the meat of this post, I should introduce myself because I am the new guy around...
David Nicklaus on “Buy Local”
David Nicklaus continues to write about the locavore movement. Here are my comments on a column he wrote a few...
Vice Presidents and Lieutenant Governors: Should They Be Abolished?
An op-ed in the LA Times (link via Freakonomics) advocates that we abolish the position of vice president. As I...
On the Road Again …
Over at Prime Buzz, Brad Cooper laments the lack of funding for MODOT: Like Kansas, Missouri is significantly short of...
Helping Immigrants by Hurting Immigrants
Yesterday, the governor signed a new immigration bill that, among other things, stiffened penalties for employers who knowingly hire illegal...
Pre-Grave Robbing
I suppose that this is what I get for having free time and watching local news, but last night this...
Texas Thinks Outside the Lane on Transportation Planning
Texas is attempting to address its long-term transportation planning needs in a fairly radical way. "Radical" often has a negative...
“I Lift My Lamp Beside the Golden Door”
Immigration’s back in the news. The Post-Dispatch reports on a personal angle: State Rep. Tim Flook is Mexican-American. Since many...
