This Bud’s for Them
We’ve praised Sen. Claire McCaskill repeatedly on this blog, but her comments about the InBev deal deserve some response: “I...
A Post About Foreign Ownership That Has Nothing to Do With InBev!
Attorney General (and gubanatorial candidate) Jay Nixon was asked at a recent forum about his transportation plans. KY3’s Political Notebook...
The Economic Impact of the Missouri E-10 Ethanol Mandate
Today the Show-Me Institute released a new case study about Missouri’s requirement that gasoline sold in the state must contain...
Fall Intern Candidates, Apply Now!
The Show-Me Institute recently announced its fall internship program. For those interested in applying, the internship will run from early...
Is the ‘Missouri Plan’ Good for Missouri?
Recent judicial appointments in Missouri have intensified calls for reform of Missouri’s judicial selection process. While these debates can seem...
Show-Me: The Grades
The Joplin Globe ran a comprehensive review of "Show-Me: The Grades" in a series of articles and editorials published over...
Ice-Cold Beer in a Red, White, and Blue Label
One of the creators of the “SaveAB” website posted the following commentary on the Columbia Daily Tribune‘s blog: “Americans don’t...
Eminent Domain Decision Makes Economic Sense
Dave reported that the Missouri Supreme Court recently ruled in favor of property owners regarding the misuse of eminent domain....
An Attempt at the Least Popular Post of All Time
In case anyone in Missouri has been living under a rock recently, let me bring you up to speed. European...
A Silver Lining!
Yesterday the Missouri Supreme Court issued an opinion that offers a glimmer of hope for the thousands of property owners...
Senators Stumble
Just to follow up on Justin’s commentary … Yesterday morning, after a heated struggle in the Senate, a bill that...
Misguided
Last summer, Ethan Cory, a six-year-old boy from the Joplin area, drowned at a small private water park called “The...
Missouri Gas Makes the Slate
Slate magazine’s popular "Explainer" series discusses why gas is cheaper in Missouri than in the rest of the nation. Before...
Ethanol Mandates: A Total Clusterharvest
The Show-Me Institute will soon release a counter-response to a Missouri Corn Merchandising Council study that claims Missouri consumers will...
Textbook Legislation Update
Special thanks to the St. Joseph News-Press for reporting on an op-ed I wrote a few weeks ago. I hope...
Regulation and Security
The points that Justin has made about how zoning laws create a certain security for property owners and their mortgage...
Court Reporting
There are several articles out in today’s media that touch on the courts, which is particularly appropriate given the late-night,...
Should the Attorney General Be Appointed?
I don’t usually pay too much attention to letters to the editor, but there was a very interesting one in...
The Missouri Free Suburb Project
Regular readers will recall the debates we have had over the recently repealed "Village Law," which made forming one’s own...
Vice Lieutenants of the Board of Aldermen
There is a very enjoyable article today in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch about a local expert on vice presidents, which...
