Tuition Tax Credit Proposals Are Alive and Well
So much for Sol Stern’s contention that parental choice is dying if not dead already. The Washington Times reports that...
Missouri … We Have a Problem
A new study by the EPE Research Center and the America’s Promise Alliance finds that three out of every 10...
Court’s Eminent Domain Ruling Endangers Property Rights
For decades, the property rights of Missouri residents have been disregarded as municipalities throughout the state plowed through personal history...
Unlicensed Interior Decorators Wreak Havoc on Living Rooms
Clark Neily of the Institute for Justice has a great op-ed in the Wall Street Journal today about licensing interior...
Right … and the Titanic Was Unsinkable
Ordinarily, I’m not one for posting more than once in a single day, but sometimes I just need to highlight...
Moving in the Right Direction
Some good news on the property rights front (which, I assure you, is not an April Fool’s joke — although...
The Proper Role of the Judiciary
John Stoeffler has a column today in the South Side Journal, in which he quotes the famed constitutional scholar Joseph...
The Mess That Missouri Made
An economics blog I frequently visit scours the Internet for “Greenspan mess” sitings — articles in which the words “Greenspan”...
Saint Charles County Grows Without TIFs
Local governments throughout Missouri continue their neverending quest to lure favored businesses and keep the chosen ones they already have...
Repealing a Constitutional Evil
Voters in the state of Florida will have the opportunity to eliminate a provision of their constitution that (according to...
’47 Cheval Blanc … to Your Doorstep!
Amazon.com, the world’s largest Internet retailer, recently announced its intention to sell wine through its online marketplace, a venture that...
FSA, HSA, HRA … AFT! LOL.
We’ve been very proud at the Show-Me Institute to be at the forefront of HSA reform in Missouri. The “new...
Please, Legislature, Save Us From the Horrors of Labeled Milk
Mr. Combest has the link to a St. Joseph News-Press story on an absolutely ludicrous idea that combines the worst...
Illinois Legislators Jump on the Sales Tax Holiday Bandwagon
I should be more careful about what I say on this blog, because when I make crazy suggestions, people take...
Missouri’s Kelo
The nation was stunned in 2005 when the United States Supreme Court ruled that the United States Constitution allowed the...
Good Thing It’s Not Called “Freetown”
Frenchtown, a historic French quarter of St. Charles, is the latest challenger of spurious eminent domain abuse. In 2006, the...
Bills About Internet Bullying
An article in the Post-Dispatch summarizes the various proposals on cyber-bullying that the Missouri and Illinois legislatures are considering. Like...
Bad Bill, Bad Teachers
There are several bills in the General Assembly this session concerning teacher pay. Generally, I find these bills fairly annoying...
The Missouri Plan
The Federalist Society has released a study investigating the correlation between states with a merit selection judiciary (the so-called “Missouri...
For Those of You Looking to Compare Individual Missouri Schools’ Academic Performances …
Look no further. I was introduced to SchoolDigger this morning as a nifty little cut-and-dried Missouri school evaluator. Unfortunately, the...
