Trafficking in Good Ideas
Paul Jacob has been writing and recording his Common Sense radio commentaries for years, first for U.S. Term Limits, then...
No Pork for Claire
In today’s The Hill, an article points to the excesses of pork barrel spending by Democrats and Republicans in the...
The Cycle of Regulation Never Ends…
Those of us here at the Show-Me Institute have strongly supported the midwife legislation passed by the legislature. The various...
Taxing for Better Roads!
In today’s Columbia Missourian, an article discusses the problems that the Missouri Legislature is having in finding an appropriate amount...
When Government is Unaccountable
In today’s SE Missourian, an article discusses the sorry financial state that Puxico, MO, is in. The state auditor found...
Reliability Engineering for Property Rights
On May 24, the Springfield News-Leader published an editorial about eminent domain, highlighting the fact that Ozark, a town outlying...
A Bad Idea for Missouri HealthNet
Here’s a bad idea that didn’t make it into the Missouri HealthNet bill — a "rewards debit card": The idea...
Immigrants Want to Learn English
KOMU reports on kids who are trying to learn English in Columbia, Missouri: "He spends an hour a day in...
I’m Thinking of a State …
An op-ed in the Lake Sun Leader imagines a better Missouri: Imagine businesses operating as responsible partners in making Missouri...
We Have a Nominee for Worst Proposal of 2007…
O’Fallon, MO, is seeking to annex the Busch Wildlife Area. This would put one of the state’s parkland and wildlife...
Missouri … The State That Takes Your Property!
In today’s St. Louis Business Journal, an article points out that Missouri is failing in pursuing comprehensive eminent domain reform....
Health Care Ownership Index
Over at Statehousecall.org, John Graham links to his new index ranking states on "health care ownership." Missouri comes in 32nd....
MO HealthNet could save money!
An article in MissouriNet today discusses the new MO HealthNet plan and the challenges it still faces: MO Health Net,...
How High is the Bar?
The New York Times reports on state education standards and discusses the disparities between them: For example, an eighth grader...
Coverage in the Business Journal
The latest issue of St. Louis Business Journal has an op-ed by Show-Me Institute research fellow R.W. Hafer. An excerpt:...
Missouri Term Limits
Yesterday in the Columbia Daily Tribune, columnist J. Scott Christianson had a few unpleasant things to say about an organization...
Faint Praise
A few days ago, at the Laissez Faire Books blog, David M. Brown added a cautionary note to my May...
Au Contraire
Rep. Brian Nieves has an op-ed in the Springfield News-Leader in which he defends his proposal to require using English...
HSA Legislation Is Signed Into Law
With the signing of H.B. 818 into law this past Friday, Missouri is now the first state in the nation...
Missouri Revolutionizes Health Insurance
We’re constantly reminded by the media that health care is in a crisis in the United States. Too few people...
