Summer 2017 Internships
The Show-Me Institute is pleased to offer internship opportunities for Summer 2017. Internships are open to current undergraduate and graduate...
Pernicious: St. Louis Goes Forward with Minimum Wage Hike
On Tuesday, February 28, 2017, the Missouri State Supreme Court upheld Saint Louis City’s right to raise its minimum wage....
Yes, the Soccer Stadium Proposal Will Cost City Residents
We have covered the rollercoaster ride of bringing a Major League Soccer team to Saint Louis for a few months...
Essay: Expanding Charter Schooling in Missouri
Charter school expansion is just one of several school choice initiatives lawmakers in Jefferson City have proposed this legislative session....
MetroLink Underperforms, but It Is Not Underdeveloped
The Post-Dispatch’s Tony Messenger claims that MetroLink, Saint Louis’s light rail system, is “underperforming and underdeveloped.” He’s half right. Today,...
Policymakers Wisely Look Before They Leap
With a wave of new electric cars entering the auto market, policymakers in Missouri are faced with a decision about...
No, the City Does Not “Drive a Hard Bargain”
Do you smell that smoke? It’s from the hole your money is burning in the pockets of Saint Louis City...
A Sober Look at Development Subsidies
Marketing professionals and politicians alike will tell you that framing is everything. A half-carat diamond ring looks huge if you...
A Developer’s Market
The Delmar Loop is one of the most vibrant areas in the Saint Louis region. It’s even been listed as...
Retooling Missouri’s Economic Engines
Dave Helling at The Kansas City Star recently wrote a piece about how Kansas City and St. Louis might fare...
When Bad Policy Won’t Stay Dead
We’re far from Halloween, but some really scary things are already rising from the dead—in particular, the effort to subsidize...
Convention Center Renovations: Picking Winners and Losers with Taxpayers’ Money
Plans to renovate the Edward Jones Dome and America’s Center, which together serve as Saint Louis’s convention center, are resurfacing...
The ‘Price’ of Doing Business
As first appearing in the American Spectator: As someone who ran his own business for many years, I am aware...
Kansas City and St. Louis in Bad Financial Shape
Marc Joffe, Director of Policy Research for the California Policy Center, has rated the largest 116 U.S. cities according to...
Prospects Bleak for MLS Proposal-and That’s a Good Thing
Public funding for a Major League Soccer (MLS) stadium has been a hot topic in Saint Louis over the past...
A Critical Review of the SC STL Proposal
“Game-changing” projects that require taxpayer assistance have become the norm in Saint Louis, as public subsidies are granted to wealthy...
Fuzzy Thinking on the “Price” of Doing Business
As someone who ran his own business for many years, I am aware of the difference between cost and price,...
City of Saint Louis Joins Charter School Fight
Saint Louis charter schools received good news earlier this month: the City of Saint Louis is taking their side in...
Listen Up, Missouri Lawmakers: Here Are Seven Resolutions for 2017
Oh, Missouri lawmakers, it is me, the Ghost of a Christmas Yet-to-Come, who whispers in your ear this wintry night....
The Wrong Kind of Bet with the Wrong Kind of Money
A group of local businesspeople (SC STL) is trying to lure a Major League Soccer (MLS) team to the Gateway...
