Mega Events Fail to Deliver: World Cup Edition
Every few years, cities fall into the same trap. A major event—whether it’s the World Cup, the Olympics, or the...
The Super Bowl Is a Bad Bet for New Orleans
The Wall Street Journal reports that New Orleans is betting big on the Super Bowl, hoping the game will spark...
Will Missouri Follow Tennessee’s Example?
Every year, the Super Bowl reminds Titans fans like me of how they came up one yard short in Super...
Court Fee Increase Would Negatively Impact St. Louis County
A version of the following commentary appeared in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Among the many things that Missourians will vote on...
Living in Chiefs Kingdom Doesn’t Make You Kansas City’s Peasant
While 2020 has been a year of often-obscured bright spots, the Kansas City Chiefs have stood apart as a fairly...
Is There a 1984 in Our Future? A Super Bowl Reflection
What was the greatest Super Bowl commercial of all time? With Super Sunday just around corner, we will cite the...
The Fallacy of Tailgate Economics
News flash: Saint Louis is in danger of losing its football team. City and state officials are working feverishly on...
Super Bowls and the Super Rich: A Tale of Two Cities
As first appearing in The American Spectator: In ancient Athens, the birthplace of democracy and human freedom, the richest citizens...
Kansas City Embraces Baristanomics
Streetcars, entertainment districts, new airport terminals, Republican confabs, Super Bowls, creative-class millennials, and convention hotels all have grabbed headlines in recent...
Star Survey Results Actually No Surprise at All
The Kansas City Star‘s Yael Abouhalkah seems surprised that voters in the Star‘s unscientific online survey rejected the question, “Should taxpayers...
Show-Me Now! Kansas City’s Hail Mary Pass?
Patrick Tuohey notes an effort in Kansas City to bring the Super Bowl to town, but is it worth it?...
Is the Super Bowl a Super Boost for Local Economies?
The Kansas City Star published an article reporting on the creation of a task force whose goal is to bring the Super Bowl...
Of Super Bowls and Economics
Following the passage of a resolution in the state legislature, the Missouri Department of Economic Development has convened a Super...
Kansas City Republicans’ Absurd Claims
Last Wednesday, FOX 4 News asked us our thoughts about Kansas City refusing to release details on the use of...
Super Bowl Lessons For Kansas City Transit
With Clay Chastain’s partial victory in the Missouri Supreme Court this week, his plan for a 24-mile light-rail system for...
The Census Bureau Is Not a YouTube Sensation
My Two Census declares the Census Bureau’s marketing campaign a flop, based on data from its YouTube channel: The Portrait...
… And I Am Out of Here!
I am off for vacation until Monday. Here’s hoping the Cardinals win the big game on Sunday: Rev. Lovejoy: [surveys...
There Is a Market for Everything
For most men, beer and sports go well with just about anything. That is the basic business plan of Knockouts barbershop in...
