Charter Schools’ Accountability Is Their Strength
The Nirvana fallacy often gets in the way of policymaking when, as Voltaire described, we let the perfect become the...
Are Kansas City and Saint Louis Getting Taken?
The deadline for submissions to Amazon to host their new headquarters building has come and gone, and both Kansas City...
Is the Fate of Kansas City’s Airport Terminal In Its Star?
On October 8, The Kansas City Star editorial board urged readers to vote for a new airport terminal in the...
Like Google, Amazon Wants Good Government over Gimmickry
The imaginations of municipal governments across the country have been captured by the prospect of being chosen as the location...
The Costs of Subsidies
We’ve written for years about the costs of development subsidies. Both how they hollow out the tax base and rob...
A Linked Summary of the KCI Terminal Saga
In April 2013, Kansas City Mayor Sly James called for an “adult discussion about the facts” regarding the proposal to...
Cleared for Landing – KCI and the Billion Dollar Terminal
The Kansas City Council’s Airport Subcommittee has recommended Edgemoor Infrastructure & Real Estate as the developer for a new billion-dollar...
Jazz, Race, and Crime in Kansas City
The editorial board of The Kansas City Star recently published a column wondering why more people do not attend events...
Subsidized Downtown Stadiums, Forever and Always, a Bad Idea
The Kansas City Star editorial board rightfully condemned even idle talk of building a sports stadium downtown. And while most...
KC Convention Hotel Still Coming Up Short?
A piece in The Kansas City Business Journal suggests that the efforts of Mike Burke and his development partners to...
Is It Good for the Children?
Dave Helling of The Kansas City Star noted a while back that every ordinance approved by the City Council of...
Patrick Tuohey discusses KC Airport on KCPT’s Ruckus
On Thursday, July 6, the Show-Me Institute’s Patrick Tuohey joined KCPT’s Ruckus to discuss the Kansas City Star‘s endorsement of...
Ready-Fire-Aim Approach Yields Predictable Results at KCI
The rush to build something—anything—at Kansas City International Airport is calling into question the ability and even the seriousness of...
Kansas City’s Airport: A Monument to Political Ego
Kansas City has an effective and efficient airport. There is no reason why Kansas City cannot continue to meet the...
Breaking: Blue Cross KC to Leave Obamacare Exchanges
Major news from Andy Marso at the Kansas City Star. Reportedly the move comes after the company experienced a $57...
Important Background on the Airport Discussion
The Kansas City Star is reporting on efforts to revive the effort to build a new $1.2-billion single airport terminal....
A New Convention Hotel Is Not Necessarily a Success
Ronnie Burt, head of VisitKC, the convention and visitor’s bureau in Kansas City, was quoted by The Kansas City Star...
Brace Yourselves: Another Single Terminal Sales Pitch Is Coming
Kansas Citians have been hearing about the supposed need for a new airport terminal for four years or more. We’ve...
Mayor James Gets It Wrong
Kansas City Mayor James penned a guest commentary for The Kansas City Star on Wednesday. Unfortunately, it is riddled with...
Can the Kansas City Streetcar Expansion Be Built Even If It Wins?
The Kansas City Star published a story the other day which examined the new budget proposal from the Trump administration....
