The Future of Education in Kansas City
On Monday, I’ll be participating in a panel discussion on the Future of Education in Kansas City. This event is...
Students Need Choice, Not-Pie-in-the-Sky Solutions
When the chairman of the Black Leadership Roundtable announced his plan for ensuring Saint Louis-area students have access to a...
Ridesharing an Option Regulators Want to Keep from Residents
Recently, Ray Mundy, a professor at UMSL (also the head of a consultant group that works for the nation’s top...
How Many Administrators Are Needed To Run One University System?
Anyone who has spent time at a bureaucratic agency (think DMV) can attest to the frustration and wasted dollars. Bureaucratic...
The Moral Foundation of Economic Behavior
In this presentation, UMSL economics professor David C. Rose discusses the moral underpinnings of a market economy. Among the areas...
Indoctrinating, Not Educating, on the Taxpayers’ Dime
“Violence is a tactic, and it’s to be used when it’s the appropriate tactic.” That’s a quote from a video...
Bruce Caldwell – the Hayek Expert – to Speak in Saint Louis
Coming up this Thursday, there will be two chances for liberty-minded or simply curious folks in Saint Louis to hear...
Tax Incentives Are a Game We Can’t Win
Today, Show-Me Institute Research Analyst Christine Harbin appeared on the Sarah Steelman Hour radio show in Springfield, talking about tax...
Small Businesses Can’t Drive Job Growth if They’re Saddled With Higher Taxes
With high unemployment rates continuing to plague the nation, there has been a renewed federal focus on the “engine” of...
Will Future Health Care Look Like Canada’s or Britain’s?
A shorter version of this article first appeared in the St. Louis Business Journal. Commentators in the current health care...
UMSL Professor Nails It on Development Incentives
There is a great op-ed on the Post-Dispatch today from a professor at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, which —...
CARR Training Returns Home to Missouri
Along with David Stokes, I had the pleasure of attending two all-day sessions training Missouri broadcasters how to use the...
Saint Louis Kids Deserve Choices
Parents and students in Missouri have essentially three choices: public education in their local district, attending a private school,...
RCGA Touts Cards in Study; Sun Rises in East
Just in time for opening day, the Saint Louis Regional Commerce and Growth Association released a study that concluded that...
Rethinking Public Education, One Measure at a Time
Public education, particularly in Saint Louis, is in a state of distress. Ineffectual leadership, failed reform initiatives, and declining student...
Taking the CON Out of Certificate of Need Laws
Most industries are open to all firms willing to make the necessary initial investments to enter the market. If I...
Missouri’s Cable Franchise Laws Harm Missouri’s Consumers
As time marches on, the pace of technological advancement marches along with it: the hand-written letter becomes an email, the...
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