Part Two: Does Kansas City Have an Affordable Housing Problem?
(You can read part one in this series here.) It is often taken as gospel by some local (and many...
Building Height Limitations Are Unwise
There is a controversy in Kansas City’s Country Club Plaza. A developer would like to build a nine-story building on...
Flood of Federal Money Is Not a Free Pass for a Spending Binge
A version of this commentary appeared in the Columbia Daily Tribune. Jefferson City is awash in taxpayer cash. Missouri’s state...
Podcast: Parents’ Role in Education with Dr. Matthew Spalding
Matthew Spalding is the Kirby Professor in Constitutional Government at Hillsdale College and the Dean of the Van Andel Graduate...
Commentary: A Tsunami of Bad Policy
This commentary appeared in The St. Louis Post-Dispatch on December 7, 2021 Inflation has reared its ugly head again—hitting a...
Credit Where Credit Is Due
Show-Me Institute analysts have been saying for quite some time that parents need choices when it comes to their children’s...
Why Missouri Should Embrace Retail Electric Competition in One Graph
Since 2008, Missourians’ average retail electricity prices have increased the fourth most in the country. The average retail price of...
Regulatory Capture in Cosmetology Licensing Boards
I’ve previously written about the regulatory capture of occupational licensing boards, citing Missouri’s cosmetology board as an example. It seems...
It Doesn’t Work That Way
The St. Louis Board of Alderman just passed a symbolic resolution to ban any new schools (read charter schools) as...
How to Put Missouri on a Faster Path to Recovery
Hoping to prepare for a busy summer of reopening, several restaurants last week in St. Louis’s Central West End held...
Wednesday, May 12 – Ramesh Ponnuru: The Case for a Conservative Economic Agenda
Conservatives have traditionally favored freeing markets and shrinking government. But new political and economic trends are leading many conservatives to...
Return of the Resource Curse: The Trouble That Comes from Too Much Money
Versions of this commentary appeared in the American Spectator and the Columbia Missourian. Imagine painting yourself into a corner—as someone...
Charter Schools and Civil Society in Kansas City
After a nine-month tour of America in 1831, French political scientist Alexis de Tocqueville published Democracy in America, a volume...
Podcast: Virginia Walden Ford Discusses Her Book “School Choice: A Legacy to Keep”
On this episode of the Show-Me Institute podcast, Dr. Susan Pendergrass speaks to Virginia Walden Ford. Virginia’s struggle to bring...
Patrick Tuohey Discusses Local Issues on KCPT’s Ruckus
On November 7, Patrick Tuohey joined the panel on KCPT’s Ruckus to discuss voters overwhelmingly deciding to change the name...
The Latest Show-Me Institute Podcast
On this episode of The Show-Me Institute Podcast, Dr. Susan Pendergrass is joined by Crosby Kemper III. They discus the...
But How Will They Get to School?
A common point of resistance to school choice programs is figuring out how to make sure that each student has...
USDA Moves to Kansas City, Gets Incentives
Alex Muresianu of Reason wrote recently about the USDA moving 550 positions from the Washington, D.C. area to the Kansas...
Great News for Students and Parents . . . in Tennessee and Florida
Legislative sessions are wrapping up, and students and parents in some states have scored major wins. Lawmakers have seen beyond...
Great News for Students and Parents . . . in Tennessee and Florida
Legislative sessions are wrapping up, and students and parents in some states have scored major wins. Lawmakers have seen beyond...
