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As Yogi Berra, baseball’s preeminent wit and philosopher, would say, “It’s déjà vu all over again.”
Fifteen years ago, I wrote in this space about an attempt …
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By Dr. Mark W. Hendrickson
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6/8/22
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Sunday was 529 Day, a day meant to highlight the opportunities available in state 529 plans.
MOST 529 is Missouri’s 529 education plan. Named after Section 529 in the IRS tax code …
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By Scott Fitzpatrick, Missouri State Treasurer
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6/1/22
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An interesting thing happened after Russia invaded Ukraine.
Though U.S. standing in the world had taken a knock after the much-needed but chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan, there was no question …
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By Lee H. Hamilton
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4/27/22
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Congress continues to relentlessly push immigration policies that’ll make Black Americans poorer.
That’s not their stated goal, of course. But that’ll nevertheless be the …
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By T. Willard Fair
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4/20/22
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The Civil Rights Movement was America’s greatest moral crusade, the culmination of years of determined citizen activism, leading to radical changes in the 1960s. And we didn’t just settle …
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By Jonette Christian
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3/23/22
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I discuss the topic of leadership a lot in our home. It is not much of a surprise as my wife and I have multiple combat tours between us. Together, we have over 40 years of collective military …
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BY Joseph Reagan
Director of Military and Veterans Outreach for Wreaths Across America
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3/9/22
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It’s a cliché to say that everything’s connected. But we live in a world where this is clearly true. Ideas, goods, services, workers, tourists, commerce, communications, drugs, …
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By Lee H. Hamilton
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11/24/21
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What can possibly go wrong when you funnel the private data of millions of citizens into the IRS?
It’s a terrifying thought, but it’s one we may soon face as U.S. House Democrats …
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By Max Cook
President and CEO
Missouri Bankers Association
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10/20/21
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Coca-Cola, Google, Delta Airlines, Blackrock, Unilever, and Facebook.
On its face, this list may sound like a great investment portfolio. Instead, as shown in a new book by former biotech CEO …
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BY DR. RICHARD D. KOCUR
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10/6/21
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I’ve been thinking a lot recently about what it means to be an American, to have a shared stake in this country and its fortunes.
In some ways, I suppose the question is unanswerable: We are …
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BY LEE H. HAMILTON
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9/29/21
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Bill Clinton used the slogan “It’s the Economy, Stupid” in his presidential campaign against George H.W. Bush.
The idea was that a Clinton administration would deliver the …
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B R.W. HAFER
Director Center for Economics and the Environment in the Hammond Institute for Free Enterprise
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9/22/21
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A month ago, we wrote a column on COVID-19 identifying a band of mostly rural counties from eastern Montana/western North Dakota down through Missouri and Texas and across the South where …
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By Dr. Harwood D. Schaffer and Dr. Daryll E. Ray
Agricultural Policy Analysis Center
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8/25/21
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Ongoing fight for voting rights shows how the weeds of aristocracy are alive and well in AmericaAmerica just recently commemorated its birthday, Independence Day, celebrating freedom from the …
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By Janice Ellis
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8/4/21
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Maybe it’s just a professional preoccupation, but I’ve always been intrigued by why voters cast their ballots as they do. I’ve never made a formal study of it, but have talked with …
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By Lee H. Hamilton
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8/4/21
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