Joseph Haslag, Author at The American Spectator

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Joseph Haslag is chief economist at the Show-Me Institute, which promotes market solutions for Missouri public policy.

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Show-Me State Blues

by Joseph Haslag | Jun 20, 2012

Consider two teams on divergent paths — the Missouri Tigers and the Missouri Widgets. Clearly, the football Tigers are on the rise — coming off seven consecutive winning seasons. This fall, they will join the “best football conference on the…