Dan Schaefer for Missouri

Conservative lawmakers want to gut the public school system, strip it for parts, and hand it over to private interests. Meanwhile, the U.S. is falling behind the rest of the world in academic performance.

When some lawmakers stop winning public support, they stop trying to earn it. Instead, they use their power to force their views on the rest of us.

The Show-Me Institute claims to champion the cause of liberty. But the only thing they seek to liberate is your money from your wallet.