Author: Bob Weeks
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Economic development in Wichita, steps one and two
Critics of the economic development policies in use by the City of Wichita are often portrayed as not being able to see and appreciate the good things these policies are producing, even though they are unfolding right before our very eyes. The difference is that some look beyond the immediate — what is seen –…
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Viewing the seen and unseen
The art of economics consists in looking not merely at the immediate but at the longer effects of any act or policy; it consists in tracing the consequences of that policy not merely for one group but for all groups.
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Open Records in Kansas
Kansas has a weak open records law. Wichita doesn’t want to follow the law, as weak as it is.
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Wichita Chamber of Commerce: Why these panelists?
The experts selected by the Wichita Chamber of Commerce as panelists on economic development tells us a lot about why the Wichita economy has suffered.
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Economic freedom, the key to improving lives
Economic freedom leads to better lives for people as measured in a variety of ways. This is true for everyone, especially for poor people.
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Our Kansas grassroots teachers union
Letters to the editor in your hometown newspaper may have the air of being written by a concerned parent of Kansas schoolchildren, but they might not be what they seem.
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Coming to Wichita for business
Before long, Wichita will probably start charging visitors a tourism fee to stay in a hotel.
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Voice for Liberty Radio: Mike Pompeo
In this episode of Voice for Liberty Radio: U.S. Representative Mike Pompeo of Kansas spoke at a meeting of the Wichita Pachyderm Club
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Voice for Liberty Radio: State of the Republican Party
In this episode of Voice for Liberty Radio: Last fall Bud Norman spoke to a meeting of the Wichita Pachyderm Club.