Fighting for the First Amendment in Arkansas
It’s campaign season. That means people are going to be saying negative things about candidates running for office. To those running,...
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The Arkansas Project was launched in 2008 as a source for incisive commentary and reporting on Arkansas government, politics, media and more. In 2011, The Arkansas Project became an affiliate of the Advance Arkansas Institute. The Arkansas Project supplied daily commentary until 2019, but is now largely inactive.
David Kinkade was the chief writer and the editor of The Arkansas Project until 2011. After the site became affiliated with the Advance Arkansas Institute, Dan Greenberg was editor of The Arkansas Project until it became inactive in 2019. During that eight-year period, the writers for the site included Nic Horton, Marc Kilmer, and Caleb Taylor.
Robert Steinbuch
- Jul 27, 2018
- 2 min
What You Need to Know About the New Ninth Circuit Open Carry Decision
Attorney General Leslie Rutledge recently reiterated her view that the Second Amendment requires a state to afford its citizens either...
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Marc Kilmer
- Jul 26, 2018
- 3 min
The Importance of Donor Privacy
Can the government force a private organization to reveal its donors? Sixty years ago, the Supreme Court ruled in NAACP v Alabama that it...
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Marc Kilmer
- Jun 27, 2018
- 3 min
Supreme Court Strikes a Blow for Free Speech
In an eagerly awaited decision, the Supreme Court ruled in Janus v AFSCME that government workers who are not members of a union could no...
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Marc Kilmer
- May 16, 2018
- 6 min
Courtney Goodson’s Attack on Due Process and the First Amendment
Everybody in Arkansas who pays attention to elections knows that state Supreme Court Justice Courtney Goodson’s public profile is not...
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Marc Kilmer
- Apr 17, 2018
- 3 min
Arizona Protecting Nonprofit Donors
There is a move afoot to stifle political speech. Some people want to see mandatory government reporting for nonprofits that talk about...
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Marc Kilmer
- Apr 3, 2018
- 3 min
Arkansas Ranks Low in Political Giving Freedom
If you want to influence public policy, you can do a lot of things – you can write letters, publish op-eds, talk to your friends, or...
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Marc Kilmer
- Feb 26, 2018
- 3 min
Utah Set to Legalize Free Range Kids
“Free Range” parenting is likely to be legal soon in Utah. It’s time for Arkansas to follow suit. What is “free range” parenting? It’s...
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Marc Kilmer
- Feb 20, 2018
- 3 min
“Fighting Words” and SJR8
Since podcasts seem to be in vogue nowadays, I imagine that there are a few TAP readers who listen to them. If you are a podcast...
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Marc Kilmer
- Jan 24, 2018
- 2 min
Civil Rights Fight Shows Need for Donor Privacy
Should the government mandate that nonprofit organizations reveal their supporters? That is what some legislators (such as Rep. Clarke...
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Marc Kilmer
- Jan 15, 2018
- 3 min
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”
Today is a day set aside to commemorate the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. While Dr. King is often remembered as a powerful...
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Marc Kilmer
- Jan 8, 2018
- 2 min
Open Carry is Legal: Governor Hutchinson
Governor Asa Hutchinson just said something that some people find controversial – he acknowledged that a four-year-old law means what it...
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Marc Kilmer
- Nov 27, 2017
- 4 min
Quashing Speech at the University of Arkansas?
Here at the Arkansas Project, we continue to have concerns about the direction of the University of Arkansas. We see what looks like an...
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Marc Kilmer
- Apr 24, 2017
- 1 min
Another State Beats Arkansas To the Forfeiture Reform Punch
Iowa just became the latest state to reform its civil asset forfeiture laws. The Iowa legislature recently passed a law that requires a...
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Marc Kilmer
- Apr 17, 2015
- 2 min
Boozman Fights for Your Ammo
The federal government may be coming for your ammunition. But if Senator John Boozman has his way, they won’t get it. Earlier this year,...
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Caleb Taylor
- Apr 1, 2015
- 2 min
Governor Changes Tune On Religious Freedom Bill
As you’ve probably heard by now, Gov. Asa Hutchinson, announced earlier today that he wouldn’t sign State Rep. Bob Ballinger’s “Religious...
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Caleb Taylor
- Mar 2, 2015
- 2 min
House Ignores Emotional, Anti-Gun Rhetoric And Passes “Campus Carry”
State Rep. Charlie Collins’s “Campus Carry” bill easily passed out of the state House Monday afternoon. Arkansans are now one step...
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Caleb Taylor
- Feb 26, 2015
- 2 min
“Campus Carry” Passes Committee Despite Anti-Gun Fear-Mongering
Rep. Charlie Collins’s “Campus Carry” bill made it one step closer to becoming law today. The bill picked up enough votes to pass out of...
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Caleb Taylor
- Feb 10, 2015
- 2 min
School Shooting Survivor: Allow Concealed Carry In Schools
Contrary to the claims of concealed-carry opponents, allowing concealed carry on campus among faculty and staff actually does make us...
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Caleb Taylor
- Feb 6, 2015
- 2 min
UALR Chancellor Ignorant of UALR’s “Glance and Nod” Policies
As you’ve probably already heard, State Rep. Charlie Collins’s “Campus Carry” bill was narrowly defeated yesterday in the House Education...
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Caleb Taylor
- Feb 3, 2015
- 2 min
Charlie Collins: Our Constitutional Rights Even Apply on Public Property
Those who want to protect our Second Amendment rights should take a look at state Rep. Charlie Collins’s HB 1077, which would make...
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Caleb Taylor
- Nov 3, 2014
- 2 min
Silly Season Round-Up
We wrote last week about a misleading ad from Pat Hays regarding his newfound love for the National Rifle Association and gun rights. It...
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Caleb Taylor
- Oct 27, 2014
- 3 min
NRA “Proud Member” Pat Hays Didn’t Fill Out NRA Survey
Pat Hays, the Democrat running against Republican French Hill for Arkansas’s 2nd District congressional seat, released an ad over the...
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Nic Horton
- Sep 11, 2013
- 2 min
Board Says Teachers Can Keep Guns, For Now
Here’s an update on a story we’ve been following for a while: the Arkansas Board of Private Investigators and Private Security Agencies...
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