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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.
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...
Marc Kilmer
Jan 8, 20182 min read
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Take a Visit to Some Judicial Hellholes
Our friends over at the American Tort Reform Association (ATRA) know how to grab your attention. Since 2002 they have been putting out a...
Marc Kilmer
Jan 4, 20182 min read
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The New AAI App is Out
Want to know where your legislators stand on curbing government? How they voted on individual freedom? Or what their legislative record...
Marc Kilmer
Jan 3, 20181 min read
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Cotton Helps Kill the Individual Mandate
The mandate that you must buy health insurance or face a hefty penalty is dead. Whether you think this is a good idea or a bad idea, you...
Marc Kilmer
Jan 2, 20182 min read
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Advantage: Steinbuch
President Trump just took a little-noticed action that is drawing praise from across the political spectrum. By using his clemency power...
Marc Kilmer
Dec 28, 20172 min read
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The Perils of Mixing Forestry with Politics
Rep. Bruce Westerman’s forestry bill is facing some opposition in the Senate. As we’ve reported previously on TAP, the House of...
Britney Logan
Dec 21, 20173 min read
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Interest Rate Cap Hurting Arkansans
Capping interest rates is supposed to help consumers — in theory, at least. In reality, however, imposing caps on how much interest...
Marc Kilmer
Dec 20, 20173 min read
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Targeted Subsidies Don’t Help the Economy
Politicians love to hand out money to businesses, don’t they? These business subsidies allow elected officials to put out nice press...
Marc Kilmer
Dec 19, 20173 min read
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Arkansas Senators Support Tax Reform
At 2 a.m. on the morning of Saturday, December 2, Arkansas Senators Tom Cotton and John Boozman joined all but one of their Republican...
Marc Kilmer
Dec 14, 20173 min read
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Learning from Other States on Tax Reform
What type of tax code should Arkansas have? That is the question facing members of the state’s Tax Relief and Reform Task Force....
Marc Kilmer
Dec 12, 20172 min read
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Forest Fires or Resilient Forests?
That is what Fran Alexander is recommending in a recent op-ed in the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. She attacks Rep. Bruce...
Marc Kilmer
Dec 11, 20173 min read
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Fighting Mobile Home Ban a Good First Step
It seems that some people just don’t like mobile homes. That must be the explanation as to why politicians in McCrory decided to ban any...
Marc Kilmer
Dec 5, 20173 min read
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The “Separation of Powers” Canard
While researching tort reform issues, I came across an editorial in the Texarkana Gazette discussing the issue. It does not delve into...
Marc Kilmer
Nov 30, 20173 min read
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Cotton Has a Plan for Rogue Federal Employees
Senator Tom Cotton is offering some advice to President Trump in dealing with the dispute over who heads the Consumer Financial...
Marc Kilmer
Nov 29, 20173 min read
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Arkansas Earns Recognition for Burdening Workers
Arkansas is Number 3 – but that’s nothing to celebrate. Arkansas recently showed up near the top of a list of states with the highest...
Marc Kilmer
Nov 28, 20172 min read
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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...
Marc Kilmer
Nov 27, 20174 min read
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Time to Give Thanks
On Thanksgiving Day, many of us gather with family and friends to eat and enjoy time together. Politics may come up around the dinner...
Marc Kilmer
Nov 23, 20172 min read
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Tax Cut Legislation Advances in D.C.
The House of Representatives passed a major tax overhaul last week. All four members of the Arkansas House delegation voted in favor of a...
Marc Kilmer
Nov 20, 20172 min read
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Liquor Stores Fighting Wine Freedom
Should you be able to buy a wider selection of wine at the grocery store? Legislators say you should, which is why they passed (and the...
Marc Kilmer
Nov 16, 20173 min read
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Tax Bill May Repeal Obamacare Mandate
Senator Tom Cotton is a long-time foe of Obamacare’s mandate — the mandate that requires everyone to purchase health insurance (also...
Marc Kilmer
Nov 15, 20172 min read
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Boozman and Cotton Helping Consumers
With one Senate vote, some want to make it appear that Senators Tom Cotton and John Boozman “wrecked consumer protection for bank and...
Marc Kilmer
Nov 14, 20173 min read
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In Which Conduit for Action’s Hackery Is Revealed
Through a series of blog posts last week, I believe I have shown that Conduit for Action has a long history of giving lip service to tort...
Marc Kilmer
Nov 13, 20175 min read
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Conduit for Action Continues to Hide the Ball on Tort Reform
When you say you support tort reform in principle, but you fail to support a practical proposal to enact that reform, are you really a...
Marc Kilmer
Nov 9, 20173 min read
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Conduit for Action’s Fake Tort Reform
This week I’ve been writing about Conduit for Action’s continued attacks on tort reform. This odd phenomenon is especially notable for...
Marc Kilmer
Nov 8, 20175 min read
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