Three years have passed since the attack by Palestinian terrorists in Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, directed at civilians in their homes and attendees at a concert. Among those murdered was Holocaust survivor Moshe Ridler, 91.

The National Association of Christian Lawmakers, founded by former state Sen. Jason Rapert of Arkansas, hosted "October 7th: Remember, Pray, Stand with Israel" at the Arkansas State Capitol this week. The gathering honored and remembered the victims of the Oct. 7 attacks, offered prayer for Israel, and recognized the enduring friendship between Arkansas and Israel. The U.S. ambassador to Israel, Arkansas' former governor Mike Huckabee, was present, along with other notables.

Last week, Huckabee responded to the inanity of another man with Arkansas ties. You might recall that former Fox News host Tucker Carlson worked for this paper early in his career. Not every seed produces a bloom.

In 2024, Carlson hosted Darryl Cooper, whom he introduced as "the best and most honest popular historian in the United States." Cooper called Winston Churchill "the chief villain of the Second World War," and Carlson later called that "a defensible position."

Last October, Carlson spent two hours with Nick Fuentes, a white nationalist and Holocaust denier. "I have wanted to meet you," Carlson told him. Fuentes said the big challenge to uniting the country is "organized Jewry in America," and Carlson barely pushed back. Carlson saved his scorn for Christian Zionists, whom he said had been "seized by this brain virus" and whom he dislikes "more than anybody." He named Huckabee as one of them.

On Oct. 2, Carlson released an interview with Jacob Rees-Mogg, a former British cabinet minister. Carlson said, "I never understood why fight the Second World War in the first place." He insisted that Britain "destroyed their empire and their country fighting this war that they still pretend was a good idea, but it wasn't."

When Rees-Mogg called the war "the classic good versus evil," Carlson asked, "Has the UK........

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