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I've always had a simple view on economic development: If your community isn't growing, it's shrinking. The cost of paving roads, mowing parks and...
Context matters.
By now it is clear to most of America and much of the world that America and what it stands for have changed. The dominant face of that change is...
I don't make election predictions or endorse candidates. People make a living doing the former, some combing through data and explaining afterward why...
Political analysts and professional oddsmakers--the latter more credible--forecast a strong likelihood that, in two days, the Democrats will take over...
From time to time, friends have told me, "I can't read your political stuff anymore." It's no surprise that those who sound off are always...
As a child of the Cold War now clinging to middle age with nostalgia and white knuckles, I'm at a point where memories are unlocked by the oddest...
When my wife Vertis and I finished college, we traveled extensively for the next 10 years. Working for Exxon out of Benghazi, Libya, a lot of our...
Those who know me will tell you that I'm normally cheerful and optimistic. But I've spent almost a decade watching MAGA forces destroy the things I...
Everyone loves a David and Goliath story: Someone takes on the giant when everyone else is too afraid to try.
What's become of earth-sheltered housing?
I am sitting at my mother's house trying to write this while she deals with a suspect package she received. At 79, she is perhaps more susceptible to...
Once in a blue moon, someone new bursts onto the scene--challenging old assumptions and offering a new vision of what is possible.
IT'S A ZINEAPALOOZA! A fresh batch of zines will crop up Saturday, Nov. 7, at Dunbar Garden in Little Rock. Paper Cuts, a free festival celebrating...
True crime draws an audience. Friends and families carry the stories long after the episodes end.
Ditka was a bona fide football hero.
Tonight's a big night in Fayetteville. The Razorbacks host the Mizzou Tigers at Donald W. Reynolds/Community American/Walmart/Tyson Stadium at Broyles...
Mike Poe goes to court because he promised himself he would.
The revolution continues to build across America. Voters are tired of high prices for groceries, fuel and other items. They're disgusted with what...
At 2:30 a.m. on Oct. 22, I received a call from one of my best friends, Dr. Alamin Kacho, a Sudanese citizen and a physician, who was not only...
Donald Trump could be in the White House for as long as another 26 interminable months, which is beyond depressing. But Democrats are mobilizing to...
Dear Mr. Find-It-All: I was trapped at a traffic light at Cantrell Road and Taylor Loop one afternoon, a great time to be in that area. I did what I...
In this week’s episode, Rex Nelson talks with Suzanne Peyton, executive director of Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport, about upcoming...
Halloween is almost upon us and once again I will be wearing a costume I did not select and would not have chosen in a million years. If you detect...
As you read this, Regnat Populus is underway. Early voting in Arkansas began on Oct. 19, and the last day to vote is Tuesday, Election Day.
There is something special about watching a skilled craftsman at work. Whether it's a welder joining two pieces of steel, a mechanic keeping equipment...
Even Halloween candy isn't immune to the affordability crisis, making one of America's little luxuries a little more painful ahead of this holiday...
Sally Wilson knows how a city's records get made. She was mayor of Osceola, in Mississippi County, until the end of 2022.
Trump, Putin too cozy for good of the nation
One of the things they say about golf is that it is a lifetime sport. This is held out as an inducement for others to "grow the game," i.e., recruit...
There is a compliment people pay certain horror movies that amounts to an insult to most others.
Watch out for children west of Hogs' stadium
I am honored to have gotten the attention of my congressman, Republican French Hill. I am inspired to continue our public dialogue.
The University of Arkansas has built tremendous momentum over the past several years, setting records in areas such as enrollment, number of degrees...
Democrats are in a tizzy over a Trump administration lawsuit, claiming the legal action provides evidence that the White House will deny the results...
Americans are seeing chaos and rioting on the streets of Paris. We are not immune to that happening on streets across America.
Somewhere between here and Nashville, Tenn., where my daughters Adelaide and Stella and I went to see Smashing Pumpkins last week, my car started...
NPR took a nationwide look Sunday morning on "Weekend Edition" at what it called the surprising political competition in Arkansas for the midterms.
I'm having lunch in downtown Little Rock with two advocates for Issue 3. They present me with case studies that really drive home the need for this...
For many businesses, being a good corporate citizen has long meant investing in the areas where employees live and work. Companies sponsor events,...
I haven't seen a news story about a political poll in recent years that wasn't heckled for its sample size, crosstabs or bias. The identity of the...
Elections are supposed to be about ideas. But that's not politics today, where ridiculous ads and social media soundbites stand in for actual debate.
The first thing to say about Tuesday's election in Israel is the one that tends to be mentioned the least: The country had one. Competitive, lawful,...
There are mornings when making the bed seems an absurdly inadequate response to what has happened to us.
I cannot begin to tell you how relieved I am that I do not have to eat my conciliatory words in a recently recorded appearance on an Arkansas TV...
I want to tell you about Ann Hornaday, who died Oct. 18 at 66.
I have a few things to say in response to John Brummett's latest hit job, "French Hill's Irony." In addition to doing nothing to fact-check my...
New books by Jay McInerney, Mary Jo Salter and Jordan Tannahill consider the consolations of growing older, the persistence of memory and the things...
When I taught courses on American and comparative politics, I spent a fair amount of time on the concept of "political efficacy," a fancy political...
A lot of people don't think about the U.S. Census. Even in the year that the decennial census is happening, many people don't pay attention until they...
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