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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.
Marc Kilmer
Apr 26, 20183 min read
Rose Mimms: A Source of Continued Confusion on Tort Reform
The effort to attack tort reform on “right-to-life” grounds continues. The latest example is an op-ed in Townhall by Rose Mimms, the...
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Marc Kilmer
Apr 18, 20182 min read
Therapy Dog Case Shows Need for Tort Reform
Taking sex offenders off the streets really ought to be squarely in the realm of public policy discussion in Arkansas. There is certainly...
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Marc Kilmer
Mar 14, 20183 min read
Checking and Balancing the Judiciary
How should checks-and-balances – the heart of our governmental system – be applied to the judiciary? This question is at play in the...
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Marc Kilmer
Mar 13, 20184 min read
Who Makes the Rules?
The system of checks and balances is fundamental to our system. There are three branches of government – legislative, executive, and...
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Marc Kilmer
Mar 8, 20183 min read
By All Means, Let’s Talk about “Loser Pays”
When are judicial actions really public policy decisions? Who should set the rules in these areas – judges or legislators? These are some...
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Marc Kilmer
Mar 7, 20184 min read
Tort Reform and the “Value of Human Life”
You hear a lot of platitudes in politics – sayings that sound nice but are really meaningless. One that pops up a lot in the debate over...
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Marc Kilmer
Jan 4, 20182 min read
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...
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Marc Kilmer
Nov 30, 20173 min read
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...
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Marc Kilmer
Nov 13, 20175 min read
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...
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Marc Kilmer
Nov 9, 20173 min read
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...
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Marc Kilmer
Nov 8, 20175 min read
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...
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Marc Kilmer
Nov 6, 20173 min read
Conduit for Action Is Throwing Stones From Inside Its Glass House
Criticizing elected officials is part of the job for think tanks, journalists, and public policy organizations. It is fair to criticize...
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Caleb Taylor
Oct 25, 20173 min read
Anti-Tort Reform Spokesman Walks Back His “Angry” Rights Rhetoric
The 2018 election is over a year away, but the misinformation about tort reform has already begun in earnest. For just one example of the...
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Marc Kilmer
Oct 24, 20174 min read
Real Estate Suit Shows Need for Tort Reform
Is a real estate company responsible for the murder of agent Beverly Carter? That’s the question raised in a suit filed by Carter’s...
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Caleb Taylor
Oct 5, 20172 min read
GIF Declared Unconstitutional By Supreme Court
The Arkansas Supreme Court ruled today that the state’s General Improvement Fund (GIF) program is unconstitutional. The program was the...
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Caleb Taylor
Sep 23, 20173 min read
Brown vs. Greenberg On Tort Reform
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette published dueling op-eds earlier this week discussing Arkansas’s pending tort reform amendment and its...
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Caleb Taylor
Sep 18, 20173 min read
Facts vs. Feelings In Tort Reform Debate
The Arkansas Tea Party Alliance held their annual meeting in Little Rock over the weekend. Attendees got to see a debate on tort reform...
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Caleb Taylor
Sep 11, 20172 min read
U.S. House Passes IRS Civil Forfeiture Reform
The U.S. House last week unanimously passed legislation restricting the Internal Revenue Service’s ability to confiscate cash from...
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Caleb Taylor
Sep 7, 20172 min read
Ark. Supreme Court Considers GIF Lawsuit
Justices on the Arkansas Supreme Court heard oral arguments today in Mike Wilson’s lawsuit — the one that challenges the...
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Caleb Taylor
Sep 5, 20172 min read
Jonesboro Police: We’ll Take Your Guns Now
The Jonesboro Police Department (JPD) announced last week that they’ll be holding three “gun take back” events later this month....
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Caleb Taylor
Aug 29, 20172 min read
Sen. Garner On Tort Reform And Toyota
What can Arkansas do to attract large economic development projects? According to State Sen. Trent Garner, Arkansas would be well-served...
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Caleb Taylor
Aug 24, 20174 min read
How the Contracts Clash Between the Governor and the Legislature Illustrates the Separation of Power
Gov. Asa Hutchinson is moving forward with a technology contract between the Department of Human Services and Deloitte Consulting despite...
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Daniel Greenberg
Aug 18, 20173 min read
How does tort reform affect attorney fees?
The proposed tort reform amendment – SJR 8 – would regulate attorneys’ contingency fees. A contingency fee contract typically pays the...
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Caleb Taylor
Aug 7, 20172 min read
State Supreme Court Decision Shows Need To Protect the Separation Of Powers
The Arkansas Supreme Court rejected a proposal last week that would have given it even greater power to overrule constitutional...
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