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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.
Daniel Greenberg
Aug 7, 20174 min read
How does tort reform affect the balance of powers and the separation of powers?
The American system is based on the idea that no one part of government exercises absolute power; instead, different parts of the...
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Daniel Greenberg
Aug 2, 20172 min read
What are punitive damages, and how does tort reform affect them?
Courts impose punitive damages when a wrongdoer has done something extraordinarily careless or intentionally harmful. The idea of...
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Marc Kilmer
Jul 27, 20172 min read
One Year Later, Still No Problems In Texas With Campus Carry
It’s been one year since “campus carry” was implemented in Texas — and its flagship university hasn’t seen a rise in gun shootouts in...
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Marc Kilmer
Jul 19, 20173 min read
How Much Is A Stomach Ache Worth?
What is the best way to deter medical mistakes? Does our legal system do enough to deter these mistakes from happening? Those are...
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Marc Kilmer
Jul 17, 20173 min read
Rutledge Rejects Ballot Title For Liberal Alternative To Tort Reform
The ballot title for a left-leaning proposal — designed to compete with a tort reform measure sent to the ballot by the legislature — was...
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Marc Kilmer
Jul 12, 20174 min read
How Arkansas Can Resist Florida’s Imperial Judiciary
Florida’s “stand your ground” law was recently watered down by a Miami court decision. Under a “stand your ground” law, someone who uses...
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Marc Kilmer
Jul 11, 20172 min read
How Will Tort Reform Affect Health Care?
Tort reform can help increase the number of health care providers in a state, which leads to better choices for patients. Texas saw this...
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Marc Kilmer
Jul 6, 20173 min read
UALR Gun-Free Exemption Shot Down
A couple weeks ago, we wrote about a school principal’s plan that would largely have gutted Act 562 on the University of Arkansas at...
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Marc Kilmer
Jul 5, 20172 min read
What is tort reform, and what can it do for Arkansas?
To understand “tort reform,” first we must know what a “tort” is. Everyone knows what a crime is: if you commit a crime, the government...
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Marc Kilmer
Jul 3, 20172 min read
On Prayers, Pears, and the Little Rock Night Club Shooting
Could prayers ever be a justifiable response to a shooting at a Little Rock nightclub that left 28 injured Saturday morning? Both U.S....
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Marc Kilmer
Jun 26, 20171 min read
Arkansas Panel Votes To Study Parents’ Rights Bill
A bill protecting parental rights in Arkansas died in the 2017 legislative session, but will be brought up again when the legislature...
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Marc Kilmer
Jun 12, 20174 min read
Judge Griffen Changes Tune On RFRA
The ongoing saga of Judge Wendell Griffen continues to get more interesting. In April, the Arkansas Supreme Court issued an order banning...
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Marc Kilmer
May 31, 20172 min read
Expert: Professors All Talk, No Walk On “Campus Carry”
Left-wing professors may not like campus carry laws — but don’t expect them to quit in protest, according to one expert. The national...
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Marc Kilmer
May 16, 20172 min read
Supreme Court: Time For Another Pay Raise!
Arkansas State Supreme Court Justices need another salary increase, according to Chief Justice Dan Kemp. Kemp today requested that...
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Marc Kilmer
Apr 19, 20172 min read
Judge Griffen: Actually, I Was Impersonating Jesus
It’s been a rough week for Pulaski County Circuit Judge Wendell Griffen. The Arkansas Supreme Court on Monday issued an order banning...
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Caleb Taylor
Mar 11, 20152 min read
Scalia: Article V Conventions Can Be Limited
One of the main fears expressed by opponents of an Article V convention is the perceived danger of a “runaway convention” — a convention...
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Caleb Taylor
Mar 10, 20153 min read
Legislators Strike Out On Pushing Back Against Federal Over-Regulation
Arkansas legislators whiffed on an opportunity to roll back burdensome federal regulations Monday. Legislators failed to pass state Rep....
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Caleb Taylor
Mar 4, 20152 min read
“Anti-Runaway Convention” Bill Clears Committee
We mentioned last week that one of the main fears expressed by opponents of an Article V convention is the perceived chance of a “runaway...
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Caleb Taylor
Feb 27, 20152 min read
Article V Bills Moving Through Legislature
Both an Article V convention proposal and a balanced budget compact proposal passed out of the House State Agencies Committee Friday...
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Caleb Taylor
Oct 15, 20142 min read
Pryor Brags About Job-Killing “Toy Safety” Bill (Plus: More McLean Monitoring)
Mark Pryor listed his work on “toy safety” in Monday’s debate as one of his biggest accomplishments during his tenure in the Senate. Of...
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Daniel Greenberg
Sep 26, 20142 min read
My Favorite Proposal to Amend the Constitution
Earlier this week, we had guest commentary from Michael Farris and Nick Dranias on Article V reform. We hear lots and lots of talk about...
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Daniel Greenberg
Sep 25, 201414 min read
Introducing “Article V 2.0”: The Compact for a Balanced Budget
After we ran our piece yesterday about Mike Farris’s appearances in Arkansas next week, it occurred to me that we ought to make it clear...
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Daniel Greenberg
Sep 24, 20141 min read
Is It Time to Trip the Article V Fire Alarm?
Article V of the Constitution provides that, “The Congress…on the application of the legislatures of two thirds of the several states,...
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Daniel Greenberg
Sep 22, 20145 min read
Last Week’s Desperate Political Attacks: A Brief Review
Now that election season has arrived, the scent of desperation in the latest attacks on Republican candidates is becoming increasingly...
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