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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.
Pearson Gets HB 1042 Exactly Wrong
It is election season, and therefore the season of curious political ads — as well as patently false advertising. Today’s special comes...
Caleb Taylor
Sep 30, 20142 min read
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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...
Daniel Greenberg
Sep 26, 20142 min read
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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,...
Daniel Greenberg
Sep 24, 20141 min read
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Misusers of Taxpayer Dollars Get Light Punishment
A new report by the Division of Legislative Audit was released today which shows a troubling trend of many elected officials and...
Caleb Taylor
Sep 10, 20142 min read
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Fayetteville Gets In On Uber-Bashing Too
It looks like Fayetteville is trying to join Little Rock on the anti-freedom bandwagon of ride-sharing prohibition. From Arkansas...
Caleb Taylor
Sep 4, 20142 min read
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Happy Labor Day
Happy Labor Day! – a day that always reminds me of Maya Angelou’s maxim, “Nothing will work unless you do.” A few weeks ago, the right...
Daniel Greenberg
Sep 1, 20142 min read
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Senator Pryor Ignores Me
As a father, I’m used to being ignored when I ask a question. My children seem to have selective hearing loss (the doctor assures me this...
Marc Kilmer
Aug 25, 20143 min read
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Sen. Pryor Stops Kids from Eating All-Terrain Vehicles
Can all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) be dangerous to children? Of course. When I was 12, my cousin and I were riding on my grandfather’s...
Marc Kilmer
Aug 21, 20143 min read
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Mark Pryor: Saving Kids from Old Books
When you think of unsafe children’s products, you probably don’t think of books. Outside of our one-year-old smacking me in the head with...
Marc Kilmer
Aug 18, 20143 min read
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Senator Pryor Helps Out Big Toy
Big businesses – or at least big toy makers – don’t have a better friend in the Senate than Mark Pryor. That may seem strange. After all,...
Marc Kilmer
Aug 15, 20143 min read
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Senator Pryor Kills A Kidd’s Dream
On February 10, 2009, new federal regulations governing lead exposure in children’s products were scheduled to go into effect. One day...
Marc Kilmer
Aug 14, 20143 min read
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CPSIA in 2008: Senator Pryor Capitalizes on a Media Frenzy
“Won’t somebody please think of the children?!” This line from The Simpsons could have been the catchphrase of Senator Mark Pryor’s 2008...
Marc Kilmer
Aug 12, 20142 min read
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Does Senator Pryor Care More About My Children Than I Do?
Senator Mark Pryor probably thinks I’m a bad parent. I just spent ten days exposing my children to products that he considers unsafe. In...
Marc Kilmer
Aug 11, 20143 min read
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Joan Adcock, Let My Uber Go!
Relatively new ridesharing companies Uber and Lyft will have to submit to burdensome, archaic taxi regulations — or not operate at all —...
Caleb Taylor
Jul 23, 20142 min read
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A Closer Look at Changing Arkansas's Regulatory Culture
I recently spoke with Peter Van Doren of the Cato Institute about how cost-benefit analysis of regulation might work. As I mentioned...
Nic Horton
Jun 18, 20142 min read
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Regulatory Rhetoric: Ross, Hutchinson Outline Plans for Reigning in Bureaucracy
Late last week, gubernatorial candidate and former Congressman Mike Ross released his 46-page — yes, I said 46-page — “jobs plan.” The...
Nic Horton
Jun 17, 20144 min read
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Ben Burris Bites Back
Photo courtesy of Institute for Justice. Our readers will probably remember Arkansas orthodontist Benjamin Burris. He’s been the subject...
Nic Horton
May 28, 20143 min read
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Ukrainian Protests Through An Arkansas Lens
The following is a letter from overseas written by a friend of The Arkansas Project/the Advance Arkansas Institute, Brian Mefford: Let me...
Daniel Greenberg
Mar 1, 20144 min read
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Term Limits Set To Take Center Stage In Upcoming Elections
If you’re an Arkansas voter, you will be asked in 2014 to vote up or down on a proposed constitutional amendment that would extend term...
Nic Horton
Nov 20, 20133 min read
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State Dental Board Hasn't Heard The Last Of Ben Burris
You may recall our earlier story about orthodontist Ben Burris, who created a regulatory crisis by offering low-cost dental cleanings to...
Daniel Greenberg
Nov 19, 20132 min read
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Matt Campbell Knows Better
Earlier this week, I spoke on tort reform to the State Agencies committee of the Arkansas General Assembly; yesterday, I noticed an...
Daniel Greenberg
Oct 11, 20134 min read
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The Inquisition of Benjamin Burris
in·qui·si·tion (inkwiˈziSHən), a period of prolonged and intensive questioning or investigation. On Friday, September 13, 2013, Dr....
Daniel Greenberg
Sep 13, 20134 min read
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Overregulation Is Hindering Charity in Conway
Advocates of big government often justify this desire on a theory that big government will “help the poor.” Unfortunately, government is...
Nic Horton
Aug 26, 20133 min read
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City Proposes Ban on Door-Knocking
The city government of Searcy, where I currently have the pleasure to live, often makes choices that are highly unusual. Very few...
Nic Horton
Jun 6, 20135 min read
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