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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
Aug 29, 20183 min read
Fighting for the First Amendment in Arkansas
It’s campaign season. That means people are going to be saying negative things about candidates running for office. To those running,...
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Robert Steinbuch
Jul 27, 20182 min read
What You Need to Know About the New Ninth Circuit Open Carry Decision
Attorney General Leslie Rutledge recently reiterated her view that the Second Amendment requires a state to afford its citizens either...
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Marc Kilmer
Jul 26, 20183 min read
The Importance of Donor Privacy
Can the government force a private organization to reveal its donors? Sixty years ago, the Supreme Court ruled in NAACP v Alabama that it...
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Marc Kilmer
Jun 27, 20183 min read
Supreme Court Strikes a Blow for Free Speech
In an eagerly awaited decision, the Supreme Court ruled in Janus v AFSCME that government workers who are not members of a union could no...
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Marc Kilmer
May 16, 20186 min read
Courtney Goodson’s Attack on Due Process and the First Amendment
Everybody in Arkansas who pays attention to elections knows that state Supreme Court Justice Courtney Goodson’s public profile is not...
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Marc Kilmer
Apr 17, 20183 min read
Arizona Protecting Nonprofit Donors
There is a move afoot to stifle political speech. Some people want to see mandatory government reporting for nonprofits that talk about...
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Marc Kilmer
Apr 2, 20183 min read
Arkansas Ranks Low in Political Giving Freedom
If you want to influence public policy, you can do a lot of things – you can write letters, publish op-eds, talk to your friends, or...
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Marc Kilmer
Feb 26, 20183 min read
Utah Set to Legalize Free Range Kids
“Free Range” parenting is likely to be legal soon in Utah. It’s time for Arkansas to follow suit. What is “free range” parenting? It’s...
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Marc Kilmer
Feb 20, 20183 min read
“Fighting Words” and SJR8
Since podcasts seem to be in vogue nowadays, I imagine that there are a few TAP readers who listen to them. If you are a podcast...
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Marc Kilmer
Jan 24, 20182 min read
Civil Rights Fight Shows Need for Donor Privacy
Should the government mandate that nonprofit organizations reveal their supporters? That is what some legislators (such as Rep. Clarke...
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Marc Kilmer
Jan 14, 20183 min read
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”
Today is a day set aside to commemorate the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. While Dr. King is often remembered as a powerful...
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Marc Kilmer
Jan 8, 20182 min read
Open Carry is Legal: Governor Hutchinson
Governor Asa Hutchinson just said something that some people find controversial – he acknowledged that a four-year-old law means what it...
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Marc Kilmer
Nov 27, 20174 min read
Quashing Speech at the University of Arkansas?
Here at the Arkansas Project, we continue to have concerns about the direction of the University of Arkansas. We see what looks like an...
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Marc Kilmer
Apr 24, 20171 min read
Another State Beats Arkansas To the Forfeiture Reform Punch
Iowa just became the latest state to reform its civil asset forfeiture laws. The Iowa legislature recently passed a law that requires a...
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Marc Kilmer
Apr 17, 20152 min read
Boozman Fights for Your Ammo
The federal government may be coming for your ammunition. But if Senator John Boozman has his way, they won’t get it. Earlier this year,...
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Caleb Taylor
Apr 1, 20152 min read
Governor Changes Tune On Religious Freedom Bill
As you’ve probably heard by now, Gov. Asa Hutchinson, announced earlier today that he wouldn’t sign State Rep. Bob Ballinger’s “Religious...
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Caleb Taylor
Mar 2, 20152 min read
House Ignores Emotional, Anti-Gun Rhetoric And Passes “Campus Carry”
State Rep. Charlie Collins’s “Campus Carry” bill easily passed out of the state House Monday afternoon. Arkansans are now one step...
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Caleb Taylor
Feb 26, 20152 min read
“Campus Carry” Passes Committee Despite Anti-Gun Fear-Mongering
Rep. Charlie Collins’s “Campus Carry” bill made it one step closer to becoming law today. The bill picked up enough votes to pass out of...
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Caleb Taylor
Feb 10, 20152 min read
School Shooting Survivor: Allow Concealed Carry In Schools
Contrary to the claims of concealed-carry opponents, allowing concealed carry on campus among faculty and staff actually does make us...
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Caleb Taylor
Feb 6, 20152 min read
UALR Chancellor Ignorant of UALR’s “Glance and Nod” Policies
As you’ve probably already heard, State Rep. Charlie Collins’s “Campus Carry” bill was narrowly defeated yesterday in the House Education...
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Caleb Taylor
Feb 3, 20152 min read
Charlie Collins: Our Constitutional Rights Even Apply on Public Property
Those who want to protect our Second Amendment rights should take a look at state Rep. Charlie Collins’s HB 1077, which would make...
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Caleb Taylor
Nov 3, 20142 min read
Silly Season Round-Up
We wrote last week about a misleading ad from Pat Hays regarding his newfound love for the National Rifle Association and gun rights. It...
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Caleb Taylor
Oct 27, 20143 min read
NRA “Proud Member” Pat Hays Didn’t Fill Out NRA Survey
Pat Hays, the Democrat running against Republican French Hill for Arkansas’s 2nd District congressional seat, released an ad over the...
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Nic Horton
Sep 11, 20132 min read
Board Says Teachers Can Keep Guns, For Now
Here’s an update on a story we’ve been following for a while: the Arkansas Board of Private Investigators and Private Security Agencies...
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