Editor’s Letter

Editor’s Letter: My 33-Year Plan   I recently observed my 33rd birthday. I say “observed” as opposed to “celebrated” because well, not to be dramatic, but a 33rd birthday just sort of happens. It’s kind of like throwing out that…

Early into March Madness, as Arkansans bathed in the afterglow of a 3 seed well-deserved and a program back on track, the simultaneous beauty and absurdity of the tournament hit home for me. The NCAA men’s basketball championship, a.k.a. March…

by Mark Carter Theodore Roosevelt is considered one of our great presidents. As in, all-time greats. His face adorns Mount Rushmore, after all. And Mount Rushmore is the Olympus of American historical achievement/pop culture. (Is there even a difference anymore?)…

When Online Editor Tyler Hale and I first saw the photos from his trip to Newport to interview Riceland board member Jennifer James, his first comment was, “That’s why we got up at 2:30 in the morning.”    Indeed, Tyler…

Irony, kismet, perhaps even divine sense of humor; I’m not sure which. But those who know me surely will recognize one of them here: my first issue as editor of Arkansas Money & Politics includes an exclusive piece about the…

I’ve learned a popular saying since I moved to Little Rock from New Orleans nearly two years ago, “Thank God for Mississippi!” The phrase isn’t intended to praise. Instead, much like “Bless your heart,” it’s another way of saying, “There…

By Caleb Talley As I began the ancient practice of putting pen to paper to draft this column, I wasn’t yet sure in which direction I should take it. I weighed the merits of each topic swirling around inside my…

“You do not examine legislation in the light of the benefits it will convey if properly administered, but in the light of the wrongs it would do and the harms it would cause if improperly administered.” – Lyndon B. Johnson…

September 2018 Issue by Managing Editor Caleb Talley     “Character is like a tree and reputation like its shadow.  The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.” – Abraham Lincoln   hen we…

July 2018 Issue by Caleb Talley In July, we celebrate our great nation’s founding. More than 240 years ago, countless men and women risked it all when they made the decision to stand up in the face of a perceived…