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Stanley Kubrick’s “Barry Lyndon” (1975) is a meditation — an elegy told in slow, flickering motion, drifting across the screen like smoke from a...
Filing fees for political offices across the country typically are set by statute and collected by state government. In Arkansas, however,...
There's a lot to celebrate this Independence Day, as we mark the 249th anniversary of our national divorce from Great Britain and the abuses of...
I have dedicated my life to service of my country, Arkansas, and our veterans. I always strive to ensure that our eligible active, reserve,...
Every word matters in critical legal documents, and no language is more pored over and parsed for meaning than that used in our U.S. Constitution....
Rewrote Constitution In the Dred Scott decision (1857), the Supreme Court declared that a "free negro of the African race ... is not a 'citizen.'"...
Editor's note: This letter was originally published 15 years ago today. First, be appreciative Jimmy Carter once ended a speech by saying "I just...
Bruce Springsteen has always been a haunted man. Haunted by his father’s silence and the black dog of depression. Haunted by his country’s sins and...
In recent years, Arkansas has taken bold steps to improve literacy through the R.I.S.E. (Reading Initiative for Student Excellence) Arkansas...
Democrat-Gazette online I was on Facebook earlier this week and came across a friend with whom I have all but lost touch. We met in college at UCA...
Ensuring the safety and security of American citizens is generally associated with foreign policy and counterterrorism efforts, but the reality is...
This is the time of year I always think about patriotism--I mean what it actually means, rather than what some have decided, for their own reasons,...
One year from now, the nation will mark the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. I fear it could be a shame, even possibly a sham....
Here's why I think the Supreme Court might be on to something in its decision allowing a group of Muslim and Christian parents to opt their young...
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.--Following trips to different countries over many years, I have longed to return home and hear these words from an...
An interesting question has emerged after socialist Zohran Mamdani's primary triumph in the race for New York City mayor. Is the primary electorate...
Now that the 12-Day War has been ended by the Trump Truce (with some salty language from the president), the ultimate goal must continue: To...
I started my journalism career in 1990 at the Trumann Democrat (now the Poinsett County Democrat Tribune). I was 20 years old, a radio/TV student...
It's easier to make the case that President Donald Trump has earned consideration for the Nobel Peace Prize than it will be to convince those who...
Has there ever been a more despicable regime than the mislabeled Islamic Republic of Iran, in the sense of one governed by an uglier creed and more...
As surprising as it may be, it turns out Congress is actually doing some work, not just ceding all decision-making to the executive branch. On...