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End-of-the-year predictions about the future have been around at least since the days of Nostradamus, but what about past predictions? There were...


As winter settles in and daylight fades early, Americans long have turned to books for comfort, curiosity and company. The good news this holiday...


Medical experiments on research dogs could be phased out soon--a change that's based as much on science as ethics. Pressure is coming from within...



One year ago, businesses--and especially their CEOs--were optimistic about the U.S. economy in 2025, expecting lower taxes and more market-friendly...




The hunch is that when historians look back at the Donald Trump era (his dominance will suggest such a labeling), they will seek to answer two...


I'm running for Arkansas Secretary of State--an office built on consistent administration, fairness, and trust. When it works well, it doesn't make...


One night before bed while I was in New York with my girls, I made the mistake of opening an email from a friend who closely watches education...


It's Christmas Eve, and I am making a Mexican pot roast. I hesitate to call it "birria" because that would suggest a height of authenticity I'm not...


The Holocaust did not begin with gas chambers. It began with the normalization of hate, conspiracy, and propaganda, and with ordinary people...


There are a lot of reasons, some deserved and some not, for Americans' distrust of their institutions. Lately I have been thinking about one of the...





I was at the Alice Walton School of Medicine (AWSOM) last summer during the first week of classes. I visited with Wesley Walls, the Little Rock...


As 2025 comes to a close, publications near and far have been compiling their year-end best-of lists. Not surprisingly, some Arkansas writers and...


Do you make new year's resolutions? Many of us do, but most of the time we don't write them down. You get winded climbing a single flight of...



The November inflation numbers are in, and they're a disappointment for Democrats. The Labor Department reported Thursday that consumer prices rose...


In my corner of the world, it feels like 2020 all over again, experiencing the push and pull between losing someone I love due to medical...


Recently Charlie Kirk's widow, Erika Kirk, traveled to Nashville to meet with Candace Owens, a podcaster who has become the premier purveyor of...




In Arkansas, we are fortunate to live in a state that believes parents should have the power to choose the learning environment that best meets...





In this episode, Rex Nelson and Skip Rutherford review events and happenings in Arkansas in 2025. Rex also talks with Skip about revitalization in...


The old year is closing chapters on some things as 2025 winds down, and the new year awaits mere days away to welcome new challenges and...


When I read the recent headlines about "gaming chairs" and "TikTok purchases" made with Education Freedom Account (EFA) funds, I was surprised. Not...


The world's first social media ban of users under age 16 is now in effect in Australia. Whatever parents' genuine concerns and understandable...


