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Robert Steinbuch

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Conquerers or the conquered?

Conquerers or the conquered?

A recent letter writer wrote that he usually reads my column "with admiration and amusement." Huzzah--he's the one! But my recent piece on Gaza left...

23.10.2026 20

Arkansas Online

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ROBERT STEINBUCH: Mind the gap

ROBERT STEINBUCH: Mind the gap

Tennessee tried to execute Christa Pike on Sept. 30. It didn't work.

16.10.2026 40

Arkansas Online

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Just asking

Three years have passed since the attack by Palestinian terrorists in Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, directed at civilians in their homes and attendees at a...

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Into the Lyon’s mouth

In September I delivered the Constitution Day address at Lyon College in Batesville. The invitation came from a professor who sits to my left, as do...

02.10.2026 30

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Opposing approaches

Last month, I first wrote about two former first ladies' call to restore their preferred programming lineup to Arkansas TV after raising a large...

25.09.2026 30

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The book of Nate

Job lost his animals, servants, and 10 children in a single afternoon. And then came the boils. Oh, the boils. He had done nothing to deserve it. That...

18.09.2026 40

Arkansas Online

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ROBERT STEINBUCH: Shut your mouth

Recently I wrote about a guest column from former first ladies who asked Arkansas public television to move "PBS NewsHour" back to 6 p.m. (from 10...

11.09.2026 30

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Costs of being a good citizen

As you recall, I've been covering the ignominious activities of White Hall's mayor, police chief, and city attorney regarding 78-year-old Larry...

04.09.2026 30

Arkansas Online

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ROBERT STEINBUCH: Wind your neck in

Recently I wrote about a guest column from two former Arkansas first ladies who bemoaned that Arkansas public television moved one show's time slot...

28.08.2026 30

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Score should be 3 out of 3

I have often chronicled here government officials behaving badly. On fewer occasions, I get to report when they do good. This is such an occurrence,...

21.08.2026 60

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ROBERT STEINBUCH: The Odd Couple

Last Sunday, Barbara Pryor and Gay White, first ladies of Arkansas from 1975-1979 and from 1981-1983, respectively, in a guest column here asked...

14.08.2026 50

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ROBERT STEINBUCH: Books aren’t being banned

Three years ago, state Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Jonesboro) sponsored Act 372 of 2023--the Library Law--which:

07.08.2026 50

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Arrested for asking

Larry Rushing, 78, worked as a research scientist for the FDA for 30 years; published nearly 40 impenetrably titled academic articles such as...

31.07.2026 40

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ROBERT STEINBUCH: A hit and miss

Recently, federal trial judge Lee Rudofsky issued two opinions addressing the two categories of claims that Bryan Malinowski's estate and heirs...

24.07.2026 40

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ROBERT STEINBUCH: DEI again (sigh)

I received a lot of positive feedback about my vigilance in recently covering--again--progressive resistance to quashing the blatant discrimination of...

17.07.2026 60

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ROBERT STEINBUCH: No safe haven for the vigilant

Because I operate as both a practicing attorney and a journalist, I refrain from writing in this column about my active cases in that constitutionally...

03.07.2026 60

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Reality check

Raouf Halaby's recent letter to the editor attributes civilian deaths in Gaza to Jewish financial control of U.S. politicians. Wow. This antisemitic...

26.06.2026 60

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The fallacy of transparency

The Aaron Spencer case drew public attention from the moment it began. The Lonoke County father of a sexually abused 13-year-old girl was arrested and...

19.06.2026 50

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ROBERT STEINBUCH: No old taxes

Florida is discussing a plan to eliminate real property taxes on the first $250,000 of a home's value and later expand that exemption to $500,000. For...

12.06.2026 60

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ROBERT STEINBUCH: Wanna get some pizza?

I don't like to refer to myself as an expert in the areas of law in which I specialize. It seems pompous and excessive. There is always more to learn,...

05.06.2026 50

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ROBERT STEINBUCH: The struggle continues

Government agencies in Arkansas too often continue to stumble over one of the simplest obligations in the Freedom of Information Act: the duty to...

29.05.2026 50

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ROBERT STEINBUCH: Breaking the educational monoculture

Recall that on Jan. 9, the University of Arkansas-Fayetteville announced as its next law school dean Emily Suski, associate dean of Strategic and...

22.05.2026 50

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ROBERT STEINBUCH: Breaking the monopoly of the American Bar Association

For more than a century, the American Bar Association has functioned as the de facto national gatekeeper of legal education. Its accreditation...

15.05.2026 60

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Facts matter

The University of Arkansas-Little Rock's William H. Bowen School of Law began as UA-Fayetteville's night division (yes, in Little Rock) in 1965. A...

08.05.2026 60

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ROBERT STEINBUCH: Higher ed oversight

State Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Jonesboro)--chair of the Higher Education Subcommittee to the General Assembly's Legislative Council--introduced three...

01.05.2026 60

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ROBERT STEINBUCH: Antisemitism again, still

In recent columns, I described disturbing cases of antisemitism in Arkansas. The first involved University of Arkansas-Fayetteville's King Fahd Center...

24.04.2026 60

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ROBERT STEINBUCH: The struggle continues

Last week, the Arkansas Court of Appeals soundly affirmed the well-reasoned decision of then-Pulaski County Circuit Court Judge Mackie Pierce...

17.04.2026 60

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ROBERT STEINBUCH: Never again, again

The phrase "Never Again," the rallying cry of post-Holocaust Jewry, describes the imperative that Jews don't repeat the naive belief that Hitler...

10.04.2026 50

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ROBERT STEINBUCH: Antisemitism again

Over two years ago, I wrote about the taxpayer-funded, Saudi-autocrat-denominated institute--the King Fahd Center for Middle Eastern Studies--at the...

03.04.2026 50

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ROBERT STEINBUCH: Never Again

The father of the modern Zionist movement to establish a Jewish national home was Theodor Herzl, an Austrian-Jewish journalist and playwright. In...

27.03.2026 60

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ROBERT STEINBUCH: Fayetteville funding

You will recall that after the provost (the No. 2 administrative position) of the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville chose Emily Suski, professor...

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ROBERT STEINBUCH: Know your Friends

Statewide, there will be a runoff election on March 31 for those primary (partisan) elections where no candidate won over 50 percent of the vote last...

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ROBERT STEINBUCH: Voter accomplishment

This week Arkansas held its primary and judicial elections--although I still don't understand why we don't choose judges in November. A few weeks ago,...

06.03.2026 40

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ROBERT STEINBUCH: The law is not an idiot

06.02.2026 30

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ROBERT STEINBUCH: March Madness

30.01.2026 40

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ROBERT STEINBUCH: You decide

23.01.2026 50

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ROBERT STEINBUCH: Stuck in a Fox hole

16.01.2026 70

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OPINION | ROBERT STEINBUCH: Dodging transparency

09.01.2026 60

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OPINION | ROBERT STEINBUCH: A possible case for impropriety

02.01.2026 60

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There’s light in the darkness

26.12.2025 50

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OPINION | ROBERT STEINBUCH: Intent matters

19.12.2025 50

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Column: Hot Checks

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OPINION | ROBERT STEINBUCH: Hot checks

12.12.2025 40

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OPINION | ROBERT STEINBUCH: Time for action

05.12.2025 50

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Beware the genealogy tribunal

28.11.2025 50

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ROBERT STEINBUCH: Why not consult current edition?

You ever get a song stuck in your head? Me too.

01.11.2025 50

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In our land

The Bible reads: “For there will never cease to be needy within the land.

25.10.2025 60

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Notice of dismissal

I told you that I’d keep you informed regarding the scandalous social-media postings of Felicia Branch, the recently hired and more recently...

18.10.2025 60

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ROBERT STEINBUCH: Speech and judgment

I've been asked repeatedly when I think we'll see the results of the investigation of the scandalous social-media postings of Felicia Branch, the...

11.10.2025 50

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Watch what you say

Each year, my school, the University of Arkansas-Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law, welcomes new students in a ceremony most recently...

04.10.2025 50

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