John Brummett

Recent stories by John Brummett

OPINION | JOHN BRUMMETT: Democrats in disarray The smartest newspaper column I've read recently came from Ross Douthat, a contributor to The New York Times who gets called conservative though he seems thoughtful, sensible and pragmatic, and thus c... October 14, 2021

OPINION | JOHN BRUMMETT: For just a moment, principle Both can be true, you know, that U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton on rare occasions shows glimpses of personal principle and that a new book's revelation of such an occasion reflects Cotton's cold political calcu... October 13, 2021

OPINION | JOHN BRUMMETT: More craziness on tap Why in the world would Gov. Asa Hutchinson invite these legislators to turn right around and come back for a special session Oct. 25? Hasn't he--haven't we--suffered enough? That's not a rhetorical ... October 12, 2021

OPINION | JOHN BRUMMETT: Carved up like a turkey Because of one word--"acquired" rather than "passed"--Republican legislators were able to chortle last week about sticking it to Pulaski County three ways. We'll get to that pivotal single word later... October 10, 2021

OPINION | JOHN BRUMMETT: Resist resentment From a bathroom at Arizona State University to the chambers of the Arkansas State Capitol, zealous partisan extremism makes our politics all about resentment rather than solution. U.S. Sen. Kyrsten S... October 7, 2021

OPINION | JOHN BRUMMETT: Battle to the bottom Sarah Huckabee Sanders runs for the Republican gubernatorial nomination with Donald Trump on her side. She vows to protect Arkansas from those who oppose the great one. Attorney General Leslie Rutled... October 6, 2021

OPINION | JOHN BRUMMETT: Sly, good ol' addled Joe Conservatives call President Biden addled or worse, but evidence is that he may be addled like a fox. Biden made much in his inaugural address of bipartisanship. He declared in that speech his suppos... October 5, 2021

OPINION | JOHN BRUMMETT: A long way from fairness A poll will be out this morning showing considerable interest in Arkansas in bankrupting state government. Let me qualify that: It might be that poll respondents would be willing to avoid bankruptcy,... October 3, 2021

OPINION | JOHN BRUMMETT: Cease the debt charade We face no obligation to set a national government debt ceiling, and maybe we shouldn't if Mitch McConnell is going to be this way about it. The debt ceiling is a number--$22 trillion right now. But ... September 30, 2021

OPINION | JOHN BRUMMETT: A wedge of political debris At this early-week writing, it seems possible Democrats will leave September without passing either the bipartisan infrastructure bill or the big social-spending bill and that the nation will end the ... September 29, 2021