John Brummett

Recent stories by John Brummett

OPINION | JOHN BRUMMETT: Asa’s present, and future Gov. Asa Hutchinson dropped down Sunday to do a local television news show, Talk Business and Politics. For nearly a half-hour, he answered substantively host Roby Brock’s timely questions. I’d like... April 21, 2021

OPINION | JOHN BRUMMETT: The coronation nears That epic governor's race we had expected for 2022 seems close to premature conclusion. Things always could change. Trumpism could lose currency deservedly in Arkansas. "White conservative Christian ... April 20, 2021

OPINION | JOHN BRUMMETT: Bubba breaks it down I called Bubba McCoy and told him I wanted to talk about transgender youth and charging stations for electric cars. "Well, ain't that a coincidence," he said. "I've got a transgender kid out here in ... April 18, 2021

OPINION | JOHN BRUMMETT: Presidential dreamin' There was a profound moment on national television last Sunday morning. Gov. Asa Hutchinson was making his weekly appearance. Jake Tapper of CNN asked him without guffawing if he was running for pres... April 15, 2021

OPINION | JOHN BRUMMETT: Meanwhile in Trumpland ... That was an interesting Thursday and Friday last week in Trumpland, previously known as Arkansas. The story begins with a big issue that penetrated the national news cycle. Our Legislature's determi... April 14, 2021

OPINION | JOHN BRUMMETT: The Arkansas way Gov. Asa Hutchinson says the hate-crime bill by another name that he and the state's business community have been peddling is an "Arkansas solution." He is saying that Arkansas is a peculiar place th... April 13, 2021

OPINION | JOHN BRUMMETT: Moments beneath the tree Others may be writing today about Paul Greenberg, as they should. But I'd wager none of them ever got called an old shade tree in one of his columns or penned a response column saying, yeah, well, Gr... April 11, 2021

OPINION | JOHN BRUMMETT: A less toxic path I had a dream that the U.S. Congress would begin separating issues into narrowly focused bills to stand on their own individual merit. By that, I meant reforming the raging practice of consolidating ... April 8, 2021

OPINION | JOHN BRUMMETT: In a state of convulsion Republicans hadn't figured on losing the presidential race in Georgia and two big U.S. Senate races there. It happened narrowly, but epically, because of an uncommonly high turnout facilitated by Dem... April 7, 2021

OPINION | JOHN BRUMMETT: Trying out the side door Gov. Asa Hutchinson and his big-business allies who agree with him that Arkansas needs a hate-crimes law couldn't hope to pass one straight-up in this mean-spirited Legislature. So, they're coming in... April 6, 2021