John Brummett

Brummett’s career in news began when he was in high school as a part-time reporter for the Arkansas Democrat. He moved to the Arkansas Gazette in 1977. He wrote a political column for the Gazette from 1986 to 1990. He was an editor for Arkansas Times from 1990 to 1992. In 1994, his book, High Wire: From the Back Roads to the Beltway, the Education of Bill Clinton, was published by Hyperion of New York City. He became a columnist with the Democrat-Gazette in 1994. In 2000, he signed a deal with Donrey Media Group, now known as Stephens Media, and wrote for them for 11 years. He rejoined Arkansas Democrat-Gazette as a columnist on Oct. 24, 2011.
You can read his blog at: http://brummett.arkansasonline.com/

Recent stories by John Brummett

OPINION | JOHN BRUMMETT: Laws for the offended I'm scared and I'm offended. So, let's make a law right quick. There's nothing to it, particularly when four-fifths of the Legislature sees it our way and wouldn't dare ask questio... February 2, 2023

OPINION | JOHN BRUMMETT: Republican’s hard row to hoe State Rep. Jim Wooten of Beebe is a Republican. He was one in the late 1970s when then-Gov. David Pryor, a Democrat, made him director of commerce and then of finance and administration.Pryor didn'... February 1, 2023

OPINION | JOHN BRUMMETT: The power of messaging It appears we're going to find out if Gov. Sarah Sanders, aka DeSanders, can dare to get to the political left of her gubernatorial role model, Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida.She has systematically ... January 31, 2023

OPINION | JOHN BRUMMETT: A valuable dialogue I'm fired up about good dialogue, having enjoyed a bit of it last week. I engaged in potentially valuable exchanges that took place after columns in this space on:• The grandstanding of conse... January 29, 2023

OPINION | JOHN BRUMMETT: The loyal opposition This will be the second column in this space in barely a month on the subject of the Arkansas Democratic Party.That's two more columns than the subject deserves, considering its near-extinction in... January 26, 2023

OPINION | JOHN BRUMMETT: No, it’s not indoctrination I'm fairly sure I've been taught something pretty close to so-called critical race theory.Those who decry the theory are perhaps saying "aha"--that I stand as evidence of the human t... January 25, 2023

OPINION | JOHN BRUMMETT: Tactical, not practical Culture means way of life. A culture war occurs when hostilities break out between colliding ways of life seeking dominance over each other.We don't have a culture war in Arkansas. Instead we have... January 24, 2023

OPINION | JOHN BRUMMETT: Cooking in resentment lab Modern American resentment conservatism works best in areas where there is no current problem. That way, the snarling right gets to play with invented ones.Last week in Arkansas, resentment conservati... January 22, 2023

OPINION | JOHN BRUMMETT: Dancing on debt ceiling The federal government has no option other than to raise the debt limit, which is why we should worry that Congress won't do it.Did you watch on television the other day as the House of Representa... January 19, 2023

OPINION | JOHN BRUMMETT: A prix fixe school agenda In this week's regular video and podcast with Roby Brock of Talk Business and Politics, Brock said he'd been told the single consolidated education bill that Gov. Sarah Sanders is demanding wi... January 18, 2023