Culture Wars

Jason Rapert’s doing embarrassing things again. Last week, the recent appointee to the State Library Board claimed his work environment was “hostile to Christian, white males.” His reasoning? Six women who have the power to shut him up and are doing so, repeatedly. Bless their hearts. The women on the...

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  • May 13, 2024

Arkansas is now the battleground for the most crucial cultural war of the 21st century: driver’s licenses.  The Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration (DFA) has heroically declared war on the X.  No, not the mutant kind, but the dreaded gender-neutral “X” designation on driver’s licenses. Because in Arkansas, you’re...

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  • March 13, 2024

She’s the superhero Arkansas never knew it needed, protecting the state from imaginary threats with the flick of her pen It’s a damn shame that Sarah has to spend her time writing op-eds to convince Arkansans she’s not terrible at her job. Despite being loathed across the political spectrum, she...

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  • January 10, 2024

Lake Hamilton’s basketball games are apparently more than team rivalries — they’re revivals. “Get saved or get out” is the message being sent to game attendees. The band is bringing hell-fire-and-brimstone-style band performances to its halftime shows this year. Complete with props that read “sinners beware” and “repent now,” the...

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  • December 11, 2023

The popular suspicion among Arkansans is that Sarah Sanders intends to move into higher office after using her Governorship to increase her political profile. Her options are endless, but with 2024 looming, some participation in a presidential bid is a likely contender for her next step. Florida dictator Ron DeSantis...

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  • May 27, 2023

Dan Sullivan has had the distinct, sick pleasure of running some of the most heinous bills of our legislative session thus far. One of them was originally filed to keep pronoun usage in check under the guise of “free speech” on college campuses. It didn’t pass out of Senate Education...

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  • March 28, 2023