Violent crime is on the rise and deadly substances such as Fentanyl are rampant in our communities. As your representative, I will work to make our communities safer and advocate for victims. Arkansans are facing serious crime problems that cannot be ignored. The tragic reporting this year has shown that Arkansas ranks FIRST in the nation for child sex abuse cases per 100,000 children, and 2nd for rapes per 100,000 adults. In addition to this, the murder rates in Arkansas is 10.6 per 100,000 people, ranking third in the country. We must ensure that criminals understand there are serious consequences...

According to the US Supreme Court, North Carolina’s Republican legislature may intervene in court to defend a voter ID law they believe the state’s Democratic attorney general is not vigorously defending. “With the November midterm elections just months away, only Liberal Justice Sonia Sotomayor dissents in the case. Justice Neil Gorusch wrote in the opinion “At the heart of this lawsuit lies a challenge to the constitutionality of a North Carolina election law. But the merits of that dispute are not before us, only an antecedent question of civil procedure: Are two leaders of North Carolina’s state legislature entitled to...

The US has approximately 213,768,000 registered voters at the time of this publication. Even though American voting systems have been enhanced for security and functionality on some levels, tampering is still a major possibility. There are a variety of voting laws from state to state, and some states have taken additional steps to secure their elections, but ultimately, any electronic device can be hacked, as shown in a variety of white-hat hacking events surrounding voting machine functionality. Several jurisdictions allow voters to use machines that generate electronic tallies, but no receipt is generated for verification, so accountability is left in...

The global economy continues to grow and the demand for goods and services from the United States remains significant. To remain competitive, companies must look to expand their operations by exporting. Selling internationally allows Arkansas‐based companies to reach new markets and customers while increasing their brand awareness and ultimately driving up their company valuation. Additionally, it can help them to diversify their income streams and reduce their dependence on the domestic market, which can help “weather the storm” in times of a slowed American economy. There are several factors that companies need to consider when exporting, such as market research,...

With limited employment opportunities after release from prison, a significant number of individuals are not able to successfully integrate back into society. There are jobs available for those reintegrating, but oftentimes come with pitfalls such as lower wages due to their criminal history. Although several industries provide great workforce opportunities for those with prior criminal charges, there are still many roadblocks for employment in a wide range of career paths. The quality of jobs and wages are important determinants of recidivism among former prisoners, according to recent evidence. In the US, over two-thirds of ex-prisoners are rearrested within three years...

Go Woke, Go Broke – it’s been said for awhile now and a few major brands have started to re-think their forced political agenda after suffering losses from their consumer base. It’s becoming increasingly obvious that Americans don’t like the idea of corporations pushing a leftist narrative upon them, and also feel that whatever corporate activism is taking place, is largely in part to phony pandering anyway. A Brunswick Group study, published last year, had data to support that only 36% of voters felt that “companies should speak out on social issues.” To take things a step further, it’s worth...

The importance of learning from history is vital to preventing society from repeating the same mistakes. Critical Race Theory is one such iteration that has made rapid inroads into American politics, dividing to promote “social justice.” Marxists led by Carl Grunberg at Goethe University in Frankfurt, Germany, organized nearly a century ago with the Institute of Social Research, also known as the ISR. Critical Theory was one of the Frankfurt School’s key weapons against Western civilization. Max Horkheimer, then Director of the ISR, argued in his 1937 essay “Traditional and Critical Theory” that the aim of Critical Theory is to...