'Moneyball For Law Firms' (Gwen Moritz Editor's Note)
The LSAT, according to Malcolm Gladwell’s theory, rewards people who read quickly and penalizes those who think deeply. read more >
Tagged: Opinion And Analysis
A Higher Purpose (Editorial)
When did health care become just a business, a revenue generator like any other? read more >
I Was So Much Older Then (Gwen Moritz Editor's Note)
Twenty years ago, I had no idea that the business news niche would be the healthiest niche in the local news industry, or that daily newspapers would face an existential crisis. read more >
Government Stars Are Aligned (Lisa Ferrell Commentary)
Investing in opportunity zones means investing in communities around Arkansas and joining the broader effort to combat poverty and geographic inequality. read more >
An Accurate Census Benefits All (Editorial)
An undercount could hurt all Arkansans in a couple of ways — first, by understating their political significance and leaving them underrepresented in Congress, and second, by preventing them from benefiting from all the taxpayer-supported programs to which they’re entitled. read more >
Right Goal, Wrong Path (Gwen Moritz Editor's Note)
We didn’t know then — how could we? — that Dr. Ben Burris put then-state Sen. Jeremy Hutchinson on a $5,000-a-month retainer to champion Burris’ orthodontic agenda. That, needless to say, is not how representative democracy is supposed to work, even if the goal is worthy. read more >
About Time (Editorial)
This spring’s rain and flooding have already taken a heavy toll on the farming sector. The trade war with China is only adding to farmers’ pain. And because the agriculture industry is Arkansas’ No. 1 industry, that pain can quickly be felt by other sectors of the state’s economy. read more >
Celebrating Consumer Independence (Craig Douglass On Consumers)
During this Fourth of July celebratory week, consumers across America will be exercising their independence in the marketplace. We may shop, but we may not. Either way, we will salute in some manner the notion of consumer independence. read more >
Protecting Your Business (Brett Morrison Commentary)
Fraud can be committed by your most trusted employee or a leader in your organization and shouldn’t be thought of as something that only happens to other organizations or businesses. read more >
A Company’s Constituencies (Gwen Moritz Editor's Note)
Olivia Farrell, the former CEO of Arkansas Business Publishing Group, accepted her honor of being chosen as the Rotary Club of Little Rock’s Business & Professional Leader of the Year by expanding on her successful fivefold business philosophy. read more >
Is Your Health Information Safe? (Ray Hanley Commentary)
The American health care industry’s move to electronic health records has made individual patient records more accessible by third-party vendors and consultants. But it also increases access for cybercriminals. read more >
A Breath of Fresh Air (Editorial)
An eternal battle over hog waste and the Buffalo does no one any good, and the long-term cost could easily be more than the $6.2 million price of settling the dispute. read more >
Arkansas Soap Opera (Gwen Moritz Editor's Note)
I’ve accepted another invitation to speak to the Arkansas chapter of the Certified Fraud Examiners. I thought I’d have to scramble for material, but the hearing into former state Sen. Jeremy Hutchinson’s motion to suppress evidence in his federal criminal case feels like manna from heaven. read more >
It’s Not Them. It’s Us. (Barry Goldberg On Leadership)
Instead of pointing a finger at millennials, we need to understand that they are now the workforce we must engage to be successful. read more >
We’re Watching (Editorial)
Even regarding that most divisive of issues, Obamacare, partisans can find areas of agreement. read more >
A Little Side Hustle (Gwen Moritz Editor's Note)
If it’s absolutely legal and ethical and in the state’s best interest for the Crime Lab to contract with a company owned by its assistant director, and if no bidding is necessary on the specific item being purchased, why pay extra for a middleman? read more >
In the Aftermath (Editorial)
In its way, a corporate decision that devastates a town feels almost like a natural disaster. The news came suddenly, like a tornado that flattened one side of the Georgia-Pacific community while sparing the 500 workers at the tissue and paper towel plant next door. read more >
The Bar Is for Service (Brian Rosenthal Commentary)
The Arkansas Bar Association is initiating a Public Service Academy for member lawyers who seek to serve in any capacity, including on school boards and city councils, with volunteer organizations or in the legislative, judicial or executive branch. read more >
Fake It Till You Break It (Gwen Moritz Editor's Note)
Overestimating one’s own competence is not really the news here. What's new is the consistency with which other people — complete strangers, even — interpret confidence as competence. read more >
And Now: Good News (Editorial)
We have suggested to Michael Pakko, the state economic forecaster, that the volume of Movers & Shakers landing in our queue be considered an economic indicator. By that indication, Arkansas’ economy is humming. read more >
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