What the Texas Deep Freeze Revealed
While Ted Cruz fled the Texas deep freeze for sun and luxury in Cancun, Mexico, dozens of his constituents died. It’s written that Nero, the debauched ancient emperor, … Read more
Jim Hightower’s Column
Political commentary column by Jim Hightower. Often serious, but Jim uses his trademark biting satire to make important points.
Rural Does Not Equal Red
To say that President Joe Biden lost the rural vote is to sugarcoat the dire situation Democrats face out beyond the suburbs. To say that President Joe Biden … Read more
We Can Push Biden for Fundamental Change
We’ve now got a real possibility of winning some progressive policies leading to fundamental change. We’ve put Joe Biden in the White House … but what do we … Read more
Why Billionaires Are Detested
What is it about billionaires and multimillionaires that makes them both clueless and careless about the impacts of their greed and self-entitlement? Bob Wills, the renowned leader of … Read more
The Problem With Plastic… Is Plastic
Plastic has become a dominant element in nature, to the planet’s — and our — detriment. What do your toothbrush, a fish dinner and your running shoes have … Read more
Who’s Really Behind the Desecration of Our Capitol?
What exploded in our Capitol on Jan. 6 is an outrage, a desecration of America’s democratic ideals. I don’t merely mean the ransacking and terrorizing of our Capitol … Read more
We Are All Still Animals
Yes, we homo sapiens are still animals, as dour scolds of human behavior ceaselessly point out. You animal, you! Well, yes, we homo sapiens are still animals, as … Read more
‘Lord of the Flies,’ Revisited
Was William Golding’s “Lord of the Flies” more about his own dark nature than the children’s? Many of us read William Golding’s “Lord of the Flies” in high … Read more
Special Gifts for Special People
Ho-ho-ho, wait till you hear about the gifts I gave to some of America’s power elite special people for Christmas. To each of our Congress critters, those oh-so … Read more
Who Cares Who the Secretary of Agriculture Is?
The job of secretary of agriculture in the past has first and foremost been to keep moneyed interests in charge. Years ago, Robert Kennedy noted that making economic, … Read more
