Jim Hightower's Hightower Lowdown

Not left. Not right.

Top versus bottom.

The Lowdown has moved to Substack — where Jim’s twice-weekly commentaries, sneak-previews of new writing, and live Q&As now reach over 50,000 readers. Join them.

No credit card needed for free. Cancel paid anytime.

Former Texas Agriculture Commissioner
New York Times bestselling author of 7 books
Award-winning radio commentator since 1992
Substack Bestseller

The latest from Hightower

Friday Signpost: Rebuilding Texas, One County at a Time

Note from DZ: We’ve become great admirers of Kendall Scudder, who has been the Texas Democratic Party chair since early 2025. He’s been a fearless fighter for the progressive populist resurgence in Texas, and now he’s rebooting his podcast, Pod Bless Texas. For the reboot, he invited Hightower to join him for his first episode. Enjoy! Go to podblesstexas.com to subscribe to the podcast on all your favorite platforms.Transcript(unedited rush transcript)Kendall: Welcome to Pod Bless Texas. I’m Kendall Scudder here at the Pod Bless Texas world headquarters in Dallas, Texas. It’s great to be back, friends. Long time no see. [...]

Read the full commentary at jimhightower.substack.com →

Also recent

About Jim

Jim Hightower has been called America’s most popular progressive. A two-term Texas Agriculture Commissioner, bestselling author, and radio host reaching millions weekly — he’s been fighting for the working stiff since before it was fashionable.

“The only thing in the middle of the road are yellow stripes and dead armadillos.”

—Jim Hightower

Read Jim every week for less than a cup of coffee a month.

Not ready to commit? Start free.

Free subscribers get Jim’s twice-weekly commentaries delivered straight to their inbox. No credit card. No catch.

Join 50,000+ subscribers