The Hightower Report: Is Trump’s America Our America?

Our emperor has no mandate

"...from those seven countries. So why them, and not Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Pakistan, or Afghani­stan – Muslim nations with..."

Feb. 10, 2017 News Column by Jim Hightower

Gina Chavez Tour Diary Numero Uno

U.S. State Department ambassadors stake Latin America

"...many musicians only dream of touring, and others, like Saudi Arabia where it’s actually illegal to perform live music...."

April 1, 2016 Music Post by Gina Chavez

News Roundup: Commissions, Complaints, and Candidates

Intrigue and drama over technical lobbying laws

"...from telling the two women to "go back to Saudi Arabia," among other things. When the women asked for..."

Dec. 7, 2015 News Post

Gina Chavez Q&A

AMA winner raises funds for Conspire Theatre

"...this grant. So we’re going to be going to Saudi Arabia in December, and all over Latin America next..."

Sept. 24, 2015 News Post by Nina Hernandez

From Tokyo to Austin

The Japanese argument for the TPP and bullet trains

"...Japan goodwill missions. Ambassador Yasuo Saito, former ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Russia, and France, described the purpose as being..."

Aug. 15, 2015 News Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Panel: Artists & Homeland Security

Republican grandstanding

"...in the U.S. Or take another issue McCaul raised: Saudi Arabia. Wouldn’t it be great, he mused, if an..."

March 15, 2014 Music Post by Richard Whittaker

Letters at 3AM: 3% Neanderthal

Our DNA has seen it all before – and survived

"...doing whatever they did in what is now Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Palestine, and Israel. One or more of my..."

Jan. 10, 2014 Column by Michael Ventura

Smitherman: It's Always The Quiet Ones

AG candidate flies to the far religious right

"...making the case for Texas to become the new Saudi Arabia, claiming that it can operate as a "stand-alone..."

Sept. 3, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Letters at 3AM: An Arbitrary Nation, Part 4

With the consent of the governed, the United States government has gone rogue and violated international law

"...eight abstentions: the Soviet Bloc, apartheid South Africa, and Saudi Arabia.)..."

June 14, 2013 Column by Michael Ventura

Fran Lebowitz in Town Tonight

Social commentator to speak with Frank Rich at Bass Concert Hall

"...women in this country. I’m not even talking about Saudi Arabia. I’m talking about the positions that Republicans take..."

Nov. 14, 2012 Books Post by Kimberley Jones

Letters at 3AM: Too Much of Nothing

The United States pacifies Afghanistan just enough so that China can profit

"...Iran drove a set of Persian Gulf nations – Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Oman – to..."

Oct. 5, 2012 Column by Michael Ventura

Soccer Watch

U.S. Men's team replace Bob Bradley, and more

"...Group D: Australia, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Thailand..."

Aug. 5, 2011 Sports Column by Nick Barbaro

Letters at 3AM: A Show of Hands

There has never been a war like this

"...to Developing World." The article lists Pakistan, India, and Saudi Arabia among the top buyers. And the U.S. is..."

July 29, 2011 Column by Michael Ventura

Letters at 3AM: Reading Diplomatic Code

There's a shift toward the promotion of Turkey as a stabilizing force in the Middle East

"..."region," meaning Turkey, Iraq, Iran, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and the lesser Middle East states. Hype..."

June 17, 2011 Column by Michael Ventura

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

Holy water vending machine, red-headed Lucille Ball, etc.

"...new report from the International Institute for Strategic Studies, Saudi Arabia devotes the greatest percentage of its gross domestic..."

April 8, 2011 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Letters at 3AM: Life as We Don't Know It

Our planet casts a shadow

"...above the Grand Mosque and the Kaaba in Mecca, Saudi Arabia! Condos, an 800-room luxury hotel, and a mall!..."

Jan. 14, 2011 Column by Michael Ventura

America the Beautiful – Not Contrived Nationalist Nightmare That Drives Leftists Insane

"...If replicated by China, India, Japan, Russia, Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Europe, and so on, humanity would be..."

Dec. 30, 2010 Postmarks

News of the Day: 11/19/10

Welcome to our collection of news stories

"...-Two Round Rock schools were evacuated because of a..."

Nov. 19, 2010 News Post by Eric Pickhartz

The Decoder

Lawrence Wright reflects on a decade spent exploring and explaining the Middle East in My Trip to Al-Qaeda

"...three months mentoring young journalists at a newspaper in Saudi Arabia, one of a dozen countries to which he'd..."

Aug. 27, 2010 Screens Feature by Nora Ankrum

Quizzing the Lion

Chris Morris talks about his SXSW terrorism comedy Four Lions

"...is Jewish. The film has already been sold in Saudi Arabia and Israel. At a screening in the film's..."

March 22, 2010 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Hightower Report

Global Game That Never Ends; and A New Name for Occupation

"...Located in the Middle East on Saudi Arabia's southern border, Yemen is a mess, much like..."

Jan. 22, 2010 News Column by Jim Hightower

Aztex: Good News, Bad News

Three games this weekend for soccer fans

"...party Wednesday, claiming the last Asian qualifying spot over Saudi Arabia...."

June 17, 2009 Sports Post by Nick Barbaro

U.S. Policy Is the Problem in the Middle East

"...Palestinians, and we prop up authoritarian theocratic regimes like Saudi Arabia because they are business partners. The Arab "street"..."

June 5, 2009 Postmarks

Global Underground

The next Tupac and Zeppelin ain't coming from the West.

"...from England. It's going to come from Pakistan or Saudi Arabia or somewhere."..."

March 20, 2009 Music Feature by Thomas Fawcett

The Hightower Report

Guess Who; and Some Bankers You Might Like

"...Yes, the oil-soaked monarchies of such Gulf states as Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates are designing,..."

Feb. 27, 2009 News Column by Jim Hightower

Great Escapes

AFS Essential Cinema: Children of Abraham/Ibrahim 3: Films of the Middle East & North Africa

"...in Jordan, political assassinations in Lebanon, religious insurgencies in Saudi Arabia, American raids all over. Add to that the..."

Feb. 13, 2009 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

The Israeli/Palestinian Comedy Tour

Four stand-up comics aim to ease cultural tensions with a few swift salvos of laughter

"...Hanania is a comedian and a columnist for both Saudi Arabia's Arab News and Israel's Jerusalem Post. Together, these..."

Jan. 16, 2009 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Natural Gas No Solution

"...reserves. Considering that Pickens says, “The U.S. is the Saudi Arabia of wind,” why don’t we power our cars..."

Oct. 8, 2008 Postmarks

Aztex Host Monterrey's Tigres This Sunday

"...round: Australia, Qatar, Japan, Bahrain, South Korea, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan, Iran, and the UAE...."

June 25, 2008 Sports Post

The Hightower Report

"...their pipelines. But they're not the only ones. Yes, Saudi Arabia and Iran are the two largest producers on..."

June 20, 2008 News Column by Jim Hightower

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