Hightower Lowdown

Imagine "net zero." That's the wonky phrase attached to an elegant idea – namely, converting communities to total renewable energy, complete recycling, and a culture of conservation to bring humankind's carbon footprint into a sustainable... [read more]

Whenever one of our cities gets a star turn as host of some super-sparklie event such as a national political gathering or a Super Bowl, its first move is to tidy up – by having... [read more]

"Stock Market Soars," exulted a typical headline in early May, when the Dow Jones Average topped 15,000.

But this index of Wall Street wealth gives a false picture of our... [read more]

Little Eric Cantor, the prancing political prissy who serves as the GOP's House majority leader, apparently thinks he's too slick to get caught in an outright legislative lie – or maybe he thinks we rubes... [read more]

My state of Texas seems to have an inordinate share of nincompoops in public office. But it's only fair that office holders from other states be considered before deciding which one is the nincompoopiest of... [read more]