There's Nothing in the Middle of the Road but Yellow Stripes and Dead In the book There's Nothing in the Middle of the Road but Yellow Stripes and dead Armadillos, Jim Hightower is a man with a mission. That mission is to educate the general population of the United States. Hightower realizes that many Americans do not understand the reality of politics and business. Hightower effectively communicates his idea to the common man using several techniques. The first is the use of language that just about everyone can understand. He also uses ....