James Kicklighter

@baileymeyers Hors d'oeuvres. We didn’t serve “ Hors d'oeuvres”in my hometown of 123 people, we had “appetizers.” So, it was a real shock to my 20-year-old self when I announced “whores de vours” at a fancy occasion. I learned real fast.

I met THEE GOD WARRIOR @godwarriorMarg

There are more important things going on right now, but it’s cool to be on the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Emmy Ballot for the first time! Thanks for your consideration in Outstanding Direction for a Documentary / Nonfiction Program. @TelevisionAcad #emmys

Hey filmmakers here's my experience after 30 plus years. Most people who like your stuff generally don't write anything about it. They don't tweet, they don't post, they just enjoy it and that's it. You have to get used to that. They have other things to think about than you.

I really tried to make dessert

We talked with filmmaker James Kicklighter about his new documentary 'The American Question,' political divides, and more. livinglifefearless.co/2025/podcasts/…

You can now watch THE AMERICAN QUESTION on @tubi! I hope you’ll check out our documentary. link.tubi.tv/krin59sMyQb

I don’t hate Donald Trump and I certainly don’t hate his supporters. But I do think he and his ideas are impulsive, erratic, often based in half-truths and outright lies, and profoundly wrong for the country—and some are even dangerous. I think his plans risk plunging the country into crises that may prove irreparable, and I think ultimately Trump cares first and foremost about his own interests. And no margin of electoral victory can change any of these things. And so, even as we pray for the country’s success, I and others will continue to challenge Trump’s actions and plans where they distract from and erode the essence of what we believe America has been and should be. Dissent against those in power is the lifeblood of our republic and offering a competing vision for the country is part of what it means to be a citizen. That’s the chief task of every American today: citizenship. Help your neighbors. Care about your country. Define its future. Because it belongs to all of us—not just him.

Democrats still believe the type of attention you get is the most important thing. Republicans now understand that the volume of attention you get is the most important thing. Absolutely loved this conversation with @chrislhayes.

Landed at my doorstep today, a piece of someone’s life gone in Los Angeles. Totally heartbreaking.

It's wonderful to hear all the tributes to President Carter today, but some of it feels like lip service. Carter cared deeply about Middle East peace (and used to nudge me to write about Gaza even before the war), yet children in Gaza continue to die from US weaponry dispatched without restriction. Carter cared deeply about Sudan, yet it suffers famine and genocide with little effort to end the suffering. He worried about inequality in America and lack of health care, yet these persist. So by all means let's celebrate Carter with words, but even better would be actions to try to further the causes to which he devoted himself.

“Yes I feel fully recharged after a restful holiday”

Nosferatu is the original Babygirl.

I couldn’t be more excited to share THE AMERICAN QUESTION documentary with @USCCinema on January 16th. Open to the public! Register now: cinema.usc.edu/events/event.c…

Jon believes that to win a systemic argument about taxes Democrats must first prove that those taxes will be used effectively. #TheWeeklyShow

Oh hey, WB just uploaded Barry Lyndon for free on YouTube. Happy New Year! youtu.be/VkDqDQsYLlg?si…

PLAINS, Ga. – To folks outside of Jimmy Carter’s beloved hometown, he’s the famed peanut farmer-turned politician who was the longest living president in U.S. history. But the people of Plains know him as something else: their neighbor, “Mr. Jimmy.” ajc.com/news/carters-h…

President Jimmy Carter’s leadership, intellect, and moral example ennobled our country, during and ever since his presidency.

Carter's victory in 1976 remains one of the great political stories of the 20th century. An outsider and former submarine officer with a razor-sharp mind, aided by a few tough young guns, beat the DC establishment in the primary and then the incumbent president.