One of "our most insightful social observers" ("Los Angeles Times") cracks the great political mystery of our time: how conservatism, once a marker of class privilege, became the creed of millions of ordinary Americans.
Reviews
What op-ed writers across the political spectrum have said about Thomas Frank and "What's the Matter with Kansas?": "The best political book of the year." -Nicholas Kristof, T"he New York Times," November 3, 2004 "Frank is a formidable controversialist-imagine Michael Moore with a trained brain and an intellectual conscience." -George F. Will, "The Washington Post," July 8, 2004 "Brilliant." -Barbara Ehrenreich, "The New York Times," July 1, 2004 "Mr. Frank re-injects economic-class issues into the debate with sardonic vehemence." -Jerome Weeks, "The Dallas Morning News," June 27, 2004 "A searing piece of work . . . one of the most important political writings in years." "-The Boston Globe" "Dazzlingly insightful and wonderfully sardonic . . . Frank has made much sense of the world in this book." "-Chicago Tribune" "Impassioned, compelling . . . Frank's books mark him as one of the most insightful thinkers of the twenty-first century, four years into it." "-Houston Chronicle" "Very funny and very painful . . . Add another literary gold star after Thomas Frank's name." " -San Francisco Chronicle"
Author description
Thomas Frank is the author of "Pity the Billionaire," "The Wrecking Crew," "What's the Matter with Kansas?," and "One Market Under God." A former opinion columnist for "The Wall Street Journal," Frank is the founding editor of "The Baffler" and a monthly columnist for "Harper's." He lives outside Washington, D.C.