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From the bestselling author of What's the Matter with Kansas?, a wonderfully insightful and sardonic look at why the worst economy since the 1930s has brought about the revival of conservatismEconomic catastrophe usually brings social protest and demands for change—or at least it's supposed to. But when Thomas Frank set out in 2009 to look for expressions of American discontent, all he could find were loud demands that the economic system be made even harsher on the recession's victims and that society's traditional winners receive even grander prizes. The American Right, which had seemed moribund after the election of 2008, was strangely reinvigorated by the arrival of hard times. The Tea Party movement demanded not that we question the failed system but that we reaffirm our commitment to it.



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Thomas Frank

Questions frequently asked Thomas Frank.- Kansas, really? - Aren't you one of these liberals that you're always scolding? - Is it true that President Trump uses "The Wrecking Crew" as a field manual? - "The Baffler" - what's that all about? - You don't look particularly cool. Why do you write about coolness? - Why aren't you, like, a college professor or something? - Why all these books about politics? I mean, that's hardly the right subject for a culture critic or whatever it is you call yourself.



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