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From the bestselling author of What's the Matter With Kansas, a scathing look at the standard-bearers of liberal politics - a book that asks: what's the matter with Democrats? It is a widespread belief among liberals that if only Democrats can continue to dominate national elections, if only those awful Republicans are beaten into submission, the country will be on the right course. But this is to fundamentally misunderstand the modern Democratic Party. Drawing on years of research and first-hand reporting, Frank points out that the Democrats have done little to advance traditional liberal goals: expanding opportunity, fighting for social justice, and ensuring that workers get a fair deal. Indeed, they have scarcely dented the free-market consensus at all.
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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.
