{"product_id":"whats-the-matter-with-kansas-1","title":"What's the Matter with Kansas?","description":"With a New Afterword by the Author\n\nThe New York Times bestseller, praised as \"hilariously funny . . . the only way to understand why so many Americans have decided to vote against their own economic and political interests\" -(Molly Ivins)\n\nHailed as \"dazzlingly insightful and wonderfully sardonic\" (Chicago Tribune), \"very funny and very painful\" (San Francisco Chronicle), and \"in a different league from most political books\" (The New York Observer), What's the Matter with Kansas? unravels the great political mystery of our day: Why do so many Americans vote against their economic and social interests? With his acclaimed wit and acuity, Thomas Frank answers the riddle by examining his home state, Kansas-a place once famous for its radicalism that now ranks among the nation's most eager participants in the culture wars. Charting what he calls the \"thirty-year backlash\"-the popular revolt against a supposedly liberal establishment-Frank reveals how conservatism, once a marker of class privilege, became the creed of millions of ordinary Americans.\n\nA brilliant analysis-and funny to boot-What's the Matter with Kansas? is a vivid portrait of an upside-down world where blue-collar patriots recite the Pledge while they strangle their life chances; where small farmers cast their votes for a Wall Street order that will eventually push them off their land; and where a group of frat boys, lawyers, and CEOs has managed to convince the country that it speaks on behalf of the People.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 080507774X\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: RDV.080507774X.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Frank, Thomas\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Reliant Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46307082436785,"sku":"RDV.080507774X.G","price":5.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0544\/8872\/7729\/files\/080507774X-0_6bc12f6e-0ed2-45a8-9ffd-440192a51984.jpg?v=1760550099","url":"https:\/\/www.reliantbookstore.com\/products\/whats-the-matter-with-kansas-1","provider":"Reliant Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}