Thomas Frank’s Indictment Of Conservatism : NPR

Listen Now [19 min 49 sec] add to playlist by Wendy Edelberg Thomas Frank was awarded a Lannan Literary Fellowship in 2004. Henry Holt and Company Fresh Air from WHYY, August 4, 2008 · Social critic Thomas Frank examines the modern conservative movement and its excesses in his new book, The Wrecking Crew. Conservative politicians complain that big government does Continue Reading

Obama on Frank’s book: What’s the Matter with Kansas

I KNEW it!  He had to have had exposure to that thesis!   It explains to a tee what he was saying. And if enough people listen to the relevant section here,  the sense of what he said that people are pouncing on is totally off-base from what his deeper insights offer. TPM Reader GB sent me in the video of Continue Reading