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What's the Matter with Kansas?
- How Conservatives Won the Heart of America
- Narrado por: Thomas Frank
- Duración: 8 h y 57 m
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The 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).
**Unabridged for the first time with a new introduction**
This program is read by the author.
Hailed 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.
A 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.
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From the best-selling author of What's the Matter with Kansas?, a wonderfully insightful and sardonic look at how the worst economy since the 1930s has brought about the revival of conservatism. Economic 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....
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Intelligent analysis of a stupid phenomenon
- De Velma Schnoll en 08-17-12
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Turning to Stone
- Discovering the Subtle Wisdom of Rocks
- De: Marcia Bjornerud
- Narrado por: Rebecca Stern
- Duración: 9 h y 41 m
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Earth has been reinventing itself for more than four billion years, keeping a record of its experiments in the form of rocks. Yet most of us live our lives on the planet with no idea of its extraordinary history, unable to interpret the language of the rocks that surround us. Geologist Marcia Bjornerud believes that our lives can be enriched by understanding our heritage on this old and creative planet. Contrary to their reputation, rocks have eventful lives—and they intersect with our own in surprising ways.
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Listen, Liberal
- Or, What Ever Happened to the Party of the People?
- De: Thomas Frank
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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.
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Wow! Such an eye opener!
- De William R. Brown en 03-24-16
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The Wrecking Crew
- How Conservatives Rule
- De: Thomas Frank
- Narrado por: Oliver Wyman
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In his previous book, Thomas Frank explained why working America votes for politicians who reserve their favors for the rich. Now, in The Wrecking Crew, Frank examines the Washington those politicians have given us, showing why, no matter what happens in November 2008, we're stuck with it for the foreseeable future.
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Looking for the political good
- De Saundra en 08-13-08
De: Thomas Frank
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The People, No
- A Brief History of Anti-Populism
- De: Thomas Frank
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Rarely does a work of history contain startling implications for the present, but in The People, No, Thomas Frank pulls off that explosive effect by showing us that everything we think we know about populism is wrong. Today "populism" is seen as a frightening thing, a term pundits use to describe the racist philosophy of Donald Trump and European extremists. But this is a mistake. The real story of populism is an account of enlightenment and liberation; it is the story of American democracy itself, of its ever-widening promise of a decent life for all.
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I need something more reasoned
- De Nana Landgraf en 08-05-20
De: Thomas Frank
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Rendezvous with Oblivion
- Reports from a Sinking Society
- De: Thomas Frank
- Narrado por: Thomas Frank
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What does a middle-class democracy look like when it comes apart? When, after 40 years of economic triumph, America’s winners persuade themselves that they owe nothing to the rest of the country? Rendezvous with Oblivion is a collection of interlocking essays examining how inequality has manifested itself in our cities, in our jobs, in the way we travel - and of course in our politics, where in 2016, millions of anxious ordinary people rallied to the presidential campaign of a billionaire who meant them no good.
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The Message Was Good, but Disingenuous
- De SuZieCoyote en 08-10-18
De: Thomas Frank
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Pity the Billionaire
- The Unexpected Resurgence of the American Right
- De: Thomas Frank
- Narrado por: Thomas Frank
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From the best-selling author of What's the Matter with Kansas?, a wonderfully insightful and sardonic look at how the worst economy since the 1930s has brought about the revival of conservatism. Economic 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....
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Intelligent analysis of a stupid phenomenon
- De Velma Schnoll en 08-17-12
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Turning to Stone
- Discovering the Subtle Wisdom of Rocks
- De: Marcia Bjornerud
- Narrado por: Rebecca Stern
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Earth has been reinventing itself for more than four billion years, keeping a record of its experiments in the form of rocks. Yet most of us live our lives on the planet with no idea of its extraordinary history, unable to interpret the language of the rocks that surround us. Geologist Marcia Bjornerud believes that our lives can be enriched by understanding our heritage on this old and creative planet. Contrary to their reputation, rocks have eventful lives—and they intersect with our own in surprising ways.
De: Marcia Bjornerud
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The Men Who Killed the News
- The Inside Story of How Media Moguls Abused Their Power, Manipulated the Truth and Distorted Democracy
- De: Eric Beecher
- Narrado por: Eric Beecher
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What’s gone wrong with our media? The answer: its owners. From William Randolph Hearst to Elon Musk, from the British press barons to colonial upstarts Conrad Black and Rupert Murdoch, media proprietors have manipulated the news to accumulate wealth and influence as they meddled with democracy. Eric Beecher knows the news business from bottom to top. He has been a journalist, editor and media proprietor, with the rare distinction of having both worked for and been sued (unsuccessfully) by the Murdochs. This book reveals the distorted role of the media moguls of the past two centuries.
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Moral Politics
- How Liberals and Conservatives Think, 3rd Edition
- De: George Lakoff
- Narrado por: Fajer Al-Kaisi
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When Moral Politics was first published two decades ago, it redefined how Americans think and talk about politics through the lens of cognitive political psychology. Today, George Lakoff's classic text has become all the more relevant, as liberals and conservatives have come to hold even more vigorously opposed views of the world, with the underlying assumptions of their respective worldviews at the level of basic morality.
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- De Dave en 05-09-18
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The Secret Life of the Universe
- An Astrobiologist's Search for the Origins and Frontiers of Life
- De: Nathalie A. Cabrol
- Narrado por: Cassandra Campbell
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We are living in a golden age in astronomy and in the search for life the universe. Over the last few decades, space exploration has shown that not only are there habitable environments within our solar system, but there are millions of exoplanets within our galaxy that could support life. We are on the cusp of breakthroughs that will revolutionize our understanding of our place in the cosmos in. In The Secret Life of the Universe, astrobiologist and the director of the Carl Sagan Center at the SETI Institute Nathalie A. Cabrol takes us to the frontiers of the search for life.
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There are two radical and dangerous sides to the debate on faith and religion in America: Christian fundamentalists, who see religious faith as their exclusive prerogative, and New Atheists, who brand all religious belief as irrational. Too often, the religious majority - those committed to tolerance and compassion as well as their faith - are caught in the middle.
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An author who knows little but thinks he knows all
- De GLENN en 04-16-09
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Strangers in Their Own Land
- Anger and Mourning on the American Right
- De: Arlie Russell Hochschild
- Narrado por: Suzanne Toren
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In Strangers in Their Own Land, the renowned sociologist Arlie Hochschild embarks on a thought-provoking journey from her liberal hometown of Berkeley, California, deep into Louisiana bayou country - a stronghold of the conservative right. As she gets to know people who strongly oppose many of the ideas she famously champions, Hochschild nevertheless finds common ground and quickly warms to the people she meets.
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Performance undercuts thesis
- De married, one tall dog, one smelly dog en 01-02-17
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White Rural Rage
- The Threat to American Democracy
- De: Tom Schaller, Paul Waldman
- Narrado por: Ray Porter
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White rural voters hold the greatest electoral sway of any demographic group in the United States, yet rural communities suffer from poor healthcare access, failing infrastructure, and severe manufacturing and farming job losses. Rural voters believe our nation has betrayed them, and to some degree, they’re right. In White Rural Rage, Tom Schaller and Paul Waldman explore why rural Whites have failed to reap the benefits from their outsize political power and why, as a result, they are the most likely group to abandon democratic norms and traditions.
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Preaching to the choir
- De Mike en 03-07-24
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Billionaire, Nerd, Savior, King
- Bill Gates and His Quest to Shape Our World
- De: Anupreeta Das
- Narrado por: Ulka Simone Mohanty
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Few billionaires have been in the public eye for as long, and in as many guises, as Bill Gates. At first heralded as a tech visionary, the Microsoft cofounder next morphed into a ruthless capitalist, only to change yet again when he fashioned himself into a global do-gooder. Along the way, Gates forever influenced how we think about tech founders, as the products they make and the ideas they sell continue to dominate our lives. Through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, he also set a new standard for high-profile, billionaire philanthropy.
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Incredibly boring and meandering
- De Aislinn Macintosh en 08-15-24
De: Anupreeta Das
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Keeping the Faith
- God, Democracy, and the Trial That Riveted a Nation
- De: Brenda Wineapple
- Narrado por: Gabra Zackman
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The dramatic story of the 1925 Scopes trial, which captivated the nation and exposed profound divisions in America that still resonate today—divisions over the meaning of freedom, religion, education, censorship, and civil liberties in a democracy.
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It's OK to Be Angry About Capitalism
- De: Senator Bernie Sanders, John Nichols
- Narrado por: Senator Bernie Sanders
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It’s OK to be angry about capitalism. Reflecting on our turbulent times, Senator Bernie Sanders takes on the billionaire class and speaks blunt truths about our country’s failure to address the destructive nature of a system that is fueled by uncontrolled greed and rigidly committed to prioritizing corporate profits over the needs of ordinary Americans.
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A true and unbiased understanding of politics today
- De Sassy monster en 02-21-23
De: Senator Bernie Sanders, y otros
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Tyranny of the Minority
- Why American Democracy Reached the Breaking Point
- De: Steven Levitsky, Daniel Ziblatt
- Narrado por: Fred Sanders
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America is undergoing a massive experiment: It is moving, in fits and starts, toward a multiracial democracy, something few societies have ever done. But the prospect of change has sparked an authoritarian backlash that threatens the very foundations of our political system. Why is democracy under assault here, and not in other wealthy, diversifying nations? And what can we do to save it?
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Tyranny of the Minority
- De orders en 10-07-23
De: Steven Levitsky, y otros
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Ministry of Truth
- Democracy, Reality, and the Republicans' War on the Recent Past
- De: Steve Benen
- Narrado por: Rachel Maddow
- Duración: 5 h y 38 m
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For as long as historical records have existed, authoritarian regimes have tried to rewrite history to suit their purposes, using their dictatorial powers to create myths, spread propaganda, justify decisions, erase opponents, and even dispose of crimes. Today, as America’s Republican Party becomes increasingly radicalized, it’s not surprising to see the GOP read from a similarly despotic script. Indeed, the party is taking dangerous, aggressive steps to rewrite history—and not just from generations past.
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What stood out the most was the cost of lying that we pay for collectively.
- De D. L. Thompson en 08-14-24
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The Conspiracy to End America
- Five Ways My Old Party Is Driving Our Democracy to Autocracy
- De: Stuart Stevens
- Narrado por: Jeff Bottoms
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Today’s Republican party is not a “normal” political party in the American tradition. It has become an autocratic movement masquerading as a political party. As Stuart Stevens argues in The Conspiracy to End America, if we look away from that truth, we greatly increase the likelihood that the America we love will slip away, never to return.
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Required Reading
- De Arturo Zendejas en 10-27-23
De: Stuart Stevens
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre What's the Matter with Kansas?
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Facts
Enjoyed not only did he bash the repukican party but also the dumbocrat party. For the love and worship of money
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From a Kansan Transplant
I grew up in Denver and started High School in California. In the summers growing up I would often travel with my dad to Southwest Kansas to visit his sisters farm. I ended up finishing High School in that part of Kansas and have lived there ever since. I was always amazed how Kansans voted. It seems you could never find anyone who would admit to voting for one particular senator, but he always got reelected. The book helped me understand this phenomenon.
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LAWRENCE, Kan. — Voters in Kansas rejected a proposed state constitutional amendment Tuesday that would have said there was no right to an abortion in the state, according to The Associated Press.
Kansas was the first state to vote on abortion rights since the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson's Women's Health Organization.
President Joe Biden hailed Tuesday's vote and called on Congress to pass a law to restore nationwide abortion rights that were provided by Roe.
"This vote makes clear what we know: the majority of Americans agree that women should have access to abortion and should have the right to make their own health care decisions," Biden said in a statement.
Kansas For Constitutional Freedom, the main abortion rights group opposing the amendment, called the victory "huge and decisive."
"The people of Kansas have spoken," said Rachel Sweet, campaign manager for the group. "They think that abortion should be safe, legal and accessible in the state of Kansas."
This year, a record number of abortion questions will be on state ballots, and many are asking Kansas' decision Tuesday will be an indicator of what is to come.
In the lead-up to the vote, supporters of the amendment argued that it was necessary to correct what they say was the Kansas Supreme Court's overreach in striking down some of the state's previous abortion restrictions in 2019.
Opponents argued that the amendment would set state lawmakers up to pursue a total abortion ban.
An overwhelming victory
Struggling to speak after the race was called, 23-year-old Jae Moyer said the decisive victory in the red state was surprising.
"It's never looked like this in Kansas," Moyer said. "It's so amazing. I'm so proud of my state right now."
Planned Parenthood donated millions of dollars to the opposition effort.
"Anti-abortion politicians put this amendment on the primary ballot with the goal of low voter turnout," said Emily Wales of Planned Parenthood Great Plains Votes, "but they discounted Kansans, who said loud and clear they believe and trust patients to make their own medical decisions."
Access to abortion in Kansas remains limited. The state has only four clinics where abortions remain available, all in the Wichita and Kansas City areas.
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- Didi
- 02-11-23
A bit of a rant, but interesting none the less.
Overall this is worth a listen. It leans a bit to hard on the term "latte" and the person of David Brooks, but despite those issues it is inciteful in the victimization culture of right wing America. It is a good companion to "Strangers in their own land" by Arlie Russell Hochschild.
Written by a historian there could have been a better timeline of the Kansas statehood narrative. There certainly was a cross-border aspect to the free soil and proslavery fight, but Kansas settlers engaged in plenty of internecine warfare. As Shelby Foote said in Ken Burns classic "The Civil War" you cannot fully understand the history of the United States if you do not have a working knowledge of that tragedy.
I am not sure the Nebraska Kansas Act of 1954 is mentioned. If it is it is brief. It is this act that made the Missouri Compromise largely mute and gave the settlers the opportunity to vote on the slavery issue. The process of voting is mentioned and it was a slow rolling disaster. It wasn't until the secession of several Southern States that Kansas came into statehood on the Northern side. This timeline matters and should have received some mention.
David Brooks, like the author, has a tendency to lean on Democrats and Liberals as the key source of the derangement in a portion of American Christian faith. The lunacy that they lament of those that stormed the bastille on January 6th is, and should be, laid on the shoulders of criminals that defaced the seat of American government and to some degree the church leaders that inspired them. The most remarkable feat of the "Backlash" Christian is their unending capacity to absolve themselves responsibility for their actions. This is where the power of "Victimization" is seemingly a bottomless well.
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- John M Read
- 08-23-22
Amazing how things have gotten so much worse since this book was written
This book was written quite some time before Trump became president and his lost to Biden things have gotten so much worse Mr. Frank needs to write a more up-to-date book and I’m sure it’ll be very much gloom and doom overall a truly awesome book by Mr. Frank
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- Gregorio Bueno
- 01-30-23
Ahead of its time
Thomas Frank wrote this book a while ago but, a lot of what he claimed has evolved and increased. Our political discourse has lead us to a polarizing world due to a few aspects explained on this book. This is not a cringe or sensationalist piece. This is an educated opinion that although I may not agree on full, deserves a read.
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- Steve Hunt
- 08-20-22
Eureka
This book created a Eureka moment indeed. On a whim I looked up Eureka and there's one in Kansas. Fortunately, it's not one of the many alleged Sundown Towns in Kansas.
As a flyover state, Kansas is one of those states you have to look up to be sure of its exact place, so it's humbling to think it is leading the divisive social revolution with the Koch Bros funding it and getting a return on their investment. Fortunately, women's liberty appears saved by the state Constitution, with an insurance policy called a clear majority.
Though an older book, it still seems as much if not more relevant today. There are moments of enormous clarity. And this clarity and perhaps the national movement much of Kansas aspires to, will keep this book relevant well into tomorrow and in the other states.
As an aside...With Roe having sadly fallen and the looming potential for a convention of the states, the author's candor would do prophetic justice tackling such a likelihood, given such Confederate romance would seemingly clash with the author's premise of the working class's rainbow like aspiration for social righteousness while giving both ends filled with pots of gold to the wealthy. Just what would come of such a convention?
A must read. Thanks for sharing.
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- 01-21-23
A great listen. Well done.
An examination of “backlash” hypocrisy versus the culture crushing impact of unfettered capitalism. The conservatives sell rage while high minded liberals quit fighting for the working person long ago. The bottom is yet to come.
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- Leonard J. Reibstein
- 08-11-22
Well worth the wait
Frank was ahead of the curve in predicting the return of economic in political discourse. It’s funny that this book, the key to all of what he’s written since, was the last to come out in audio format, as it becomes a conclusion as well as a thesis. This work is just as relevant 20 years on, especially as the trends it describes have all progressed (so to speak).
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- Luke W
- 02-28-23
Valuable insights, poorly structured, bad narrator
The contents are good and I don't disagree with the arguments. But what seems to be the central thesis—politics devoid of economics—is relegated to a single chapter and a few paragraphs in the epilogue. There are so many long-winded meandering musings that this comes off as an extended WaPo opinion piece. For example, what should have been a few paragraphs while discussing Kansas's unique culture is instead an entire chapter focused on off-catholic cults with membership in the dozens. This book should have been entirely restructured and the discussion of politics and economics expanded. Oh, and It would be nice to have a narrator who knows how to pronounce elite (it's not "ay-leet") and doesn't pause after every hard consonant... drove me crazy!
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- The Comrade
- 12-29-23
As is in 2004 so it is in 2024
This book is still important today, heck it could have been written today. Frank’s predictions of Kansas being a vanguard of the future of the right wing backlash seems all but validated.
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