{"product_id":"whats-the-matter-with-kansas","title":"What's the Matter with Kansas?","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith a New Afterword by the Author\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHailed 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Metropolitan Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53495598612591,"sku":"9780805077742","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2488\/1775\/files\/9780805077742.jpg?v=1782918165","url":"https:\/\/bookclubkc.com\/products\/whats-the-matter-with-kansas","provider":"The Book Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}