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Thomas Carr Frank (born March 21, 1965) is an American political analyst, historian, and journalist. He co-founded and edited The Baffler magazine. Frank is the author of the books What's the Matter with Kansas? (2004) and Listen, Liberal (2016), among others. From 2008 to 2010 he wrote "The Tilting Yard", a column in The Wall Street Journal. A historian of culture and ideas, Frank analyzes trends in American electoral politics and propaganda, advertising, popular culture, mainstream journalism, and economics. His topics include the rhetoric and impact of culture wars in American political life and the relationship between politics, economics, and culture in the United States. Early life Frank was born in Kansas City, Missouri, and grew up in Mission Hills, Kansas. He graduated from Shawnee Mission East High School, and in 1988 from the University of Virginia with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history after transferring from the University of Kansas in his freshman year. Frank received a Master of Arts degree in history in 1990 and a doctorate in history in 1994 from the University of Chicago. His doctoral thesis on advertising in the 1960s, The Conquest of Cool: Business Culture, Counterculture, and the Rise of Hip Consumerism, was later published by the University of Chicago Press. Politics Frank was a College Republican, attending campus meetings at the University of Kansas, but became highly critical of conservatism. He summarized the thesis of his 2008 book The Wrecking Crew (book) as "[b]ad government is the natural product of rule by those who believe government is bad." Frank's other writings include essays for Harper's Magazine, Le Monde diplomatique, Bookforum, and the Financial Times. His book What's the Matter with Kansas? (2004) earned him nationwide and international recognition. In October 2005, Frank received the Eugene Debs Award for his work in the field of social justice. From December 2010 to February 2014, Frank wrote the monthly "Easy Chair" column for Harper's Magazine. Frank identifies as a left-wing populist and supported Bernie Sanders's 2016 and 2020 presidential campaigns. In Listen, Liberal: Or, What Ever Happened to the Party of the People? (2016), Frank was one of the few analysts who foresaw that Donald Trump could win the 2016 United States presidential election. In 2018, he called Trump "the worst politician ever", but maintained that Trump could be reelected in the 2020 presidential election. Frank further observes that "quasi-fascist movements" are springing up around the world. Frank's research into U.S. populism was published as the book The People, No: A Brief History of Anti-Populism (2020). In it, he examines the origin of the term in the United States and discusses historical examples of populism and its adherents and detractors. Personal life Frank lives in Bethesda, Maryland, with his wife, Wendy Edelberg, and their children. Works Books Frank, Thomas (1997). The Conquest of Cool: Business Culture, Counterculture, and the Rise of Hip Consumerism. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 9780226259918. One Market Under God: Extreme Capitalism, Market Populism, and the End of Economic Democracy (2000) ISBN 0-385-49503-X New Consensus for Old: Cultural Studies from Left to Right (2002) ISBN 0-9717575-4-2 Boob Jubilee: The Cultural Politics of the New Economy (2003) ISBN 0-393-32430-3 What's the Matter with Kansas? How Conservatives Won the Heart of America (2004). Henry Holt and Co. ISBN 978-1-4299-0032-4 What's the Matter with America? The Resistible Rise of the American Right (2006) ISBN 0-09-949293-8 The Wrecking Crew: How Conservatives Rule (2008), Henry Holt and Co. ISBN 0-8050-7988-2 Pity the Billionaire: The Hard-Times Swindle and the Unlikely Comeback of the Right (2011) ISBN 978-0-8050-9369-8 Listen, Liberal: Or, What Ever Happened to the Party of the People? (2016) ISBN 978-1-6277-9539-5 Rendezvous with Oblivion: Reports from a Sinking Society (2018) ISBN 978-1250293664 The People, No: A Brief History of Anti-Populism (2020) ISBN 9781250220110 Articles Frank, Thomas (November 2012). "All the rage". Easy Chair. Harper's. 325 (1950): 6, 8–9. See also What's the Matter with Kansas? (film) American Feud: A History of Conservatives and Liberals (film). Includes interviews with Frank speaking about "red states", "blue states" and other aspects of American politics. The Trap (TV Documentary Series). Frank appears in part two of the BBC documentary series. References Further reading Bartels, Larry M (n.d.). "What's the Matter with What's the Matter with Kansas?" (PDF). Princeton University. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 13, 2005. Retrieved 8 November 2020. vanden Heuvel, Katrina (October 11, 2005). "What's The Matter With What's The Matter With Kansas". The Nation. Retrieved 8 November 2020. Frank, Thomas. "Class is Dismissed" (PDF). TCFrank. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 9, 2008. Retrieved 8 November 2020. (Response to Bartels) Frank, Thomas (April 21, 2008). "Obama's Touch of Class". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 8 November 2020. External links Tom Frank official website Appearances on C-SPAN New Consensus for Old: Cultural Studies from Left to Right 26 page book/pamphlet put out by Prickly Paradigm in Fall 2002. PBS's NOW with Bill Moyers An interview on What's the Matter With Kansas? Thomas Frank at IMDb Frank giving speech at "Hostile Takeover" VIDEO: Thomas Frank discusses Pity the Billionaire on January 5, 2012, on WGBH's Forum Network.. Discover the Thomas Frank popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Thomas Frank books.
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Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
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Negro
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Frank L. McVey and the University of Kentucky
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The Pit and the Pendulum
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The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
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John Quentin - Im Auftrag des Admirals
Erwin Resch & Rainer DelfsVerrat, Intrigen und wahre Helden der Beginn einer neuen großen Seefahrersaga. Im Jahr 1799: Für John Quentin beginnt ein abenteuerliches Leben, als er den Dienst bei der britisch...
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Trueno del cielo
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Trousdale Estates
Steven M. PriceFilled with beautiful, vivid photographs, Trousdale is the definitive history of the architecture and design that defined both Beverly Hills and the ultimate American Dream.Trousda...
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Stand Proud and Eyes of the Hawk
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John Quentin - Im Auge des Sturms
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Mafia Spies
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Green - Includes Alternate Ending
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The Folds
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Operation Underworld
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Frank Thomas v. United States America
United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit.Before CHAMBERS, ORR and HAMLEY, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM.
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Ashes
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Saturday Kitchen Suppers - Foreword by Tom Kerridge
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The Last Equation of Isaac Severy
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Der Hexer 01
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The John McPhee Reader
John McPhee & William L. HowarthThe John McPhee Reader, first published in 1976, is comprised of selections from the author's first twelve books. In 1965, John McPhee published his first book, A Sense of Where Yo...
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Books that Made Us
Carl ReineckeA cultural history of Australia told through our fiction.Australia's novels lie at the heart of the country. Capturing everyday lives and exceptional dreams, they have held up a mi...
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A Brief Guide to Spiritual Classics
James M. RussellThis very readable brief guide examines a wide range of spiritual writing that can be read for enjoyment or inspiration, including some books that come from beyond any religious tr...
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John Quentin - Kampf um Malta
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Frank and Fearless
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The Houston Crime Scene Collection
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Thomas v. Warden Frank J. Pate
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Thomas Smith and Betty Franks Smith v. State Texas
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Near-Death Experiences . . . and Others
Robert GottliebA new collection of immersive essays from the most acclaimed editor of the second half of the twentieth centuryThis new collection from the legendary editor Robert Gottlieb feature...
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Alfred, Lord Tennyson
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W. B. Yeats
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Frank Wedekind
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Brainstorm
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Collateral Damage
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Thomas W. Porter v. Frank P. Wilson
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Real Irish New York
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Sir Thomas Lipton
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Creepy Crawling
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