{"product_id":"book-ezcu","title":"What's the Matter with Kansas?","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 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\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e**Unabridged for the first time with a new introduction**\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis program is read by the author. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHailed as \"dazzlingly insightful and wonderfully sardonic\" (\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e), \"very funny and very painful\" (\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e), and \"in a different league from most political books\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Observer\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eWhat's the Matter with Kansas?\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA brilliant analysis—and funny to boot—\u003ci\u003eWhat's the Matter with Kansas?\u003c\/i\u003e 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\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Macmillan Audio production from Metropolitan Books\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Audio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49357295943984,"sku":"BDezcu","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/62081-ezcu-Square.jpg?v=1734426484","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-ezcu","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}