Thomas Frank
Thomas Frank is the author of numerous best-selling books and the founder of The Baffler magazine. He is also a Ph.D. in history (Chicago, 1994). After years on the lecture circuit, Thomas is an accomplished public speaker on many subjects.
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From the prophetic author of the now-classic What’s the Matter with Kansas? and Listen, Liberal, an eye-opening account of populism, the most important—and misunderstood—movement of our time.
Rarely does a work of history contain startling implications for the present, but in The People, No Thomas Frank pulls of...Read More
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From the acclaimed author of Listen, Liberal and What’s the Matter with Kansas, a scathing collection of his incisive commentary on our cruel times—perfect for this political moment....Read More
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A SCATHING LOOK AT THE STANDARD-BEARERS OF LIBERAL POLITICS—A BOOK THAT ASKS: WHAT’S THE MATTER WITH DEMOCRATS?
Hailed as “the most prescient book” of the year, Listen, Liberal accurately described what ailed the Democratic Party even before the election of 2016 made their weaknesses obvious. It is the story of how the “P...Read More
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A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice
From the bestselling author of What's the Matter with Kansas?, this witty and highly provocative book asks a simple question: How is it possible that the disastrous collapse of the free market economy in 2008 could have heralded a popular revival—of the right?...Read More |
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With a New Afterword by the Author
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)
Hailed as "dazzlingly insightful and wonderfully sardonic" (Chicago Tribune),...Read More
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“Populism Belongs to the Left: An Interview with Thomas Frank”
“The power of populism: Can populism strengthen a democracy?”
“What Do Dems Do Now? Thomas Frank on How the Left Can Counter a Rogue Supreme Court”
“Thomas Frank on Populism, Cool Brands, and the Problem With the Democratic Party”
“Ding-dong, the jerk is gone. But read this before you sing the Hallelujah Chorus”
“The Pessimistic Style in American Politics”
Read a review of The People, No from Splice Today.
“What’s behind Joe Biden’s mystique?”
Check out all of Thomas Frank’s articles in The Guardian.
Find out more about Thomas Frank on his website.
Praise for The People, No
“Brilliantly written, eye-opening . . . Frank is the ideal public intellectual to grapple with the duality of populism. . . . Readers come away knowing that at its heart, populism means just one thing: This land was made for you and me.”
— The Washington Post“Frank describes an indigenous radical tradition that descends from Jefferson and Paine and stretches forward to Franklin Roosevelt and Martin Luther King Jr. . . . Compelling.”
— The New York Times Book Review“Rousing . . . central to the challenge of our times . . . A call to arms against the plutocratic elites of both America’s main parties . . . Frank’s real strength lies in his energetic optimism.”
— Financial Times“Tom Frank does what few writers today are capable of doing—he criticizes his own side.”
— Wall Street Journal“Deserves your attention . . . The People, No describes meticulously how over the last 120 years, reigning elites—whether conservative, liberal, or progressive—have regularly attacked populists with the same falsehoods . . . Welcome.”
— Forbes“Frank brilliantly places populism in the context of seminal historic events. . . . His provocative conclusions, about elites and the people, turn common assumptions upside down—all the better for making readers think.”
— Booklist, Starred ReviewBook This Speaker
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