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I spent the evening watching BookTV on C-SPAN2 last night. Yes, I’m a square, but that’s not the point of this post. I tuned in during a speech by Thomas Frank, whose book, What’s the Matter with Kansas [henryholt.com], discusses the shift in middle America from radical populism to conservatism. He attempts to explain why blue collar workers consistantly vote against their own economic interests.

Frank is a lively, entertaining, intelligent speaker. His arguments were rational and well-thought. I will read What’s the Matter with Kansas.

I will save sharing my thoughts on his ideas until I have actually read the book. Until then, you can find some blogs that have written on the book already at All Consuming [allconsuming.net].