Thomas Frank

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. Provided by Wikipedia