Thomas Frank | |
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 Frank at the 2012 Texas Book Festival | |
| Born | Thomas Carr Frank March 21, 1965 Kansas City, Missouri, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Virginia (B.A.) University of Chicago (M.A., Ph.D.) |
| Occupation(s) | Political analyst, columnist, historian, journalist |
| Known for | Co-founder of The Baffler, culture war author |
| Notable work | What's the Matter with Kansas? |
| Political party | Democratic |
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.