Twenty-plus years ago, Thomas Frank wrote a book called What’s the Matter With Kansas? in hopes of shedding some light on the new-ish at the time phenomenon of people actively and consistently voting against their own best interests. Obviously that wasn’t brand new — the Reagan era ushered in a whole generation of voters deeply affected by […]
My father almost died from polio as a child. I’d not be born had that happened. I hold special contempt for these society-harming shitbags.