I saw Thomas Frank on both C-Span and The Daily Show, and his book lived up to my expectations. He takes apart Kansas, from what it was to what is has become, and puzzles out what makes blue collar workers become right wing Conservatives. Without going into detail (as some, I’m sure, would disagree with my politics) this is a really interesting read if you’re more “liberal” and want to trace the steps of a state once considered a forerunner in Radical thought now turned Conservative. Really well done.