AL JAZEERA: Some years back Thomas Frank nailed it in his book, The Wrecking Crew…
When the book came out, Publishers Weekly praised it and criticised it in the same breath, writing, “Frank paints a complex and conspiracy-ridden picture that illuminates the sinister and controversial practices of the Republican party in the 20th and 21st centuries.”
“While Frank’s assessments and interpretations of key events, players and party doctrines is accurate and justifiable, his overwhelming blame of the Republican Party as the source of everything that’s wrong with this county and as the … (more)
EDITOR: We encountered this after posting today’s commentary. Ironic that we have to go to Al Jazeera to learn about ourselves.
