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What's The Matter With Kansas
What's the Matter with Kansas may refer to: * What's the Matter with Kansas? (editorial) "What's the Matter with Kansas?" was an 1896 newspaper editorial authored by William Allen White and widely republished across the United States. The editorial criticized presidential candidate William Jennings Bryan, whose populist platform advo ..., an 1896 newspaper editorial by William Allen White * ''What's the Matter with Kansas?'' (book), a 2004 political book by Thomas Frank ** ''What's the Matter with Kansas?'' (film), a 2009 documentary based on the book {{dab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
What's The Matter With Kansas? (editorial)
"What's the Matter with Kansas?" was an 1896 newspaper editorial authored by William Allen White and widely republished across the United States. The editorial criticized presidential candidate William Jennings Bryan, whose populist platform advocated for the free silver standard. The editorial was leveraged by the William McKinley campaign, and has been credited for leading to McKinley's victory in the presidential election. It was also the piece that made White, then 29 years old, internationally famous. White later stated that he wrote the editorial in haste, referring to it as "pure vitriol" inspired by a confrontation on the street as he was walking to work. He later disavowed the editorial, and advocated for progressive reforms in regular columns in ''McClure's Magazine ''McClure's'' or ''McClure's Magazine'' (1893–1929) was an American illustrated monthly periodical popular at the turn of the 20th century. The magazine is credited with having started the tradition of m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
What's The Matter With Kansas? (book)
''What's the Matter with Kansas? How Conservatives Won the Heart of America'' (2004) is a book by American journalist and historian Thomas Frank, which explores the rise of populist anti-elitist conservatism in the United States, centering on the experience of Kansas, Frank's native state. In the late 19th century, says Frank, Kansas was known as a hotbed of the left-wing populist movement, but in recent decades, it has become overwhelmingly conservative. The book was published in Britain and Australia as ''What's the Matter with America?'' ''What's the Matter with Kansas?'' spent 18 weeks on the ''New York Times'' Bestseller List. Overview According to the book, the political discourse of recent decades has dramatically shifted from social and economic equality to the use of "explosive" cultural issues, such as abortion and gay marriage, which are used to redirect anger toward "liberal elites." Against this backdrop, Frank describes the rise of political conservatism in the soc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
