Author Publisher Henry Holt and Co. Media type Print (Hardcover) | Country United States Publication date August 5, 2008 | |
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Subject History, United States, political analysis, social criticism, political science, politics and government, conservatism | ||
The Wrecking Crew: How Conservatives Rule (August 2008) is a book written by American journalist and historian Thomas Frank, which explores the current state of conservative Washington.
Frank summarized the message of his book: "Bad government is the natural product of rule by those who believe government is bad." [1]
Frank argues that certain elements of the Republican party have intentionally dismantled the government by many means, including turning public policy into a private-sector feeding frenzy. Frank describes the current state of Federal government of the United States as analogous to a large group of privatized pigs feeding at the public trough, which was brought on by the privatization schemes engineered by the Republicans.
This book follows Frank's New York Times bestseller What's the Matter with Kansas?