Thomas Frank : (7) " In small towns, bored teenagers turn their eyes longingly to the exciting doings in the big cities, pining for urban amenities like hipster bars and farmers’ markets and indie-rock festivals. Like everyone else, they want the vibrant and they will not be denied. " - Thomas Frank " Presidential legacies are valuable things, too valuable to be left up to historians. " - Thomas Frank " While Democrats fussed with the details of health care reforms, conservatives spent months telling the nation that the real issue is freedom, that what’s on the line is American liberty itself. " - Thomas Frank " In America, we no longer have an institutionalized, organized way of calling business to task – of taking them to account for what they’ve done – and this is especially true in the cultural realm. " - Thomas Frank " These days, of course, the focus of talk about popular liberation through products is mostly associated with the Internet. I’ve been collecting computer ads and ads dealing with Internet industries. " - Thomas Frank " These days, of course, the focus of talk about popular liberation through products is mostly associated with the Internet. I’ve been collecting computer ads and ads dealing with Internet industries. " - Thomas Frank " I was never a fan of Barack Obama’s bipartisanship routine. " - Thomas Frank