Exploring Why Some Kansas Residents Cheerfully Put Their Own Heads on the Political Chopping Block

DVD Review

What's the Matter with Kansas?

"One of the ten best documentaries of the year." -- Roger Ebert. 

This DVD, a documentary film by Laura Cohen and Joe Winston, is based on the book by Thomas Frank. Frank, a Kansas native, documents how Republican conservatives use the political issues of guns, God and gays to encourage blue-collar workers in Kansas to vote against their own self-interests.Time and time again, the willingness of Kansas residents to give away the store, metaphorically speaking, leaves many outsiders asking, "What's the matter with Kansas?"

 The issues presented are compelling and relevant to the continuing culture war against middle-class Americans in Wisconsin and elsewhere.

(The following link goes to the DVD at Amazon.)

What's the Matter With Kansas