Thomas Frank

Money has transformed every watchdog, every independent authority. Medical doctors are increasingly gulled by the…

This aesthetic quality, then, is what politics is all about. It’s authenticity that separates winners…

What is at stake in the debate over health care is more than the mere…

Yes, Democrats can prove that America pays more for health care than other countries yes…

One of the things I keep coming back to in my writing is that society…

There are few things in politics more annoying than the Right’s utter conviction that it…

Former President Bill Clinton, who is widely regarded as a political mastermind, may have sounded…

Concerns about the size and role of government are what seem to leave reformers stammering…

Mr. Obama still has time to reverse course. A great deal depends on it. To…

As you watch the world crumble, try taking your Armageddon with this sprinkling of irony…

For-profit higher education is today a booming industry, feeding on the student loans handed…

The only truly individualistic health-care choice – where you receive care that is unpolluted by…

Our laws governing lobbying and campaign contributions have struck the right balance between the wishes…

We are watching industries crumble, Wall Street firms disappear, unemployment spike, and unprecedented government intervention…

Liberal that I am, I support health-care reform on its merits alone. My liberal…