The Wrecking Crew (book)

This article is about the political book. For the spy novel by Donald Hamilton, see The Wrecking Crew (novel).

The Wrecking Crew: How Conservatives Rule (August 2008) is a book written by American journalist and historian Thomas Frank, which explores the contemporary state of conservative-governed Washington, D.C. 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 intentionally dismantled the government by many means, including turning public policy into a private-sector feeding frenzy. Frank describes the state of the 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?

The Wrecking Crew: How Conservatives Rule

First edition cover
Author	Thomas Frank
Subject	History United States political analysis social criticism political science politics and government conservatism
Publisher	Henry Holt and Co.
Publication date	August 5, 2008
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (hardcover)
Pages	384
ISBN	978-0-8050-7988-3
Dewey Decimal	973.92 22
LC Class	JK2356 .F72 2008

External links

• Thomas Frank's page for The Wrecking Crew
• Thomas Frank Publisher's webpage (Henry Holt and Co.)
• The Wrecking Crew's Publisher's webpage (Henry Holt and Co.)
• Bill Moyers interview with Thomas Frank
• Salon.com Thomas Frank interview "Thomas Frank on the Bush administration: Sabotage by design"
• NPR Thomas Frank interview "Thomas Frank's Indictment of Conservatism"
• Democracy Now Thomas Frank interview
• New York Post book review
• Louisville Kentucky Courier-Journal book review "The Right in power"