What's the Matter with Kansas? How Conservatives Won the Heart of America

The book uses Kansas as a lens to understand broader trends, but I wonder what prompted that specific choice and how the author decided on this state’s significance.

The way economic hardship is intertwined with political identity made me uneasy — is this a common experience across other regions as well?

The selection of events felt very deliberate, but I’m curious about the research process behind choosing which moments to emphasize for maximum impact.