Issue #13, "the Backlash Retrospective Part 1: The Classical Years," is the first installment of The Baffler's long-awaited set of issues focusing on the Right. Baffler writers heap sarcasm and scorn on the founding fathers of organized resentment Issue #14, "Part 2: Meltdown," examines the waning of the American century and an impending dark age. Enjoy savage analysis, bitter tales, incisive essays, trenchant reviews, and acerbic writing by their cast of young -- Robert Nedelkoff, David Rieff, Owen Hatteras, Pepsy Spengler, and others.
Thomas Frank is the author of Pity the Billionaire, The Wrecking Crew, and What's the Matter with Kansas? A former columnist for The Wall Street Journal and Harper's, Frank is the founding editor of The Baffler and writes regularly for Salon. He lives outside Washington, D.C.