April 2004 Issue [Article] Lie down for America Download PDF Adjust Share How the Republican Party sows ruin on the Great Plains by Thomas Frank, This article is only available as a PDF to subscribers. Download PDF Tags 2001- 21st century Agriculture Economic aspects Economic conditions Garden City (Kan.) Kansas Mission Hills (Kansas City, Kan.) Party affiliation Political sociology Politics and government Regional disparities Republican Party (Kan.) United States More from Thomas Frank The Man Who Loved Presidents Thomas Frank on The Soul of America The Man Who Loved Presidents On Jon Meacham The Pessimistic Style in American Politics Government of the people? Thomas Frank on the history of populism and anti-populism Adjust Share