Thomas Carr Frank (born March 21, 1965) is an American political analyst, historian, and journalist.

His doctoral thesis on advertising in the 1960s, The Conquest of Cool: Business Culture, Counterculture, and the Rise of Hip Consumerism, was later published by the University of Chicago Press.

[1] Frank was a College Republican, attending campus meetings at the University of Kansas, but became highly critical of conservatism.

"[2] Frank's other writings include essays for Harper's Magazine, Le Monde diplomatique, Bookforum, and the Financial Times.

In it, he examines the origin of the term in the United States and discusses historical examples of populism and its adherents and detractors.