Sarah Kendzior

Sarah Kendzior_Brian Munoz, St. Louis Public Radio

Sarah Kendzior is the best-selling author of The View from Flyover Country (2018), Hiding in Plain Sight (2020), They Knew (2022), and The Last American Road Trip (2025).

Kendzior is a journalist, author, and anthropologist known for her incisive analysis of authoritarianism, political corruption, and social injustice. Her work often explores the erosion of democratic institutions and the rise of autocratic regimes, drawing parallels between global authoritarian trends and domestic political developments in the United States. Kendzior's writing is characterized by its clarity, urgency, and commitment to highlighting the experiences of marginalized communities.