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Profiles in ignorance : how America's politicians got dumb and dumber / Andy Borowitz.

Borowitz, Andy, (author.).

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Examines the intellectual deterioration of American politics, from Ronald Reagan to Dan Quayle, from George W. Bush to Sarah Palin, to its apotheosis in Donald J. Trump.

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  • ISBN: 9781668003886
  • ISBN: 1668003880
  • Physical Description: 307 pages ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First Avid Reader Press hardcover edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Avid Reader Press, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc., 2022.

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-293) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction: The three stages of ignorance -- The first stage: Ridicule -- The second stage: Acceptance -- The third stage: Celebration -- Conclusion: Democracy's braking system.

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Subject: Politicians > United States > Intellectual life > 20th century.
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United States > Politics and government.
United States > History > 1969-

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