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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
  • ISBN: 9781668003893
  • Physical Description: 307 pages ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First Avid Reader Press edition
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Avid Reader Press, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Inc., 2022.

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographic references (pages 245-293) 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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Political culture > United States > History > 20th century.
Political culture > United States > History > 21st century.
United States > History > 1969-
United States > Politics and government > 20th century.
United States > Politics and government > 21st century.

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