Profiles in ignorance how America's politicians got dumb and dumber
"Borowitz argues that over the past fifty years, American politicians have grown increasingly allergic to knowledge, and mass media have encouraged the election of ignoramuses by elevating candidates who are better at performing than thinking. Starting with Ronald Reagan's first campaign f...
| Main Author: | Borowitz, Andy (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Avid Reader Press,
2023.
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| Edition: | First Avid Reader Press trade paperback edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction: The three stages of ignorance
- The first stage: Ridicule
- The second stage: Acceptance
- The third stage: Celebration
- Conclusion: Democracy's breaking system
- Afterword: The fourth stage.