Profiles in ignorance : how America's politicians got dumb and dumber
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New York : Avid Reader Press, 2022.
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Book
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First Avid Reader Press hardcover edition.
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9781668003886, 1668003880
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307 pages ; 23 cm
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Adult (4th Floor) - Adult Nonfiction
973.9309 Bor
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English

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-293) and index.
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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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Borowitz argues that over the past fifty years, American politicians have grown increasingly allergic to knowledge. Mass media has encouraged the election of ignoramuses by elevating candidates who are better at performing than thinking. Starting with Ronald Reagan's first campaign for governor of California in 1966 and culminating with the election of Donald J. Trump to the White House, he covers a host of congresspersons, senators, and governors who have helped lower the bar over the past five decades. -- adapted from jacket

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Borowitz, A. (2022). Profiles in ignorance: how America's politicians got dumb and dumber (First Avid Reader Press hardcover edition.). Avid Reader Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Borowitz, Andy. 2022. Profiles in Ignorance: How America's Politicians Got Dumb and Dumber. New York: Avid Reader Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Borowitz, Andy. Profiles in Ignorance: How America's Politicians Got Dumb and Dumber New York: Avid Reader Press, 2022.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Borowitz, A. (2022). Profiles in ignorance: how america's politicians got dumb and dumber. First Avid Reader Press hardcover edn. New York: Avid Reader Press.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Borowitz, Andy. Profiles in Ignorance: How America's Politicians Got Dumb and Dumber First Avid Reader Press hardcover edition., Avid Reader Press, 2022.

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