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

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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Main Author: Borowitz, Andy (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Edition:First Avid Reader Press hardcover edition.
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