Profiles in Ignorance: How America's Politicians Got Dumb and Dumber — When Ignorance Pays
What happens when not knowing stops carrying a political cost—and begins carrying a political reward?
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In Profiles in Ignorance: How America's Politicians Got Dumb and Dumber, Andy Borowitz traces what he describes as the evolution of political ignorance through three stages: Ridicule, Acceptance, and Celebration.
Using political figures from Ronald Reagan and Dan Quayle through George W. Bush, Sarah Palin, and Donald Trump, Borowitz examines how attitudes toward knowledge and expertise changed alongside…
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