Click on the link below for a sobering interview:
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Showing posts with label Andy Borowitz. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Andy Borowitz. Show all posts
Friday, February 10, 2023
Andy Borowitz: The History Of Anti-Intellectualism In The USA
"As the world struggles with war, inflation, and climate change, political leadership is needed now more than ever. Humorist Andy Borowitz believes good leadership is increasingly hard to find these days. His new book, “Profiles in Ignorance: How America’s Politicians Got Dumber and Dumber,” looks at America’s embrace of anti-intellectualism. He joins Walter Isaacson to talk about this trend's danger to our democracy."
Tuesday, September 27, 2022
What Happens When Ignorance Is Normalized
"As the world struggles with war, inflation, and climate change, political leadership is needed now more than ever. Humorist Andy Borowitz believes good leadership is increasingly hard to find these days. His new book, “Profiles in Ignorance: How America’s Politicians Got Dumber and Dumber,” looks at America’s embrace of anti-intellectualism. He joins Walter Isaacson to talk about this trend's danger to our democracy."
Andy Borowitz: How American Politicians Got Dumb and Dumber
"How the Republican Party went crazy with far-right fanaticism & fascism. Trump didn’t start the fascist slide either – it’s been there since the 50s. Think back to Joe McCarthy and every Republican presidency since."
Click on the link below for a video of an interview with one of the best satirists in the media today:
Click on the link below for another video, this one is an interview with David Corn:
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