Andy Borowitz

1 week ago | borowitzreport.com | Andy Borowitz

WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—Offering an explanation for his sweeping tariffs on foreign films, on Tuesday Donald J. Trump argued that movies with subtitles “encourage reading.”“Parents think their kids are safely at the movies, not spending two hours reading,” he said.

1 week ago | rsn.org | Andy Borowitz

The article below is satire. Andy Borowitz is an American comedian and New York Times-bestselling author who satirizes the news for his column, "The Borowitz Report."Offering an explanation for his sweeping tariffs on foreign films, on Tuesday Donald J. Trump argued that movies with subtitles “encourage reading.” “Parents think their kids are safely at the movies, not spending two hours reading,” he said.

1 week ago | borowitzreport.com | Andy Borowitz

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1 week ago | borowitzreport.com | Andy Borowitz

In my book Profiles in Ignorance: How America’s Politicians Got Dumb and Dumber, I argued that, over the past half-century, mass media have given rise to an Age of Ignorance, rewarding politicians who can entertain over those who can think. I divided the Age of Ignorance into three stages: Ridicule, Acceptance, and Celebration. During the Ridicule stage, ignorance was a magnet for mockery, a serious flaw that could kill a political career. Consequently, dumb politicians had to pretend to be smart.

1 week ago | airmail.news | Andy Borowitz

Remember when Trump nominated Matt Gaetz to be attorney general? We were so much younger then—although, it should be added, not young enough for Matt Gaetz. At the time, I observed that Gaetz’s nomination was not what QAnon had in mind when they said they wanted to bring pedophiles to justice. In the end, Matt turned out to be as reckless with Venmo as he was about the age of consent, and Trump quickly withdrew his name. Pundits claimed that Trump never expected Gaetz to pass muster with the Senate.