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The week in politics (Sept. 13, 2023)

On Wednesday’s show: We discuss the latest developments in politics in our weekly roundup. And satirist Andy Borowitz talks about how American politicians have seemingly gotten dumber over the last half century, the subject of his book, “Profiles in Ignorance.”

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On Wednesday’s show: We discuss the budget battle in Congress, Ken Paxton’s ongoing impeachment trial, and all the latest developments in politics in our weekly roundup.

Also this hour: Writer and satirist Andy Borowitz talks about how Americans went from ridiculing ignorance in our politicians to accepting it and then celebrating it in some instances. His book, Profiles in Ignorance: How America’s Politicians Got Dumb and Dumber takes on that subject, which he’ll discuss at an event with The Progressive Forum on Sept. 21.

And Robert Edsel, founder and chair of the Monuments Men and Women Foundation, explains how to detect stolen antiquities.

 

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Michael Hagerty

Michael Hagerty

Senior Producer, Houston Matters

Michael Hagerty is the senior producer for Houston Matters. He's spent more than 20 years in public radio and television and dabbled in minor league baseball, spending four seasons as the public address announcer for the Reno Aces, the Triple-A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks.

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