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“Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut THE YEAR WAS 2081, and everybody was finally equal. They weren’t only equal before God and the law. They were equal every which way. Nobody was smarter than anybody else. Nobody was better looking...

Unless you've read it, you probably don't realize how short this story is. I've pasted the whole thing below for ease of access, since I refer to it fairly often. Per Wikipedia: The story satirizes the policy of equality of outcome as an agent for achieving...

THE YEAR WAS 2081, and everybody was finally equal. They weren't only equal before God and the law. They were equal every which way. Nobody was smarter than anybody else. Nobody was better looking than anybody else. Nobody was stronger or quicker than...

ribbit “ Friday, October 12, 2007 Mother Superior was leaving for a meeting this morning.  I said, "Al Gore won the Nobel Peace Prize."  She said two words, and left "Harrison Bergeron" Jump to Now. Rodge My son had to read this and answer homework...

[This article is excerpted from the title essay and the introduction to the first edition of Egalitarianism as a Revolt Against Nature and Other Essays.] This essay was delivered at a conference on human differentiation held by the Institute for Humane...