Harrison Bergeron - in The Real World

In The Real World

  • In 2005 the story was quoted by attorneys in a brief before the Kansas Supreme Court. Vonnegut was quoted as saying that while he did not mind the story being used in the suit, he disagreed with the lawyers' interpretation of it.
  • U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia quoted the story in PGA Tour, Inc. v. Martin.
  • Libertarian commentator John Stossel frequently quotes the story and references the title of the U.S. Handicapper General.

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