The Depth of Anti-Discrimination Laws

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In high school, I had to read Kurt Vonnegut’s classic short story, “Harrison Bergeron.” For those of you who haven’t read it, allow me to provide the premise — I’ll try not to spoil it because I think it’s worth reading.
Essentially, the story is set in a dystopia, where equality is not only encouraged, but required. The best and brightest are made equal with the rest of society through a series of handicaps — distracting noises for intelligent people, weights for strong people, ugly masks …read more