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A downright moron
Henry Louis Mencken wrote an article on the Baltimore Sun, on 26 July, 1920, that amongst other things read:

As democracy is perfected, the office represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. We move toward a lofty ideal. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart’s desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.

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How airports became temples of our national, fear-fueled psychosis. http://www.slate.com/articles/business/cover_story/2017/09/how_airports_became_temples_of_our_national_fear_fueled_psychosis.html

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William Gibson: ‘I Never Expected to Be Living in an American Retro-Future’ - Motherboard https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/bjjyn3/william-gibson-archangel-interview

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Tim Harford — Article — What We Get Wrong About Technology http://timharford.com/2017/08/what-we-get-wrong-about-technology/

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