
The Marching Morons
- First published
- 1959
- Reading level
- Plain English
- Price
- Free
About the book
"The Marching Morons" by C. M. Kornbluth is a science fiction story published in 1951. A con artist from 1988 awakens in a dystopian future where unintelligent people vastly outnumber a small elite class struggling to maintain civilization. Facing catastrophic overpopulation, the elite ask him to solve their crisis. Drawing on his shady past, he devises a ruthless plan that succeeds beyond expectations—but his masters have their own final solution in mind.
- Science fiction
Updated September 2026. Public domain in the USA. Text and summary from Project Gutenberg eBook #51233. The Marching Morons on Wikipedia.











