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This space has been littered with criticism of Kobe Bryant and LeBron James and other local legends who occasionally acted like idiots.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

When useful idiots play along, the hypocrisy is double: Perpetrators pretend to be humane, and apologists pretend to believe them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

Elon Musk and Michael O’Leary are calling each other idiots — but shareholders of both companies would reject that charge.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 20, 2026

Sortor later complained that he was detained, saying “these idiots called the police on me, saying I had a gun and was ‘running innocent protestors over.’”

From Salon • Jan. 14, 2026

I told him these guys were going to be idiots wherever they were.

From "Adrift" by Paul Griffin