The Death of Common Sense: How Law is Suffocating America

<p>This concise and eloquent manifesto shows how the excess of government regulations does not protect Americans but instead acts as legal quicksand, stifling growth and creating paralyzing overbureaucratization. Using blood-boiling examples of government regulations run amok, Howard reveals a society in which rules have replaced thinking--allowing law to infiltrate the nooks and crannies of everyday life.</p>

Literature & Fiction

Philip K. Howard

Classics

Grand Central Publishing

The Death of Common Sense

Distressing, disturbing, devastatingly detailed--this stunning examination of how modern laws are diminishing America exposes the drawbacks of rule-bound government, tells why nothing gets done, reveals the phony pretensions of law, and shows why well-intentioned laws have actually devalued rights. In short, The Death of Common Sense demonstrates how the buck never stops and how ell-meaning laws are creating a nation of enemies. (Poltics/Current Events)

Criminal Law

Random House Value Publishing

<p>Distressing, disturbing, devastatingly detailed--this stunning examination of how modern laws are diminishing America exposes the drawbacks of rule-bound government, tells why nothing gets done, reveals the phony pretensions of law, and shows why well-intentioned laws have actually devalued rights. In short, The Death of Common Sense demonstrates how the buck never stops and how ell-meaning laws are creating a nation of enemies. (Poltics/Current Events)</p>

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Random House]

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This is the New York Times bestseller which takes an eye opening look at how governmental rules and regulations are fettering the lives of all Americans. In segments like "How Law Replaced Humanity," "The Unfairness of Uniformity," and "Remembering Rationalism", the author explains how law is suffocating America.

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The Death of Common Sense: How Law is Suffocating America

The Death of Common Sense

The Death of Common Sense: How Law is Suffocating America

The Death of Common Sense

The Death of Common Sense