The death of common sense
Subtitle: how law is suffocating America
By: Philip K. Howard
Edition: 1st paperbook ed.
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 244
ISBN-13: 9780812982749
Subjects: Bureaucracy; Law; Law reform; Common sense
Description: Distressing, disturbing, devastatingly detailed--this 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, this book demonstrates how the buck never stops and how well-meaning laws are creating a nation of enemies.--From publisher description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [223]-233) and index.
Table of contents: title: The death of common sense; title: The buck never stops; title: A nation of enemies; title: Releasing ourselves.