| The Death of Common Sense: How Law Is Suffocating America Contributor(s): Howard, Philip K. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0812982746 ISBN-13: 9780812982749 Publisher: Random House Trade OUR PRICE: $19.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Law Enforcement - Law | Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice - Law | Remedies & Damages |
| Dewey: 349.73 |
| LCCN: 2011414727 |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 5.19" W x 7.98" (0.42 lbs) 256 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "We need a new idea of how to govern. The current system is broken. Law is supposed to be a framework for humans to make choices, not the replacement for free choice." So notes Philip K. Howard in the new Afterword to his explosive manifesto The Death of Common Sense. Here Howard offers nothing less than a fresh, lucid, practical operating system for modern democracy. America is drowning--in law, lawsuits, and nearly endless red tape. Before acting or making a decision, we often abandon our best instincts. We pause, we worry, we equivocate, and then we divert our energy into trying to protect ourselves. Filled with one too many examples of bureaucratic overreach, The Death of Common Sense demonstrates how we--and our country--can at last get back on track. |
