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The Death of Common Sense: How Law is Suffocating America
The Death of Common Sense How Law is Suffocating America
Author: Philip K. Howard
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 ...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780679429944
ISBN-10: 0679429948
Publication Date: 6/1/1998
Pages: 202
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3.7 stars, based on 27 ratings
Publisher: Random House
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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 reviewed The Death of Common Sense: How Law is Suffocating America on + 2 more book reviews
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Why do so many people hate lawyers? Read this to find out. Government bureaucracy getting in the way of good intentions - and who creates the red tape? Lawyers!
statue86 avatar reviewed The Death of Common Sense: How Law is Suffocating America on + 19 more book reviews
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Very interesting book, written by a lawyer who knows what he is talking about.
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 jrw avatar reviewed The Death of Common Sense: How Law is Suffocating America on + 33 more book reviews
The message conveyed by "Death of Common Sense" today is definitely considered Libertarian. Essentially the author makes a case for the removal of detailed laws to allow for personal responsibility to reassert itself. He notes that it is the public's fear of corruption that has led to a government whose actions are stymied by procedures. The book is a little dated now, notedly in the examples, but the topic is still current.
reviewed The Death of Common Sense: How Law is Suffocating America on + 5 more book reviews
This was a surprisingly easy read. Very clearly details how our country, while trying to eradicate corruption, ended up creating a government so bogged down with rules and regulations that no one can even make a truly common sense decision! I enjoyed this book very much, I wish I had read it in high school!


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