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Overview

America is drowning: in law, legality, bureaucratic process. Abandoning our common sense and individual sense of responsibility, we live in terror of the law, in awe of procedure, at war with one another. Philip K. Howard has written the explosive manifesto for liberation--one of the most talked about sociopolitical treatises of our time. Citing dozens of examples of bureaucratic overkill--everything from the labeling of window cleaner as a toxic substance to the U.S. Department of Defense spending $2 billion on travel and $2.2 billion processing the paperwork for that travel--The Death of Common Sense shows how far we have wandered, how we got into this mess, and how we can--and must--get out.

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)

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Lawyer Howard's indictment of governmental bureaucracy and excessive regulations was a PW bestseller for 25 weeks. (Mar.)
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The nuns of the Missionaries of Charity believed two abandoned buildings in New York City would make ideal homeless shelters. The city agreed and offered to sell the building for one dollar each. Yet the shelter project faltered: the city's bureaucracy imposed such expensive remodeling requirements on the buildings that the shelter plans were scrapped. To Howard, an attorney practicing in New York City, this is but one of many examples of the law's suffocating Americans by extensive decrees on what may and may not be done. His book is truly a catalog of horror stories, actually quite engrossing and adding to the story of public inefficiencies chronicled by David Osborne's Reinventing Government (Addison-Wesley, 1992). What Howard does not do as well, however, is offer guidance on remedies. His answer seems to be that we should take personal responsibility, gather up our courage, and step out into the sunlight away from government's shadow. More highly recommended as a study of the negative impact of law is Walter K. Olson's The Litigation Explosion (LJ 2/15/91) even though its focus is on lawsuits and the courts.-Jerry E. Stephens, U.S. Court of Appeals Lib., Oklahoma City

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780446672283
  • Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
  • Publication date: 3/28/1996
  • Edition number: 1
  • Pages: 213
  • Sales rank: 489,200
  • Product dimensions: 5.25 (w) x 8.00 (h) x 0.61 (d)

Table of Contents

I The Death of Common Sense 1
II The Buck Never Stops 55
III A Nation of Enemies 111
IV Releasing Ourselves 169
Acknowledgments 189
Author's Note on Sources 193
Index 207
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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 25, 2001

    Brilliant

    Every American citizen should read this book. As Thomas Jefferson said 'A nation who wishes to remain free and ignorant expects what never was and never will be.' He went on to say that education is the best way to guard ourselves against the imposition of just the things that Howard discusses in his book. There's so much to say, but rather I'll just strongly suggest you read it.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted November 28, 2000

    Short and to the point

    If you live in the same country that Howard speaks of, you'll enjoy this short book. He uses many specific cases about the rigidity and stupidity of government regulations. This books does a good job of pointing out the problems with our bureaucracies, but fails to give solutions. All things being said, this is a good and interesting book. It would make a great present for anybody that is frustrated with our large centralized government.

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  • Posted September 30, 2011

    Highly Recommended

    This book should be required reading for all elected officials. Voters will get good insight into the process of government.

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  • Posted December 30, 2010

    A must read!

    Despite being just a little bit redundant on examples to support his argument the author makes a very compelling case for how we got to the legal mess we're in. Without a doubt one of the most significant books ever written about this topic!

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