The Collapse of the Common Good How America's L

Inpursuitoffairnessatanycost，wehavecreatedasocietyparalyzedbylegalfear：Doctorsareparanoidandprincipalspowerless.Littleleaguecoaches，scaredofliability，stopvolunteering.Schoolsandhospitalsstarttocrumble.Thecommongoodfades，replacedbyacacophonyofpeopleclaimingtheir“individualrights.”Byturnsfunnyandinfuriating，thisstartlingbookdissectsthedogmasoffairnessthatallowself-interestedindividualstobullytherestofsociety.PhilipK.Howardexplainshow，tryingtohonorindividualrights，weremovedtheauthorityneededtomaintainafreesociety.Teachersdon’tevenhaveauthoritytomaintainorderintheclassroom.Withnooneincharge，thesafecourseistoavoidanypossiblerisk.Seesawsanddivingboardsareremoved.RidiculouswarninglabelslittertheAmericanlandscape：“Caution：ContentsAreHot.”Strivingtoprotect“individualrights，”weendeduplosingmuchofourfreedom.Whenalmostanydecisionthatsomeonedisagreeswithisapossiblelawsuit，nooneknowswherehestands.AhugemonumenttotheunknownplaintiffloomshighaboveAmerica，castingadarkshadowacrossourdailychoices.Today，inthelandoffreespeech，you’dhavetobeafooltosaywhatyoureallythink.Thisprovocativebooknotonlyattacksthesacredcowsofpoliticalcorrectness，buttakesabreathtakinglyboldstandonhowtoreinvigorateourcommongood.Onlybyrestoringpersonalauthoritycanschoolsbegintoworkagain.OnlybyjudgesandlegislaturestakingbacktheauthoritytodecidewhocansueforwhatcandoctorsfeelcomfortableusingtheirbestjudgmentandAmericanbeliberatedtosayanddowhattheyknowisright.Lucid，honest，andhardhitting，TheCollapseoftheCommonGoodshowshowAmericanscanbringbackfreedomandcommonsensetoasocietydisabledbylawyersandlegalfear.