| The Last Best Hope | 1 | |
| 1 | Nothing Lasts Forever | 5 |
| 2 | Taxes and the Welfare State | 29 |
| 3 | Planning vs Competition | 65 |
| 4 | The Rule of Law | 95 |
| 5 | Law and Justice | 127 |
| 6 | The Breakdown of Voting | 147 |
| 7 | The Distortion of Language | 175 |
| 8 | An Informed Electorate? | 201 |
| 9 | The Loss of American Values | 219 |
| 10 | The Never Ending Struggle | 241 |
| Questions for an Informed Voter | 277 | |
| Index of Topics | 279 | |
| Index of Persons | 285 | |
| Endnotes | 289 |