TABLE OF CONTENTS

Acknowledgements ……………………………………..vii

Introduction – The Last Best Hope………………… 1

1: Nothing Lasts Forever……………………………….. 5

2: Taxes and the Welfare State …………………….25

3: Planning vs. Competition ………………………….55

4: The Rule of Law ……………………………………….79

5: Law and Justice ……………………………………..107

6: The Breakdown of Voting ………………………123

7: The Distortion of Language ……………………147

8: An Informed Electorate ………………………..169

9: The Loss of American Values ………………..185

Questions for an Informed Voter ………………205

Index of Topics………………………………………….207

Index of Persons………………………………………..211

Endnotes……………………………………………………213