| Acknowledgments | vii | |
| Preface To The 2010 Paperback Edition | xv | |
| Preface to the 3rd Edition | xvii | |
| Introduction: The Last Best Hope | 1 | |
| 1 | Nothing Lasts Forever | 7 |
| 2 | Taxes and the Welfare State | 33 |
| 3 | Planning vs Competition | 73 |
| 4 | The Rule of Law | 109 |
| 5 | The Rule of Law Part II: Stare Decisis | 137 |
| 6 | Law and Justice | 179 |
| 7 | The Breakdown of Voting | 203 |
| 8 | The Distortion of Language | 245 |
| 9 | An Informed Electorate? | 273 |
| 10 | The Loss of American Values | 301 |
| 11 | The Never Ending Struggle | 327 |
| Questions for an Informed Voter | 379 |