... renovates and updates Glendon’s indictment of American 'rightsism' since the 1960s, with its own glances abroad for a better way.

... [Greene] goes beyond a bare rehearsal of pathologies: He prescribes a novel remedy. His refurbished assault on our dysfunctional rights culture is gripping, even thrilling. The proposed resolution, though, has too many gaps of logic to persuade.

It is disappointing when a provocative new book by a prominent legal scholar with impeccable credentials fails to sustain its arguments.

... thought-provoking.

Provocative reading for those interested in legal reform and a civil society..

... spirited.

... provocative, dense.