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A New York Times Book Review Notable Book Since the 1960s, ideas developed during the civil rights movement have been astonishingly successful in the fight against overt discrimination. But can they combat the whole spectrum of social injustice---including conditions that aren't directly caused by bigotry? In Rights Gone Wrong, Richard Thompson Ford argues that extremists on both sides of the political divide have hijacked civil rights for personal advantage, diverting our attention from serious social injustices. Is equality really served by endless litigating and legislating against every grievance or slight? Brilliantly argued, shrewd, and lively, Rights Gone Wrong offers ""a crisp analysis of the limits of our civil rights laws and a prescription for how to move beyond them"" (Kirkus Reviews).

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"""Rights Gone Wrong is sharp and surprising, and casts the discrimination debate in a clarifying new light."" --Jeffrey Rosen, The New York Times Book Review ""Ford has written a highly accessible narrative that underscores the need for Americans to roll up their sleeves and do the heavy lifting necessary to address persistent economic and racial inequality....With this book, Ford has in effect contributed a new placard to the American protest march."" --America magazine ""Cogent...A rationalist analysis of the efficacy of a multitude of antidiscrimination laws...All sides can learn much from Ford's thinking."" --Publishers Weekly ""Persuasive...This subject tends to produce polemical writing on both sides, but Ford is consistently measured and thought-provoking. Recommended to anyone interested in public affairs."" --Library Journal"

Rights Gone Wrong is sharp and surprising, and casts the discrimination debate in a clarifying new light. ---Jeffrey Rosen, The New York Times Book Review Ford has written a highly accessible narrative that underscores the need for Americans to roll up their sleeves and do the heavy lifting necessary to address persistent economic and racial inequality....With this book, Ford has in effect contributed a new placard to the American protest march. --- America magazine Cogent...A rationalist analysis of the efficacy of a multitude of antidiscrimination laws...All sides can learn much from Ford's thinking. --- Publishers Weekly Persuasive...This subject tends to produce polemical writing on both sides, but Ford is consistently measured and thought-provoking. Recommended to anyone interested in public affairs. --- Library Journal

Rights Gone Wrong is sharp and surprising, and casts the discrimination debate in a clarifying new light. Jeffrey Rosen, The New York Times Book Review Ford has written a highly accessible narrative that underscores the need for Americans to roll up their sleeves and do the heavy lifting necessary to address persistent economic and racial inequality .With this book, Ford has in effect contributed a new placard to the American protest march. America magazine Cogent A rationalist analysis of the efficacy of a multitude of antidiscrimination laws All sides can learn much from Ford's thinking. Publishers Weekly Persuasive This subject tends to produce polemical writing on both sides, but Ford is consistently measured and thought-provoking. Recommended to anyone interested in public affairs. Library Journal

Rights Gone Wrong is sharp and surprising, and casts the discrimination debate in a clarifying new light. ---Jeffrey Rosen, The New York Times Book Review<p> Ford has written a highly accessible narrative that underscores the need for Americans to roll up their sleeves and do the heavy lifting necessary to address persistent economic and racial inequality....With this book, Ford has in effect contributed a new placard to the American protest march. --- America magazine<p><p> Cogent...A rationalist analysis of the efficacy of a multitude of antidiscrimination laws...All sides can learn much from Ford's thinking. --- Publishers Weekly<p> <p> Persuasive...This subject tends to produce polemical writing on both sides, but Ford is consistently measured and thought-provoking. Recommended to anyone interested in public affairs. --- Library Journal

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Richard Thompson Ford is the George E. Osborne Professor of Law at Stanford Law School. He is a regular contributor to Slate and has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, and the San Francisco Chronicle.

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