Subjects:  1. Exports & Imports    2. Government & Business    3. Government - Federal    4. Legal Reference / Law Profession    5. Medical / Pharmacy   

Subjects:  1. Animal Rights    2. Government - Federal    3. Law    4. Legal Reference / Law Profession    5. Law / Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice   

Subjects:  1. Government - Federal    2. History    3. History: World    4. Native American    5. Political Freedom & Security - Civil Rights    6. Politics - Current Events    7. Politics / Current Events   

Subjects:  1. Government - Federal    2. Government - Judicial Branch    3. Judges    4. Political Science    5. Politics - Current Events    6. Politics / Current Events    7. Politics/International Relations    8. Selection and appointment    9. United States   

Subjects:  1. Business / Economics / Finance    2. Business Law    3. Government - Federal    4. Law    5. Business & Economics / Business Law    6. Business & Management   

Subjects:  1. Animal Rights    2. General    3. Government - Federal    4. Law    5. Legal Reference / Law Profession    6. Law / Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice   

Subjects:  1. Cases    2. Constitutional    3. Freedom of religion    4. Law / Constitutional    5. Law / Federal Jurisdiction    6. Legal Reference / Law Profession    7. Religion    8. United States    9. Courts    10. Federal Jurisdiction    11. Supreme Court    12. U.S. Government   

Reviews (8)

Long but dead on
With the exception of the very first, and very negative review posted about this book,most of the comments from other truckers concerning this book are accurate.At first I was actually expecting a small scattered ranting and raving style book from a former trucker,but this book was more than just a collection of complaints.I suspect the Marietta Georgia comments are from a dispatcher; possibly one I've worked foras a driver out of Atlanta for two years.This book is more of an economics textbook, than a first person account of what a long-haul trucker's life is really about.In fact, this may even be my only complaint; that there wasn't enough ranting, raving, or what some who've never driven cross-country for a living might call whining.The story from a previous reviewer concerning a crack-smoking employee on a forklift (although possibly an exaggeration) brought back some horrible memories of mine, and reminded me in a split second why I quit what was without a doubt the worst job I've ever had. The author's main
This Book Blows!
If you are looking for some help in deciding whether to start a career in trucking, this book won't help you (unless you need some emergency toilet paper for the ride).For one...it's outdated and two...it's full of whining and moaning about the good ole' days before deregulation.A thinly disguised "analysis" of what happened turns into a full fledged tantrum about the injustice of it all.If you don't want to truck then DON'T...go work at the Waffle House!

Unacceptable in America - Slave Labor
I am 25 year survivor of the long-haul trucking racket, and can only say that the situation is substantially worse than Mr. Belzer asserts. I was finally forced out of the industry in 1998 for actively speaking out against the same types of abuse that he describes in his book. The trucking industry has it's own 'goon squad' that seeks to target, isolate and then eliminate anybody who dare speaks out against unsafe trucks, against coercion of drivers to run illegally and the sub-human wage scale that truckers are forced to labor under. And I don't just mean those companies that employ Teamster drivers, either. The non-union truckload carriers that clog our interstates can become even more vicious, once their crimes against drivers and the public are exposed. I found that I had been blacklisted, and I was being stalked by a small army of paid harassers, intimidators and threat-mongers. I was threatened with death, severe physical harm and other consequences if I ever mentioned the safety, logbook and other scams that occur on a regular basis in this crooked industry. I want to make clear that the DRIVERS are generally not the problem in the industry. It is the dispatchers, management and 'safety' departments of the major truckload companies that pose the greatest threat to the motoring public. Next in line are the major freight shippers - the huge soft drink, paper products, automotive, fresh produce, recycling and grocery distributors are among the worst abusers of the rights and safety of the long-haul trucker. Many times, a driver will have to wait 5 to 8 hours without pay (after all, he's not driving, so he doesn't get a dime for the delay)while some crack-smoking creep on a forklift who makes $19 per hour screws around for hours in a lame attempt to load the waiting driver's trailer. Then the driver has to drive all night and 'back up' his logbook later on to help hide all the waiting time - so as to make it look like he had a nice 10 hour sleep in his sleeper berth. This racket has not changed, nor will it ever change until drivers are paid by the hour and are given an electronic punch card which will assure once and for all that these men and women are finally paid for ALL of their on-duty time. Until then, be aware, the typical driver operates in a state of chronic fatigue or even exhaustion, and your car or SUV can easily be the 'speed bump' that wakes up a semi-comatose driver - after it's too late. You'll then have your 15 minutes of fame - on the 11 o'clock news as the highway patrol and state workers attempt to find the missing body parts of you or your loved ones. The driver will probably be OK, and the sick wheels of the trucking racket will roll on. Until the next 'speed bump' appears, anyway. Drive safely, and keep your distance from the big rigs until the industry is cleaned up once and for all. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business/Economics    3. Deregulation    4. Government - Federal    5. Government - U.S. Government    6. Industrial Management    7. Industries - General    8. Industries - Transportation    9. Politics / Current Events    10. Trucking    11. United States    12. Business & Economics / Industrial Management    13. Business | Management | Organizational Behavior    14. Road transport & haulage trades    15. USA   

Subjects:  1. 1981-1989    2. Executive power    3. Politics - Current Events    4. Politics and government    5. Politics/International Relations    6. Presidents    7. U.S. Government    8. U.S. President    9. United States    10. Business & Economics / General    11. Central government    12. Political structure & processes    13. USA   

Subjects:  1. Political planning    2. Politics - Current Events    3. Politics and government    4. Politics/International Relations    5. Public Policy    6. U.S. Government    7. United States   

Subjects:  1. Bell, Griffin B   

Subjects:  1. Civil Procedure    2. Government - Federal    3. Law    4. Legal Reference / Law Profession    5. Res judicata    6. United States   

Subjects:  1. Politics - Current Events    2. U.S. Government   

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Subjects:  1. Biography    2. General    3. Government - U.S. Government    4. Government executives    5. Political Process - Leadership    6. Political entrepreneurship    7. Politics / Current Events    8. Politics/International Relations    9. Public Administration    10. United States    11. Political structure & processes   

Subjects:  1. Executive power    2. Executive privilege (Governmen    3. Executive privilege (Government information)    4. Government - U.S. Government    5. Politics - Current Events    6. Politics / Current Events    7. U.S    8. United States    9. Jurisprudence & General Issues    10. Political Science / General   

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A needed revisionist account of Vietnam
The Vietnam War has influenced policy ideas and political alignments, historiography and international law scholarship. And so, 30 years after the last American helicopter left Saigon, fresh thinking on "what it all means" is still, remarkably, in order."To Oppose Any Foe" is just such a rethink.
Really Interesting; Insightful
I'm glad I bought this book.It covers a range of interesting, esoteric, and ultimately contemporarily resonant topics in a sophisticated yet approachable way--with just the right amount of detail.Some essays are better than others, but I guess that's to be expected.Buy it. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Government - Federal    2. International    3. Law   

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Pinkerton Points to a Better Way
I must begin my review by admiting I am biased. James Pinkerton wrote the foreword to my book "Empowerment to the People" (Free Congress Foundation).It is difficult to compare Jim's book to others out there onthe subject because there are only a handful that exist. Pinkerton Offers Real Solutions to Problems of Government
I must begin my review by admiting I am biased. James Pinkerton wrote the foreword to my book "Empowerment to the People" (Free Congress Foundation).It is difficult to compare Jim's book to others out there onthe subject because there are only a handful that exist.Read more

Subjects:  1. Administrative agencies    2. Bureaucracy    3. Politics - Current Events    4. Politics/International Relations    5. Public Policy    6. Reorganization    7. U.S. Government    8. U.S. Government (General)    9. United States    10. Waste in government spending   

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YES, THEY ARE.
Critics of the federal government--especially conservative critics--are fond of saying that government agencies are almost never abolished."No matter how ineffective they are, they just go on forever," is the oft-heard complaint.Read more

Subjects:  1. 20th century    2. Executive departments    3. Politics and government    4. U.S    5. U.S.    6. United States   

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Very highly recommended
Written by Bryan Hilliard (an assistant professor of philosophy who has taught courses in business ethics, criminal justice ethics, and medical ethics), The U.S. Supreme Court And Medical Ethics is a detailed discussion of legal cases and the legal system's current view on various medical human issues including contraception, confidentiality, suicide, religious objection to treatment, and much more. An explicitly worded account accessible to lay readers, medical profession workers and law students alike, The U.S. Supreme Court And Medical Ethicsis an excellent reference, resource, or quick-consult guide for familiarizing oneself with rocky legal terrain. Very highly recommended ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice    2. Civil rights    3. Courts - Supreme Court    4. Government - Federal    5. Legal Reference / Law Profession    6. Medical Law & Legislation    7. Medical care    8. Medical ethics    9. Medical laws and legislation    10. Political Science    11. Politics/International Relations    12. Public Policy - General    13. United States