‘And Justice For All: The Quest for Concord’ (Orrin Woodward) ~~~> This is the kind of book that can be (and in this reviewer’s opinion, is) a game changer to break through the stale debates which can often permeate the public sphere in an age of information overload, and declining wisdom. Mr. Woodward’s scholarship and ability to synthesis many topics places him in the upper echelon of educators ( see this blog for reviews of his previous books, many of them also award winners ) who are willing to take on sacred cows and stake out new ground to help solve seemingly intractable societal problems. In this powerful read, the author shares deep sensus plenior thinking, in order, on the following core themes: State v. Social Power; the SDS (Six Duties of Society); a redux of the FLD (Five Laws of Decline) *, the Three Factors of Production, and, in the capstone, how the SDS & FLD interact. I came away from studying these pages with much more knowledge than I entered with, which in my view, is the sign of a book that is more than just ‘a book’: rather, it is a scholarship covenant with the reader. Side bar > this book will forever be recognized in the Guinness Book of World Records: Mr. Woodward signed more copies of it in a single setting than anyone previously.