Want To End The Litigation Epidemic? Create Lawsuit-Free Zones

You already know the legal system is screwed up, but I'd like to be more specific about why. When we say lawyers are "litigious," what we really mean is that too many lawyers spend too much time thinking about how to sue someone else. Similarly, legislators spend their time manufacturing new laws, which usually create more opportunities for people to sue each other (see the Economist's discussion of this point). Law professors typically do the same; the typical law review article focuses on a so...