In-house legal teams and law firms large and small owe it to their profession to educate US citizens about the benefits of a healthy Rule of Law. Few Americas beyond lawyers have a clue what it means.

We know the term is a yawn.  I looked for a definition online and found none that would make sense to the average José or Jane.  More pro bono efforts and CSR efforts should address this problem. Independence Day made me reflect on our country’s towering strengths and looming threats. I concluded that we need to make ‘Rule of Law’ more meaningful to more people, to help avoid the consequences of it weakening further in America. As you’ll see below, I took a stab at summarizing the consequences of a weak Rule of Law in an understandable way.  It’s based on data and what I’ve seen around the world over my career.