What's the Matter with Delaware?
How the First State Has Favored the Rich, Powerful, and Criminal—and How It Costs Us All

Through Part 1 and 2, I was learning something new and interesting on nearly every page. The final Part 3 felt a bit repetitive in my opinion. Still a good and informative book about the First State! Go Blue Hens!......more

There was a lot of good information on how Delaware operates as the de facto business registrar in the United States, but I left feeling only partially satisfied. Some of that I will chalk up to Weitzman's approach: he is a journalist rather than a historian, so he leans heavily into the recent (pol......more

As a resident of the State of Delaware since 2005, I found the book to be enlightening, entertaining and insightful. The Delaware Way is everywhere. While I knew Delaware had more corporations than living residents, I had no idea it was really this easy. The author does an amazing job of explaining......more

There's something in this book for nearly every reader. I thought I was going to be reading a book about the issues around loopholes and reasons why companies incorporate in Delaware instead of their local states. That is in there, but this book goes into the history of the state, its stances on sla......more

Fascinating explanation of the role Delaware plays in the economy of the U.S., and the world more broadly through its unique relationship with corporations and what it calls “the franchise.” This book offers a critique of the current system, rooted in a clear historical explanation for how we got he......more