The Collapse of the Common Good

By Philip K. Howard

In pursuit of fairness at any cost, we have created a society paralyzed by legal fear: Doctors are paranoid and principals powerless. Little league coaches, scared of liability, stop volunteering....

The lost art of drawing the line

By Philip K. Howard

"... dissects the dogmas of fairness that have poisoned American culture with legal fear and selfish demands. With vivid examples--often infuriating, often funny--Philip K. Howard ... exposes the f...

The Lost Art of Drawing the Line

By Philip K. Howard

The Lost Art of Drawing the Line will appall and irritate — and entertain — readers every bit as much as Philip Howard’s first book. Why is it that no one can fix the schools? Why do ordinary jud...

The Rule of Nobody Saving America from Dead Laws and Broken Government

By Philip K. Howard

Life without lawyers

By Philip K. Howard

"Philip K. Howard's urgent and elegant argument about an overlegalized society is full of real voices and examples, often poignant and sometimes humorous, that cry out for a legal overhaul to resto...

The Death of Common Sense

By Philip K. Howard

The Death of Common Sense: How Law is Suffocating America

By Philip K Howard

Americans are bursting with frustration at government. Thick rule books dictate results that almost never make sense. Government can barely fix potholes or fire an employee who doesn't show up for...

The Death of Common Sense

By Philip K. Howard

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“We need a new idea of how to govern. The current system is broken. Law is supposed to be a framework for humans to make choices, not the replacement for free choice....

Try Common Sense

By Philip K. Howard

Rule of Nobody

By Philip K. Howard