Common good recommended reading
Under Common Good Publications, you will find recent op-eds, speeches, resource binders and fact sheets from
Common Good; you will also find recent polls commissioned by Common Good and conducted
by prestigious polling firms like Harris Interactive and Public Agenda.
Other Sources lists books, studies and links recommended by Common Good.
The most recent selections from each category are below. Common Good Publications Op-ed: Does America Need a New Operating Philosophy?
Philip K. Howard, The Atlantic, July 12, 2010
Recounting a recent conversation, Philip K. Howard writes on his blog on TheAtlantic.com that “America has lost sight of the core principle of freedom—the power of each individual, at every level of responsibility, to make choices that adapt to current goals and circumstances.” He continues that our blindness to this principle—caused by the growth of law—has resulted in doctors practicing defensively, teachers losing control of their classrooms, and government officials being unable to balance budgets. Howard calls for a popular movement to revive individual responsibility, writing that “[i]t’s hard to see any way forward except a new approach to law and government that re-empowers people to grab hold of problems and put their hands to work to solve the challenges of our time.”
Click to view more op-eds Poll: Americans Do Not Trust the Legal System
Harris Interactive, June 27, 2005
A new survey commissioned by Common Good and conducted by Harris Interactive among American adults has found that only 16 percent of those surveyed trust the legal system to defend them against baseless claims. Fifty-four percent do not trust the legal system, and 30 percent are not sure.
Click to view more polls Speech: The Dynamics of Legal Risk
Philip K. Howard, Drake University Law School, April 8, 2008
Common Good Chair, Philip K. Howard delivered a speech on legal risk at the "Risk & Responsiblity Symposium" at the Drake University Law School.
Click to view more speeches Resource binder: The Effects of Law on Public Schools
A CG Law and Education Resource Binder
Compiled for Common Good's forum entitled, "Is Law Undermining Public Education?"
Click to view more resource binders Fact sheet: Trends in American Justice Click to view more fact sheets Other Sources  Book: Books by CG Chair Philip K. Howard
Read The Collapse of the Common Good: How America's Lawsuit Culture Undermines our Freedom, by CG Chair Philip K. Howard. Also check out his national bestseller, The Death of Common Sense: How Law is Suffocating America.
Click to view more books Link: Center for Policy Alternatives
The Center for Policy Alternatives is a nonpartisan public policy development organization serving state legislators and grassroots leaders. Click to view more links Study/report: Examining the Work of State Courts, 2006: A National Perspective from the Court Statistics Project
National Center for State Courts' Court Statistics Project, 2007
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