The Campaign for Common Good today praised the Biden administration for approving the final environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Gateway Rail Tunnel Project.
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The Campaign for Common Good today hailed the bipartisan support for streamlining infrastructure permitting reflected in the unanimous vote (20-0) on the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act.
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The defiance by Congresswoman Liz Cheney to Donald Trump and his “stolen election” narrative has now cost her a leadership position, and may prompt a schism within the Republican Party. This revolt could be good not only for principled conservatives, but for all Americans.
President Biden's speech to the nation presented a bold agenda – to rebuild infrastructure, expand education and healthcare, tackle climate change, provide jobs and childcare, and even "end cancer as we know it." President Biden called upon government "to prove democracy still works."
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In celebration of their 300th episode, the How Do We Fix It? podcast revisited interviews with six guests. The episode begins with their first guest, Philip Howard, on clearcutting bureaucratic kudzu.
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Being a cop is hard, and even harder when all police are tarred with the brush of isolated cops who abuse public trust. But it’s hard to fix this problem when police chiefs lack the authority to hold bad cops accountable.
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The conviction of Minneapolis policeman Derek Chauvin for killing George Floyd may elevate trust in American justice, but it will do little, by itself, to repair trust in police.
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In this episode, Philip Howard discusses President Biden’s proposed infrastructure plan.
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Common Good is heartbroken over the fatal shooting of our former intern, Soléi Spears. Soléi was a bright light who radiated warmth and kindness.
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Breathtakingly ambitious: That’s how many observers describe the $2 trillion infrastructure proposal unveiled by President Biden last week. It contains scores of programs aimed at updating America’s obsolete infrastructure and addressing climate change.
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The outpouring of enthusiasm for President Biden's $2 trillion infrastructure plan, like desert flowers after a rainstorm, shows how parched the public landscape is. But something is missing.
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In his New York Times column, Bret Stephens makes a powerful case that both parties have strayed away from core values of liberal democracy. Serious Republican leaders embrace protectionism, nativist prejudices, and conspiracy theories. Powerful Democrats embrace identity politics, cancel culture, and a Manichean approach to public values.
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The nonpartisan Campaign for Common Good called today on President Joe Biden and Congressional leaders to create a National Infrastructure Board to prioritize projects for funding.
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It’s time to rethink the role of public employee unions in democratic governance. Public union intransigence has contributed to two of the most socially destructive events in the COVID-19 era. Rebuilding the economy after the pandemic ends also will be more difficult if state and local governments have to abide by featherbedding and other artificial union mandates.
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Public unions have erected an impenetrable barrier to good government. Collective bargaining agreements have destroyed accountability and bar common sense in running government. But what can we do about it? Union political power and long-term contracts prevent democratically-elected officials from making government work.
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The University of Pennsylvania Law School's Program on Regulation hosted a discussion on the priorities and challenges for the new administration and how reforming government operations can build back the public trust.
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President Biden's theme of unity is hopeful and necessary. Most Americans are exhausted by identity politics and polarization. But what change is needed to bring Americans together again, and to reclaim shared values of individual and community responsibility?
Philip K. Howard is not surprised. He is a lawyer who thinks there are too many lawyers and too much law, and that both surpluses are encouraged by misbegotten ideas about ideal governance. One such idea is that ideal governance is a sensible aspiration. In the Yale Law Journal (“From Progressivism to Paralysis”), he explains why “Covid-19 is the canary in the bureaucratic mine.”
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Senator Angus King from Maine, in a 60 Minutes interview this week, talked about the importance of being an Independent in a divided Senate. The parties are divided into "distrustful, armed camps," where practical solutions are almost impossible because you "can't give the other side a victory."
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