Extremism is rattling the foundations of American society. Factual truth is under attack from the right. Core liberal values of free speech and tolerance are under attack from the left. Each side points to the other's extremism as justification for its own. Resolving these escalating culture wars is impossible as long as the battle is waged over abstractions such as reinterpreting history.
Read MoreWashington is overdue for a spring cleaning. Only Congress has the authority to do this. But neither party has a vision about how, or even whether, to fix broken government. Congressional leaders are so dug in arguing about the goals of government that they have no line of sight to how laws actually work.
Read MoreAmericans are increasingly disaffected with Washington. Nor does either party enjoy the support of a plurality of voters. There are more independents than Democrats or Republicans. What do Americans want? For starters, they want things to work. Practical solutions to running schools, delivering healthcare, cleaning up the environment, and modernizing infrastructure shouldn't be that hard.
Read MoreMost political leaders and reformers see government failures as a management problem. In reality, those failures result from something more like a philosophy problem. That problem does not concern the scope of government or the goals of public policy, but the belief that governing decisions should be guided by prescriptive rules, rather than by human judgment acting within proscriptive boundaries.
Read MoreThere’s a gaping hole in the pending infrastructure negotiations: How to build infrastructure without years of delay and ridiculous waste.
Read MoreNowThis has picked up our videos on the need to streamline infrastructure permitting in order to advance green energy. Click here to watch!
Read MoreThe Campaign for Common Good today praised the Biden administration for approving the final environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Gateway Rail Tunnel Project.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreThe 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."
Read MoreIn 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.
Read MoreBeing 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.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreIn this episode, Philip Howard discusses President Biden’s proposed infrastructure plan.
Read MoreCommon Good is heartbroken over the fatal shooting of our former intern, Soléi Spears. Soléi was a bright light who radiated warmth and kindness.
Read MoreBreathtakingly 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.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreIn 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.
Read MoreThe 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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