• Appearances
  • Feb 18, 2025 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover: Philip K. Howard and Will Marshall Feb 18, 2025
  • Jan 27, 2025 How to Fix It with John Avlon: DOGE Is Doing it Wrong Jan 27, 2025
  • Dec 11, 2024 The Education Gadfly Show: Building Positive School Cultures Dec 11, 2024
  • Nov 16, 2024 ForbesTV: This Is How Trump Can Execute Elon Musk And Vivek Ramaswamy 'DOGE' Decisions Nov 16, 2024
  • Aug 5, 2024 unSILOed Podcast: The Pains of Legal Micromanagement Aug 5, 2024
  • Jul 1, 2024 Reasonably Speaking Podcast: Empowering Everyday Choices Jul 1, 2024
  • Jun 17, 2024 Night Owls Podcast: Common Sense Comes to 'Night Owls' Jun 17, 2024
  • Apr 6, 2024 Frankly Fukuyama: Why Freedom Needs Authority: An Interview with Philip K. Howard Apr 6, 2024
  • Mar 29, 2024 WBUR / On Point: Has the United States lost its 'can-do' attitude? Mar 29, 2024
  • Feb 23, 2024 Dirty Moderate Podcast: Philip K. Howard Feb 23, 2024
  • Feb 18, 2024 C-SPAN / Book TV: Everyday Freedom Feb 18, 2024
  • Jun 27, 2023 C-SPAN / Book TV: Authors on Government Efficiency Jun 27, 2023
  • Jun 8, 2023 Timeless with Julie Hartman Podcast: Law and Disorder Jun 8, 2023
  • Jun 6, 2023 Capital Writing: Philip Howard Wants Public-Sector Unions to Let Government Work Jun 6, 2023
  • May 31, 2023 America Trends Podcast: Should public employee unions be outlawed? May 31, 2023
  • May 23, 2023 The Vivek Show Podcast: Unmasking the Bureaucracy: Philip Howard on the Administrative State May 23, 2023
  • May 22, 2023 Rich Valdés America at Night May 22, 2023
  • May 15, 2023 CNBC: Last Call May 15, 2023
  • May 12, 2023 Federal Drive with Tom Temin: This Lawyer Says Public Unions Are Not Only Wrong, They’re Unconstitutional May 12, 2023
  • May 7, 2023 C-SPAN / Book TV: In Depth with Philip K. Howard May 7, 2023
  • Mar 30, 2023 The Steve Hilton Show Podcast: The Philip K. Howard Interview Mar 30, 2023
  • Mar 24, 2023 Beg to Differ with Mona Charen Podcast: Is Accountability Dead? Mar 24, 2023
  • Mar 22, 2023 The Remnant with Jonah Goldberg Podcast: Teacher’s Pest Mar 22, 2023
  • Mar 18, 2023 Journal Editorial Report: The Destructive Force of Public Unions Mar 18, 2023
  • Mar 9, 2023 Rich Valdés America at Night Mar 9, 2023
  • Feb 28, 2023 HubWonk Podcast: Public Union Constitutionality: Returning Government Accountability to the People Feb 28, 2023
  • Feb 23, 2023 Radio Free California Podcast Feb 23, 2023
  • Feb 20, 2023 Potomac Watch Podcast: How Public Unions Undermine Effective Government Feb 20, 2023
  • Feb 16, 2023 The Political Mike Podcast Feb 16, 2023
  • Feb 14, 2023 Newt’s World Podcast: Rethinking Public Employee Unions Feb 14, 2023
  • Feb 13, 2023 American Enterprise Institute Forum: Not Accountable: A Conversation with Philip K. Howard Feb 13, 2023
  • Jan 25, 2023 C-SPAN: Q&A Jan 25, 2023
  • Jan 25, 2023 Competitive Enterprise Institute Forum: Not Accountable: Rethinking the Constitutionality of Public Employee Unions Jan 25, 2023
  • Jan 24, 2023 Gray Matters Podcast: Do Public Sector Unions Make Government Unaccountable? Jan 24, 2023
  • Jan 24, 2023 David Webb Show Jan 24, 2023
  • Feb 17, 2022 Bold and Blunt with Cheryl Lumley Feb 17, 2022
  • Feb 17, 2022 IITV: Philip Howard on Public Sector Unions Feb 17, 2022
  • Feb 8, 2022 The Education Exchange: Is Public-Sector Collective Bargaining Unconstitutional? Feb 8, 2022
  • Sep 1, 2021 The Vital Center Podcast: Can America Untangle Itself from Red Tape? Sep 1, 2021
  • Apr 27, 2021 How Do We Fix It? Podcast: Six Years. Six Guests. Apr 27, 2021
  • Apr 21, 2021 No Labels Gridlock Break Podcast: Philip Howard on Biden's Infrastructure Plan Apr 21, 2021
  • Feb 16, 2021 Penn Program on Regulation: Building Better Government Feb 16, 2021
  • Dec 29, 2020 The Bond Buyer Podcast: Government Needs "Spring Cleaning" Dec 29, 2020
  • Nov 30, 2020 GovExec Daily Podcast: How Biden Can Rebuild Government Nov 30, 2020
  • Sep 15, 2020 Mackinac Center Policy Forum: Making Common Sense Changes to Government Regulation Sep 15, 2020
  • Sep 5, 2020 The C. Boyden Gray Center for the Study of the Administrative State Podcast: Rebuilding Trust and Rebooting the System Sep 5, 2020
  • Sep 1, 2020 Dartmouth University Political Economy Project Discussion with Philip K. Howard Sep 1, 2020
  • May 18, 2020 First Things Podcast: Common Sense for America May 18, 2020
  • May 12, 2020 The Bond Buyer Podcast: Call for a National Recovery Authority May 12, 2020
  • May 5, 2020 CEI Online Event: Structural Reform and #NeverNeeded Regulations May 5, 2020
  • Apr 28, 2020 The Amor Mundi Podcast: The Rule of Nobody Apr 28, 2020
  • Apr 11, 2020 The America Trends Podcast Apr 11, 2020
  • Apr 8, 2020 Philip Howard on PoliticKING with Larry King Apr 8, 2020
  • Feb 6, 2020 Gray Center at George Mason: Presidential Administration and Bureaucracy Feb 6, 2020
  • Sep 21, 2019 Philip Howard on The Glenn Beck Program Sep 21, 2019
  • Aug 25, 2019 Philip Howard on What’s Ahead with Steve Forbes Aug 25, 2019
  • Jul 11, 2019 Philip Howard on The Glenn Beck Program Jul 11, 2019
  • Apr 26, 2019 Philip Howard on PoliticKING with Larry King Apr 26, 2019
  • Jun 9, 2014 The Daily Show with Jon Stewart: 6/9/2014 Jun 9, 2014
  • Feb 15, 2010 TED Talk: Four Ways to Fix a Broken Legal System Feb 15, 2010
• Essays & Reports
  • Feb 14, 2025 John Ketcham: A Fix for America’s Infrastructure Paralysis Feb 14, 2025
  • Feb 12, 2025 Leaders Should Have More Authority Over Infrastructure Feb 12, 2025
  • Feb 6, 2025 Escape from Quicksand: A New Framework for Modernizing America Feb 6, 2025
  • Dec 13, 2024 Francis Fukuyama: Hold On, Elon and Vivek: Firing Federal Bureaucrats Isn’t the Solution Dec 13, 2024
  • Nov 19, 2024 The Human Authority Needed for Good Schools Nov 19, 2024
  • Nov 14, 2024 Elon and Vivek Can Make Government Work Again Nov 14, 2024
  • Nov 13, 2024 Quin Hillyer: Musk and Ramaswamy Face Big Hurdles, But Their Aims Are Right Nov 13, 2024
  • Nov 8, 2024 Joe Klein: And Now? Nov 8, 2024
  • Nov 5, 2024 Bret Stephens: To Whom It May Concern Nov 5, 2024
  • Oct 7, 2024 Does Trump have the right idea about dismantling the Deep State? Oct 7, 2024
  • Sep 17, 2024 The Efficiency Commission Sep 17, 2024
  • Aug 16, 2024 The U.S. Has a Problem of Too Much Law. Here's How We Solve It Aug 16, 2024
  • May 9, 2024 A Perpetual Process Machine May 9, 2024
  • Apr 10, 2024 The New Spoils System: Government by the Unions, For the Unions Apr 10, 2024
  • Apr 5, 2024 John Ketcham: Ready for Freedom? Apr 5, 2024
  • Mar 24, 2024 Are Americans free to do what’s right and sensible? Mar 24, 2024
  • Mar 21, 2024 The Centrist Majority of Voters Want Government Overhaul Mar 21, 2024
  • Mar 17, 2024 Frank Barry: San Francisco Gets Tough to Save Liberalism Mar 17, 2024
  • Mar 8, 2024 Letting Leaders Lead Mar 8, 2024
  • Feb 21, 2024 A Restoration of Vitality to American Institutions Feb 21, 2024
  • Jan 25, 2024 Everyday Freedom Jan 25, 2024
  • Jan 17, 2024 Adrian Wooldridge: The UK Post Office Scandal Is a Cautionary Global Tale Jan 17, 2024
  • Jan 12, 2024 Will Marshall: Beyond Partisan Deadlock, There’s a Nation in Search of ‘Can Do’ Democracy Jan 12, 2024
  • Jan 2, 2024 Mary Williams Walsh: Everyday Freedom Jan 2, 2024
  • Sep 15, 2023 Breaking Unions' Death Grip on Democracy Sep 15, 2023
  • Jun 15, 2023 Las Vegas Review-Journal: The Only Palatable Budget Path ‘Is to Clean House’ Jun 15, 2023
  • May 11, 2023 A New Fiscal Commission Could Decide the Budget Crisis May 11, 2023
  • Apr 4, 2023 Why Government Unions—Unlike Trade Unions—Corrupt Democracy Apr 4, 2023
  • Mar 20, 2023 Not Accountable Excerpt: The Public-Union Spoils System Mar 20, 2023
  • Mar 14, 2023 Wall Street Journal: Unelected Legislators Mar 14, 2023
  • Mar 10, 2023 Jonathan Alter: How to Make Government Work Again Mar 10, 2023
  • Mar 4, 2023 The Weekend Interview: Public Unions vs. the People Mar 4, 2023
  • Feb 17, 2023 Joe Klein: Not Accountable: An Issue No Democrat Wants to Talk About Feb 17, 2023
  • Feb 8, 2023 Public Unions Are Hurting Illinois Feb 8, 2023
  • Feb 8, 2023 George Will: How Public Employee Unions Damage Schools, Policing and Government Itself Feb 8, 2023
  • Feb 7, 2023 Mary Williams Walsh: All You Need Feb 7, 2023
  • Jan 30, 2023 The Liberal Case Against Public Unions Jan 30, 2023
  • Jan 30, 2023 Interview: Public Employee Unions Are Obstacle to Urban Progress Jan 30, 2023
  • Jan 26, 2023 Not Accountable Excerpt: Public Unions vs. the Public Good Jan 26, 2023
  • Dec 13, 2022 Our Democracy Can’t Do What’s Needed Dec 13, 2022
  • Mar 9, 2022 E. Donald Elliott: How to Get Reforms Through the Obstacle Course of American Government Mar 9, 2022
  • Jan 7, 2022 The Disease Killing Democracy is Distrust Jan 7, 2022
  • Jan 3, 2022 How to Fight Back Against the Forces That Are Tearing Apart America: End the ‘Vetocracy’ Jan 3, 2022
  • Dec 18, 2021 'It's Nighttime in America': How to Fight Back Against the Forces Pulling Our Nation Apart Dec 18, 2021
  • Oct 18, 2021 Helping Andrew Yang Oct 18, 2021
  • Oct 5, 2021 Republicans Can Save Trillions While Approving Infrastructure Package Oct 5, 2021
  • Sep 28, 2021 Vaccines Showcase American Extremism Vs. Legitimate Authority Sep 28, 2021
  • Sep 7, 2021 Book Review: In “Sludge,” Sunstein Shines a Light in the Bureaucratic Darkness Sep 7, 2021
  • Aug 19, 2021 U.N. Climate Report is Wake Up Call for U.S. Inability to Fix Government Aug 19, 2021
  • Jul 26, 2021 Democracy vs. Bureaucracy Jul 26, 2021
  • Jul 9, 2021 Obsolete Laws, Do-Nothing Congress, and the Filibuster Jul 9, 2021
  • Jun 21, 2021 The Vacuum of Authority Jun 21, 2021
  • May 13, 2021 The Vital Republican Role for Fixing Broken Government May 13, 2021
  • Apr 22, 2021 Accountability on Trial Apr 22, 2021
  • Apr 5, 2021 The Political Infrastructure We Need Now Apr 5, 2021
  • Feb 23, 2021 Out of Control: Why Public Employee Unions Don't Serve the Public's Best Interests Feb 23, 2021
  • Jan 27, 2021 George Will: The COVID-19 Pandemic Has Taught Us Some Brutal Lessons About Governance Jan 27, 2021
  • Jan 11, 2021 How Joe Biden Can Jump-Start America's Recovery by Reforming Government Jan 11, 2021
  • Jan 6, 2021 From Progressivism to Paralysis Jan 6, 2021
  • Nov 21, 2020 Principles to Unify America Nov 21, 2020
  • Nov 13, 2020 Interview: How Biden, Delaware Can Lead on Rewriting Regulatory Jungle Nov 13, 2020
  • Sep 29, 2020 Make America Work Again Sep 29, 2020
  • Sep 1, 2020 Commentary on Campaign: Good Government Is the Answer Sep 1, 2020
  • Aug 20, 2020 The Huge Voter Issue Democrats Are Ignoring Aug 20, 2020
  • Aug 11, 2020 Could Covid Finally Disrupt the Top-Down Education Bureaucracy? Aug 11, 2020
  • Jul 27, 2020 COVID-19 Shows Why We Need to Reboot Government in America: Here's How We Can Do It Jul 27, 2020
  • Jul 27, 2020 A Social Contract for Pandemics Jul 27, 2020
  • Jun 26, 2020 Commentary on Campaign: How to Reboot the Government with Common Sense Jun 26, 2020
  • Jun 25, 2020 Interview: Power to the People Jun 25, 2020
  • Jun 12, 2020 An Action Plan for Saving America’s Transportation Infrastructure Jun 12, 2020
  • Jun 8, 2020 Public Trust in Police is Fractured. Here’s How to Fix It. Jun 8, 2020
  • May 11, 2020 Misdiagnosing the Failed State May 11, 2020
  • May 4, 2020 Why America Needs a Recovery Authority May 4, 2020
  • Apr 14, 2020 Tough Choices Ahead Apr 14, 2020
  • Apr 6, 2020 Fighting COVID-19 in the Red Tape Nation Apr 6, 2020
  • Mar 30, 2020 After Pandemic Ends, U.S. Needs Recovery Authority Mar 30, 2020
  • Feb 17, 2020 Centrist or Radical, the Democratic Nominee Must Pledge to Reboot Washington Feb 17, 2020
  • Feb 6, 2020 Restoring Accountability to the Executive Branch Feb 6, 2020
  • Oct 6, 2019 Pulling Out of Polarization Oct 6, 2019
  • Oct 1, 2019 America Needs a National Infrastructure Board Oct 1, 2019
  • Sep 12, 2019 Reboot Washington to Restore Honor to Public Service Sep 12, 2019
  • Sep 15, 2015 Two Years, Not Ten Years: Redesigning Infrastructure Approvals Sep 15, 2015
• Newsletters
  • Feb 13, 2025 A Revolutionary Moment Feb 13, 2025
  • Feb 6, 2025 Escape from Quicksand Feb 6, 2025
  • Jan 28, 2025 While they're at it... Jan 28, 2025
  • Jan 22, 2025 Greg Kennedy Jan 22, 2025
  • Nov 26, 2024 Governing for Results, Not Process Nov 26, 2024
  • Nov 14, 2024 A Vision to Fix Things Nov 14, 2024
  • Oct 8, 2024 Trump’s Proposal to Revamp Civil Service Oct 8, 2024
  • Sep 17, 2024 A Bipartisan Efficiency Commission Sep 17, 2024
  • Sep 3, 2024 Change = Vision plus Outside Pressure Sep 3, 2024
  • Aug 16, 2024 Make Government Work Again Aug 16, 2024
  • Jul 5, 2024 Platform to Fix America’s Weaknesses Jul 5, 2024
  • Apr 8, 2024 A Third Movement? Apr 8, 2024
  • Mar 19, 2024 Liberal Values, Rightly Understood Mar 19, 2024
  • Mar 13, 2024 Human Dignity Mar 13, 2024
  • Mar 8, 2024 Let Leaders Lead Mar 8, 2024
  • Feb 21, 2024 Institutions Are Us Feb 21, 2024
  • Feb 15, 2024 System Failure at DOD Feb 15, 2024
  • Jan 16, 2024 Rejecting the Established Order Jan 16, 2024
  • Jan 3, 2024 Heads in the Sand Jan 3, 2024
  • Dec 21, 2023 America Needs a New Vision Dec 21, 2023
  • Dec 1, 2023 Powerlessness and Populism Dec 1, 2023
  • Sep 19, 2023 Runaway Train Sep 19, 2023
  • Jun 29, 2023 Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness Jun 29, 2023
  • May 25, 2023 Darkest Before the Dawn May 25, 2023
  • May 12, 2023 Corks Floating in a Stream May 12, 2023
  • May 4, 2023 “The Most Dangerous Person in the World” May 4, 2023
  • Apr 12, 2023 Making Things Work Again Apr 12, 2023
  • Mar 23, 2023 Hypocrisy in Action Mar 23, 2023
  • Mar 9, 2023 The Empire Strikes Back Mar 9, 2023
  • Mar 3, 2023 The New Spoils System Mar 3, 2023
  • Feb 23, 2023 The Party of Good Government? Feb 23, 2023
  • Feb 17, 2023 These Kids Have No Chance Feb 17, 2023
  • Feb 9, 2023 The Emperor’s Clothes Feb 9, 2023
  • Feb 2, 2023 Public Culture Beyond Control Feb 2, 2023
  • Jan 27, 2023 Early Reviews of Not Accountable Jan 27, 2023
  • Jan 19, 2023 A New Vision for 2024? Jan 19, 2023
  • Dec 13, 2022 The Path to Nowhere Dec 13, 2022
  • Oct 27, 2022 Governing in Quicksand Oct 27, 2022
  • Sep 30, 2022 Oppose Whatever They Want Sep 30, 2022
  • Jul 25, 2022 Something New? Jul 25, 2022
  • Jun 23, 2022 Paralyzed Government Jun 23, 2022
  • Feb 16, 2022 While We’re Looking the Other Way Feb 16, 2022
  • Jan 7, 2022 And Now What? Jan 7, 2022
  • Dec 18, 2021 Nighttime in America Dec 18, 2021
  • Nov 15, 2021 Infrastructure: One Thing Missing Nov 15, 2021
  • Oct 18, 2021 A New Party? Oct 18, 2021
  • Oct 6, 2021 Getting Infrastructure Back on Track Oct 6, 2021
  • Sep 28, 2021 Keel of Authority Sep 28, 2021
  • Sep 8, 2021 Who Wants Overhaul? Sep 8, 2021
  • Aug 19, 2021 Outsourcing Democracy Has Run Its Course Aug 19, 2021
  • Jul 26, 2021 How to Make Democracy Work Again Jul 26, 2021
  • Jun 22, 2021 A Vacuum of Authority Jun 22, 2021
  • Jun 4, 2021 A National Infrastructure Board Jun 4, 2021
  • May 13, 2021 A New Republican Party? May 13, 2021
  • Apr 29, 2021 How to Prove Democracy Still Works Apr 29, 2021
  • Apr 22, 2021 Accountability on Trial Apr 22, 2021
  • Apr 5, 2021 Can Biden's Infrastructure Plan Happen? Apr 5, 2021
  • Mar 17, 2021 Seven Principles Mar 17, 2021
  • Feb 23, 2021 Public Unions Undermine Democracy Feb 23, 2021
  • Jan 27, 2021 Government That Works Jan 27, 2021
  • Jan 12, 2021 Getting Past Partisan Stalemate Jan 12, 2021
  • Jan 7, 2021 Finding a Cure to Political Insanity Jan 7, 2021
  • Oct 27, 2020 Civil Service on the Radar Oct 27, 2020
  • Oct 16, 2020 Another Opportunity Missed Oct 16, 2020
  • Oct 6, 2020 Red Tape Nation Oct 6, 2020
  • Sep 29, 2020 Make America Work Again Sep 29, 2020
  • Sep 23, 2020 How to Change Things Sep 23, 2020
  • Sep 17, 2020 The Wake-Up Call Sep 17, 2020
  • Sep 1, 2020 The Good Government Party Sep 1, 2020
  • Aug 20, 2020 Huge Issue Ignored by Democrats Aug 20, 2020
  • Aug 18, 2020 Red Tape in Healthcare Aug 18, 2020
  • Aug 11, 2020 Red Tape In Schools Aug 11, 2020
  • Jul 27, 2020 A Pandemic Social Contract Jul 27, 2020
  • Jul 24, 2020 Forum 3: Red Tape in Schools Jul 24, 2020
  • Jul 22, 2020 A Few Steps Forward on Infrastructure Jul 22, 2020
  • Jul 13, 2020 Forum 2: Restoring Public Accountability Jul 13, 2020
  • Jun 28, 2020 Forum 1: The Legal Framework for COVID‑19 Recovery Jun 28, 2020
  • Jun 25, 2020 Let’s Fill the Vacuum Jun 25, 2020
  • Jun 17, 2020 Getting Real About Infrastructure Jun 17, 2020
• Press Releases
  • Jan 22, 2024 New Book by Philip K. Howard Proposes Governing Framework to Address Root Causes of Alienation and Failure Jan 22, 2024
  • Jan 24, 2023 New Book by Philip K. Howard Argues That Public Employee Unions Have Undermined Democratic Governance and Should Be Unconstitutional Jan 24, 2023
  • May 28, 2021 Campaign for Common Good Praises Biden Administration for Approving Gateway Rail Tunnel May 28, 2021
  • May 27, 2021 Campaign for Common Good Hails Bipartisan Support for Streamlining Infrastructure Permitting May 27, 2021
  • Mar 3, 2021 Campaign for Common Good Calls on President Biden and Congress to Create a National Infrastructure Board, as America Receives a C- Grade on Its Infrastructure Mar 3, 2021
  • Nov 16, 2020 Campaign for Common Good Calls on President-Elect Biden to Create Commission on Making Government Work Better Nov 16, 2020
  • Oct 12, 2020 Governments Should Cut Red Tape in Schools to Free Up Much-Needed Resources, as COVID-19 Strains Budgets Oct 12, 2020
  • Sep 18, 2020 The Wake-Up Call – For a New Operating System of Government: A Virtual Forum on September 23 Sep 18, 2020
  • Aug 13, 2020 Cleaning Out Healthcare Bureaucracy: A Virtual Forum on August 20 Aug 13, 2020
  • Jul 24, 2020 Red Tape in Schools: A Virtual Forum on July 28 Jul 24, 2020
  • Jul 20, 2020 Common Good Statement on New Regulations to Streamline Permitting Under NEPA Jul 20, 2020
  • Jul 13, 2020 Public Service Accountability: A Virtual Forum on July 15 Jul 13, 2020
  • Jun 29, 2020 The Legal Framework for COVID-19 Recovery: A Virtual Forum on June 30 Jun 29, 2020
  • Jun 25, 2020 Bipartisan Campaign to Reboot Government Jun 25, 2020
• In Memoriam
  • Apr 19, 2021 In Memoriam Soléi Spears Apr 19, 2021