Philip K. Howard Urges Common Sense Reforms in Newsweek
April 11, 2011
An essay by Philip K. Howard introduces this Newsweek feature, which includes reform proposals from 20 leading citizens. Howard writes that, “Decades of accumulated laws, often obsolete, have created a government paralysis of its own making.” These laws stand in the way of action both for government and for private citizens, like entrepreneur Mark Cuban, who notes, “Today, it’s impossible to start a business without professional help.” One solution would be to implement sunset laws that require reevaluation of old policies that may do more harm than good. As Howard puts it, we need to “scrap the byzantine legal framework” and use common sense reforms that every American can support. The citizens in the Newsweek feature—ranging from Eric Shmidt to Michael Bloomberg—recognize that need and offer simple but powerful approaches to fixing a broken system.
Neal said:
on May 03, 2011 - 1:01 am
Saw your appearance on the Daily Show earlier, figured I would check out your site to learn a little more. What you’re saying seems like a good thing to focus on a bit. Best of luck, I’ll keep following what you’re doing.