Philip K. Howard, a lawyer, is the author of Life Without Lawyers: Liberating Americans From Too Much Law, just released by W.W. Norton, and the bests-elling The Death of Common Sense. He is chairman of Common Good and advises leaders of both parties on legal and regulatory reform.

Appoint Real People Not Saints

Appoint Real People, Not Saints

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Overregulated America

Overregulated America

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So Many Laws So Little Time

So Many Laws, So Little Time

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