Philip K. Howard (author)

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Philip K. Howard, a prominent lawyer in New York, is perhaps best known as the author of the best-seller The Death of Common Sense (1995), which chronicles how modern law acts like central planning. He also wrote The Collapse of the Common Good (2002), which describes how fear of litigation undermines daily choices. In 2002, he formed Common Good (www.cgood.org), a nonpartisan nonprofit that advocates reforms to restore reliability to law, such as creating expert health courts.

Howard has long been active in the civic life of New York City. He currently chairs The Municipal Art Society of New York, and he was Chairman of the committee that installed the “Tribute in Light” interim memorial for the World Trade Center tragedy.

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Howard, Philip K. (1996). Death of Common Sense. New York: Warner Books. ISBN 0446672289.