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King for a day …

My previous post contained links to my critique of Cass Sunstein’s essay “Why I am a liberal” as well as links to my review of Philip K. Howard’s new book on Everyday Freedom. But both my critique of Sunstein and … Continue reading

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Reflections on Sunstein’s liberalism and Howard’s everyday freedom

For reference, below are links to my four-part critique of Cass Sunstein’s 2023 essay “Why I am a liberal” as well as links to my four-part review of Philip K. Howard’s 2024 book Everyday Freedom: Designing the Framework for a … Continue reading

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Monday music: *Winter*

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What Howard gets wrong: review of Everyday Freedom, part 4 of 4

Note: Below I conclude my four-part review of Philip K. Howard’s Everyday Freedom: Designing the Framework for a Flourishing Society, available here (Amazon). Previously, we surveyed Philip K. Howard’s three-part critique of modern law: too many rules, too many procedures, … Continue reading

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What Howard gets right: review of Everyday Freedom, part 3 of 4

Note: Below I review Chapter 5 (pp. 36-52) of Philip K. Howard’s Everyday Freedom: Designing the Framework for a Flourishing Society, available here (Amazon). In a previous post, I summed up Philip K. Howard’s three-part critique of modern law, a … Continue reading

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Howard’s rhetorical rabbit: review of Everyday Freedom, part 2 of 4

Note: Below I review Chapter 4 (pp. 24-35) of Philip K. Howard’s new book, Everyday Freedom: Designing the Framework for a Flourishing Society, available here (Amazon). In my previous post, I restated Philip Howard’s tautological definition of freedom (“People must … Continue reading

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Howard’s tautology: review of Everyday Freedom, part 1 of 4

Although Philip K. Howard’s new book, Everyday Freedom: Designing the Framework for a Flourishing Society, is a slim work (for the record, it is just 84 pages long, not including the endnotes and acknowledgments, so it is even shorter than … Continue reading

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PSA: Is Trump right about NATO?

File under: “Sorry, not sorry!” For the record, according to this NATO Press Release, only one-third of the countries in the NATO alliance are spending at least 2 percent of their GDP on their defense. The remaining two-thirds NATO members are … Continue reading

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Wikipedia Wednesday: Philip K. Howard

I will be reviewing Mr Howard’s new book Everyday Freedom: Designing the Framework for a Flourishing Society in the days ahead; in the meantime, here is his Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_K._Howard

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