speechesThe Dynamics of Legal Risk
Philip K. Howard, Drake University Law School, April 8, 2008
Common Good Chair, Philip K. Howard delivered a speech on legal risk at the "Risk & Responsiblity Symposium" at the Drake University Law School.
2008 Powell Lecture
Philip K. Howard, Washington & Lee University Law School, March 28, 2008
Common Good Chair Philip K. Howard delivered the 2008 Powell Lecture at Washington & Lee University Law School.
The Social Cost of Tort Liability
Lord Leonard H. Hoffmann, National Constitution Center, Philadelphia, PA, June 27, 2005
Lord Hoffmann, a Member of the Appellate Committee of the House of Lords, gave the keynote address at Common Good's Lawsuits and Liberty conference at the National Constitution Center.
Risk, Opportunity and Society
British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Institute of Public Policy Research, May 26, 2005
In a speech to the Institute of Public Policy Research, British Prime Minister Tony Blair discussed the role of risk in policy making, echoing Common Good's arguments that no positive action is without risks and that the attempt to avoid risk entirely leads to absurd results.
Howard Speaks at White House Economic Conference
December 15, 2004
Common Good Chair Philip K. Howard was invited by the President to speak at the White House Economic Conference on December 15, 2004.
Safeguarding Americans from a Legal Culture of Fear
Philip K. Howard, Testimony before the U.S. House Judiciary Committee, June 22, 2004
Testifying before the House Judiciary Committee, CG Chair Philip K. Howard discussed the impact of legal fear on our schools, health care system, and society. Howard called for a "basic shift in approach to restore predictability to our legal system" and said Congress should make clear to judges that it is their responsibility to "draw the boundaries of reasonable dispute."
Reflections on Order and Freedom
Philip K. Howard, Institute of Classical Architecture and Classical America, May 29, 2003
The changing perception of the relationship between order and freedom has affected the structures of law, city planning, and architecture.
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