Try Common Sense
Subtitle: Replacing the Failed Ideologies of Right and Left
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: Jan 29, 2019
Language: eng
Format: hardcover
Number of pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9781324001768
Description: "In this brief and powerful book, Philip K. Howard attacks the failed ideologies of both parties and proposes a radical simplification of government to re-empower Americans in their daily choices."--Provided by publisher.

"In this brief and powerful book, Philip K. Howard attacks the failed ideologies of both parties and proposes a radical simplification of government to re-empower Americans in their daily choices. Nothing will make sense until people are free to roll up their sleeves and make things work. The first steps are to abandon the philosophy of correctness and insistence on mindless compliance. Americans are a practical people. They want government to be practical. Washington can't do anything practically. Worse, its bureaucracy prevents Americans from doing what's sensible. Conservative bluster won't fix this problem. Liberal hand-wringing won't work either. Frustrated voters reach for extremist leaders, but they too get bogged down in the bureaucracy that has accumulated over the past century. Howard shows how America can push the reset button and create simpler frameworks focused on public goals where officials-prepare for the shock--are actually accountable for getting the job done."--Dust jacket.
Notes: Source title: Try Common Sense: Replacing the Failed Ideologies of Right and Left