Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger Berkowitz The Amor Mundi Podcast Special Series, Thinking the Plague: The Rule of Nobody
Apr 27, 2020
Roger Berkowitz interviews lawyer and activist Philip K. Howard about his books and his nonprofit organization, Common Good, which aims to simplify government. They discuss the challenges of bureaucracy during the COVID-19 pandemic, the loss of common sense in society, the dangers of anti-common sense government, the need for checks and balances to ensure fairness, and the importance of accountability and local control in government systems.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
Common Sense, Bureaucracy, and the Governing Philosophy
01:36 • 2min
Bureaucratic Snafus and Legal Barriers in Responding to Coronavirus
03:30 • 3min
The Loss of Common Sense and the Dangers of Anti-Common Sense Government
06:10 • 27min
Unfairness and the Need for Checks and Balances
32:52 • 5min
Accountability, Local Control, and the Need for System Overhaul
38:20 • 4min