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The Way Forward: Renewing The American Idea (2014)

by Paul Ryan(Favorite Author)

3.95 of 5 Votes: 5

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Grand Central Publishing

review 1: I disagree with Ryan on many issues, and I construe him as a pretty intense reformist. That being said, this book was an excellent snapshot of his beliefs, and I believe he was genuine as could be when writing it. He speaks on a great many issues and provides strong empirical examples for most of his points.It was a good read to open me up to the political ideology of actual conservatism in a new way, and I delight to hear about Mr. Ryan, because I think he's a very good person with excellent ideas, and it's rare that Congress people actually vote on principles to such a transparent degree.The difficult aspect is merely that some of his points are inarticulate, and he doesn't adequately defend everything mentioned. Additionally, he can be very repetitive, almost as though ... morehe was writing a speech to an audience. Wouldn't read again, but was worth the read.
review 2: This is a short intelligent book which is part personal reflection on the state of politics and part policy wonk prescription for how to get things going.Ryan is an optimist in the tradition of Ronald Reagan. But he is also deeply committed to figuring out how to make things work. He discusses his work with Senator Murray on crafting one of the first budget agreements in about a decade.He is also the wonk's wonk. He describes in some detail his approach to public policy both in terms of policy prescriptions and also in explaining how he gets his facts and figures together. He is very committed to making public policy and the numbers surrounding it clearer.At this point it is unclear whether he will run for president - he is slated to become the Chair of Ways and Means and if the GOP takes over the Senate - he will be one of the key leaders in Congress in trying to figure out whether they can do the same kinds of things that the President might buy into (like the Welfare Reform effort with President Clinton). less

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