Reviews for Real Change: From the World that Fails to the World that Works

The average rating for Real Change: From the World that Fails to the World that Works based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2010-03-29 00:00:00 Paul Lorrain 4.5 stars. Let me begin by saying that Newt Gingrich is my favorite current political figure and so my review of this book definitely comes from the standpoint of someone who is "drinking the kool-aid" so to speak. I agree with many (though not all) of Newt's ideas and so he had a very friendly audience in me. That said, I thought this was an excellent book that outlines a number of very promising ideas that are worth considering from taxes, to social security, to the judiciary, to education reform and Health care. I do have one significant gripe with the book and it is one that I find in almost every "political" book that I come across (both conservative and liberal). Even as a conservative, I really dislike the negative rhetoric/attacks about "liberals" and "democrats" because I think it infuses the legitimate argument/position with too much "noise" and makes people you are trying to persuade tune out because they feel like they are being attacked. It also, in my opinion, raises the question of whether the argument itself is compelling enough if it needs to be supported by attacking the other side. It was not as bad in this book as it has been in some others (probably because the "ideas" were enough to carry the message) but I still feel compelled to call it out. That said, loved the book, loved many of the ideas and think it a worthy addition to the political dialogue moving forward.

Review # 2 was written on 2008-11-06 00:00:00 Gregory Martiensen This book talks about a wide varity of political issues concerning America today and some conservative solutions to them. It is quite interesting how it seems like America is very evenly divided. But if you take a close look, America agrees on many issues. The majority of Americans don't support seperation of church and states, support making the english language the American language, think social security is broken, support a flat tax, support drilling offshore, and support nuclear energy. Clearly, America is a conservative country and if we just open our eyes and look around us, we would realize our similarities and get things done.