Title: Winning Now: A Playbook for Government
Author: Raul Torres
Publisher: PageTurner Press and Media, LLC
ISBN: 979-8-89174-117-1
Pages: 124
Genre: Business and Economics
Reviewer: Peter Mendelson

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Author Raul Torres’ Winning Now: A Playbook for Government is a credible piece of non-fiction that aims to empower average citizens so they can bring about a change in the functioning and regulations of a mediocre government. As Torres has written this book for the US audience, it proposes various ideas to transform the local, state, city, and federal United States government from being an “ordinary” or standard administration to one achieving greatness and excellence.

Winning Now kickstarts with a bold vision of changing the entire US government. It functions as a how-to book containing the essential strategies to develop the American government. This book begins by describing America’s grueling journey in its quest to abolish slavery and its stubborn desire to gain freedom. As it develops, Torres mentions how the US government is broken, and the intricacies associated with its corrupted legislation. To rise above these shortcomings, this playbook offers several proven solutions derived from authentic statistics, essential case studies, and the plausible observations made by the author.

Raul Torres, through this book, expertly explicates how common people can seize the power of ruling a democratic country. While doing so, he also criticizes the “career politicians,” who leave the citizens with unfulfilled promises at the end of their tenure. Torres boldly questions and exposes these politicians, who take advantage of their power and indulge in various corrupt endeavors. He mentions that the politicians of this generation have concocted a new world solely for themselves wherein the laws and policies which they pass do not apply to them. Torres slams such politicians who exploit the power given to them by the common people. These politicians, he says, hide their true intentions and deceive common people to win the elections. Despite bending the democratic rules for their own purposes, these statesmen never accept their unrighteous practices because they do not wish to give in to a reality too terrible to be accepted, i.e., their unlawful actions. Keeping these public servants and their conduct as the basis, Raul Torres the common people to fight and demand their freedom “now!”

Torres, in his book, offers various proven approaches for the government to achieve excellence and regain the public’s trust – the requirement of bold leadership, ways to bring in low taxes to make new job opportunities, strategies to curb expenses, methods to devise a proper budget and provides politicians with ideas to rethink the role of government which works “for the people, by the people, and of the people.”

By providing different methods by which a government can achieve excellence, Torres expresses his desire for America to regain its Biblical epithet (label) of the “shining city upon the hill.” In this way, the history of America, factual statistics, significant case studies, recurring and relatable biblical references, inspiring quotes from prominent politicians, and credible remarks made by Raul Torres make this non-fictitious “playbook for government” even more informative and interesting.

This book is highly recommended if you love reading about American history and economic remedies which could be used for the upliftment of a corrupt government.