The Reformer’s Dilemma

And the need for a Radical Middle

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Pub Date Jun 25 2024 | Archive Date Nov 15 2024

Description

Five out of six of us are not part of political extremes and want meaningful reform.

If you are reading this, chances are you are part of this silent-but-overwhelming majority. In a world where narrative is controlled by extremes, where do we find our voice? How can we recover our national talent to solve problems?

Enter The Reformer’s Dilemma.

As a scientist, entrepreneur, and former governor, I look at my experiences—good, bad, and ugly—through a critical lens, to explore the challenges to reforms. Some of the stories from this book will be told for the first time, including my ten hours with President Trump, the devastation of Hurricane Maria, managing a fiscal-economic crisis, the social uprising that prompted my exit from office, and the surprising, unsolicited vote back into politics.

The Reformer’s Dilemma draws a path forward in three main ways:

  1. The Reformer’s Dilemma: Our society requires a rapid rate of change, yet it is hard to come by. Why? Crisis if you do, crisis if you don’t. This provokes a standstill. How can we address this?
  2. Framework to Reform: We will weed out the factors that impact the pace of reform and, ultimately, develop a model for reform dynamics with insights for policy makers and voters alike.
  3. The Radical Middle: We will explore the opportunity to rethink and reshape the ill-portrayed middle into a political force that directly tackles the challenges to reform.

The silent majority should stay silent no more. Raise your voice and be a part of the effort to depolarize societies and help democracies.

Step past the divide and solve the Reformer’s Dilemma.

Five out of six of us are not part of political extremes and want meaningful reform.

If you are reading this, chances are you are part of this silent-but-overwhelming majority. In a world where...


Advance Praise

“Change is hard. Changes in Government are harder and fraught with unanticipated obstacles. Governor Rossello’s The Reformer’s Dilemma tackles this issue with the insight and depth only experience can produce. Drawing on his own experience and other case studies, he examines the complexities and conflicts inherent in reform and expresses them in language a layperson can understand.”

Tom Davis, former Congressman and Author of The Partisan Divide


“The Reformer's Dilemma is part great storytelling and part thought leadership for anyone that wants insider insights into the challenges of reform. Today, many Americans are troubled with the current political environment and are looking for a path forward. The Reformer’s Dilemma offers solutions that can ail the problems facing our politics today.”

Pamela Patenaude, Board of Directors, Bipartisan Policy Center


“Ricardo Rossello offers an incredible firsthand account examining political crisis and the complexities of governance everywhere. He proposes reforms and ideas to revitalize democracy, focusing on empowering the vast majority of the electorate that feels unrepresented.”

— Aaron Bare, Author of Wall Street Journal and USA Today Bestseller Exponential Theory: The Power of Thinking Big

“Change is hard. Changes in Government are harder and fraught with unanticipated obstacles. Governor Rossello’s The Reformer’s Dilemma tackles this issue with the insight and depth only experience...


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ISBN 9798889260288
PRICE $9.99 (USD)
PAGES 412

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