The War on Drugs doesn’t work. This became obvious to El Paso City Representatives Susie Byrd and Beto O’Rourke when they started to ask questions about why El Paso’s sister city, Ciudad Juárez, has become the deadliest city in the world—8,000-plus deaths since January 1, 2008.
Author Archives: ronmckie
Promise Me, Dad
A deeply moving memoir about the year that would forever change both a family and a country.
A Mindful Nation: How a Simple Practice Can Help Us Reduce Stress, Improve Performance, and Recapture the American Spirit
In one of the most optimistic books to come out of Washington during these trying times, Congressman Tim Ryan presents us with an inspiring and hopeful view of our country’s future—and a roadmap for how to get there.
The Right Answer: How We Can Unify Our Divided Nation
The first declared candidate for president in 2020 delivers a passionate call for bipartisan action, entrepreneurial innovation, and a renewed commitment to the American idea.
Is Today the Day? Not Another Political Memoir
From her years serving in the armed forces to becoming the first Hindu woman to be elected to Congress, Tulsi Gabbard reveals the lessons she’s learned and the experience she’s gained while living in service to her country.
An Unlikely Journey: Waking Up From My American Drean
The keynote speaker at the 2012 DNC, former San Antonio mayor and Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Julian Castro, tells his remarkable and inspiring life story.
Off the Sidelines: Speak Up, Be Fearless and Change Your World
United States Senator and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Kirsten Gillibrand recounts her personal journey in public service and galvanizes women to make a meaningful difference in the world around them.
The Truths We Hold: An American Journey
From one of America’s most inspiring political leaders, a book about the core truths that unite us, and the long struggle to discern what those truths are and how best to act upon them, in her own life and across the life of our country.
The War on Normal People: The Trught About America’s Disappearing Jobs and Why Universal Basic Income Is Our Future
From 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang, a captivating account of how “a skinny Asian kid from upstate” became a successful entrepreneur, only to find a new mission: calling attention to the urgent steps America must take, including Universal Basic Income, to stabilize our economy amid rapid technological change and automation.
Shortest Way Home: One Mayor’s Challenge and a Model for America’s Future
Once described by the Washington Post as “the most interesting mayor you’ve never heard of,” Pete Buttigieg, the thirty-seven-year-old mayor of South Bend, Indiana, has now emerged as one of the nation’s most visionary politicians. With soaring prose that celebrates a resurgent American Midwest, Shortest Way Home narrates the heroic transformation of a “dying city” (Newsweek) into nothing less than a shining model of urban reinvention.
