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From former US Congressman and CIA Officer Will Hurd a howto guide with a prescription for getting the nation on the right footing Politico and a clarion call for a major political pivot San Antonio Report rooted in the timeless ideals of bipartisanship inclusivity and democratic values

Hurd has the biography and the charisma and the Godgiven political chops to put the Republican Partyand the rest of the countryon notice THE ATLANTIC

Its getting harder to get big things done in America The gears of our democracy have been mucked up by political nonsense To meet the eradefining challenges of the 21st century our country needs a reboot

In American Reboot Hurd called the future of the GOP by Politico provides a detailed blueprint Robert M Gates Secretary of Defense 20062011 for America grounded by what Hurd calls pragmatic idealisma concept forged from enduring American values to achieve what is actually achievable

Hurd takes on five seismic problems facing a country in crisis the Republican Partys failure to present a principled vision for the future the lack of honest leadership in Washington DC income inequality that threatens the livelihood of millions of Americans US economic and military dominance that is no longer guaranteed and how technological change in the next thirty years will make the advancements of the last thirty years look trivial

Hurd has seen these challenges up close A child of interracial parents in South Texas Hurd survived the back alleys of dangerous places as a CIA officer He carried that experience into three terms in Congress where he was for a time the Houses only Black Republican representing a seventyone percent Latino swing district in Texas that runs along 820 miles of the USMexico border As a cyber security executive and innovation crusader Hurd has worked with entrepreneurs on the cutting edge of technology to anticipate the shockwaves of the future

Hurd who the Houston Chronicles calls a refreshing contract to the panderers petty demagogues and political provocateurs who reign these days draws on his remarkable experience to present a call to Americans to consider the most contentious issues of our times more holistically The Atlantic He outlines how the Republican party can look like America by appealing to the middle not the edges He maps out how leaders should inspire rather than fearmonger He forges a domestic policy based on the idea that prosperity should be a product of empowering people not the government He articulates a foreign policy where our enemies fear us and our friends love us And lastly he charts a forceful path forward for Americas technological future

We all know we can do better Its time to hit ctrl alt del and start the American Reboot