How We Win

by Charlie Kirk

About the author

Charlie Kirk was the Founder and President of Turning Point USA, a national student movement dedicated to identifying, organizing, and empowering young people to promote the principles of free markets and limited government.

Reviews

[Alley Marrs · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was PHENOMENAL. From the organization to the references of great philosophical thinkers I can further study. Charlie points out ideologies at play I had never heard of - like: Saul Alinsky’s Rules for Radicals containing tactics I can now see have been in play in every institution for decades. This book opened my eyes. I miss Charlie Kirk, his wisdom, his knowledge… I hope to carry on his thirst for knowledge and one day be able to share it in an efficient way to change minds like him.

[Kendal · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the speech Charlie Kirk would have given, had he not been assassinated in Utah.

Of all places.

This reads like a forcible blog post. Kirk was very well-read: I sense he was a master of the secondary sources, but not familiar with the primary sources. (Eg: his misunderstanding of "Candide" [p. 22], or lumping Kant with Utilitarians Bentham and Mill [45].)

I understand stand he was an aficionado of Prager U and Hilldale College online videos. he has a good undergraduate level understanding of poli sci. For an autodidact with a talent for Socratic dialogue and organizing (who married well), it worked for him.

But bitter is his counsel on page 104: "Don't martyr yourself recklessly. And keep track of those who are martyred."

After reading this slim tome, I am 100% convinced he would have been president of the USA.