In this inspi­ra­tional call to action, a senior U.S. politi­cian reveals how to accom­plish goals with a com­bi­na­tion of strong allies, per­sis­tence, and atten­tion — that is, chutzpah.

It Takes Chutz­pah is an inspi­ra­tional call to action by a senior U.S. politi­cian, describ­ing how Amer­i­cans of all age groups, per­sua­sions, and occu­pa­tions can defy con­ven­tion, chart new path­ways for their com­mu­ni­ties, schools, at work and in life. US Sen­a­tor Ron Wyden is wide­ly praised for com­ing up with sen­si­ble-sound­ing ideas no one else had thought of and mak­ing the counter-intu­itive polit­i­cal alliances that prove help­ful in pass­ing bills. In It Takes Chutz­pah, he offers a pro­gres­sive leader’s man­i­festo for being a coura­geous war­rior dur­ing tur­bu­lent times.

Chutz­pah is a Yid­dish word that describes a trait that many Jews con­sid­er in-born. Ron explores chutz­pah​’s long his­to­ry and many inter­pre­ta­tions and reclaims the word chutz­pah for a new Amer­i­can gen­er­a­tion, show­ing how it can be used for good to reclaim ide­al­ism and enact pos­i­tive change. He shares ​“Ron’s 12 Rules of Chutz­pah” that enable any indi­vid­ual or group to achieve their objectives