Communist history was the missing link for me. Because of this book I now understand all the parts that eluded me for years from within the American education system even after graduating UCLA. In my high school years in the 1980s you would've thought they'd teach us something about it but they never did. I can't express how grateful I am to have received the education in this book. The only thing I didn't like is the ending. I was expecting some final insights but there is a paltry little, poorly worded paragraph to end it on. Michael Malice does not at all come across like his goofy online charicatures; this is the work of a scholar.