Wikipedia recently reported that the two most looked-up words in the English language were socialism and capitalism. Most Americans fear socialism more than the plague. But that is changing. Americans know that something is very wrong with the kind of capitalism we have been practicing. They know that the rich are getting richer and the poor, poorer at an astonishing rate. Socialism used to be a “dirty word” but now more and more, capitalism is being seen that way. People are beginning to wonder why we worship at the altar of capitalism to the point that we just accept recessions and depressions as though they are a necessary by-product of capitalism. The author does not buy that argument. This book makes a strong case for how certain aspects of socialism can be combined with capitalism to make a better economic system. Pure socialism doesn't work very well. And laissez faire capitalism doesn't work very well either. Laissez faire capitalism should be as dead as communism. Karl Marx and Fidel Castro did not understand the beneficial power of regulated greed and Herbert Hoover and George W. Bush did not understand the destructive power of unregulated greed. Pure socialism and capitalism are polar-opposite concepts. But to use a trite example, lemon juice and sugar are also polar opposites. However if they are “unified” just right, they make a delicious drink. This book explains how to unify capitalism with the right kind of socialism to create a better economy and “form a more perfect union.” If we don't do that, we could be headed towards some kind of a revolution!

Wendell Williams has led a distinguished career as an entrepreneur and management consultant to over four-hundred businesses. He was honored to lead the first delegation of U.S. small business owners to the Soviet Union after Gorbachev opened the door to capitalism. His political experience includes being chosen as a Democratic nominee for U.S. Congress. He has been featured or quoted in magazines including Fortune and Newsweek. He lives in the San Francisco Bay area with his wife Judith Cassel Williams. wendellwilliams222@gmail.com