The Power Matrix: A Graphical Guide to History, Socialism, and the Left-Right Divide

America seems divided as never before, segregated into political tribes with antithetical beliefs. But are these sides really that different? Does virtue lie at just one political extreme? On what are our political opinions and affiliations based? Is one side correct and the other wrong? Is the divide really a conflict between socialism and capitalism, and if so, what do these ideologies mean and how did they evolve?

The Power Matrix attempts to answer these questions graphically using the s...