You nailed it! I don't have to say it, but I will. The piece was some mighty fine--exceptional writing--and far more interesting than anything found in The New Yorker, the New York Times, Washington Post or LA Times...
It does indeed go without saying. Thank you. I hope you consider compiling it for publishing, because by and large the publishing world consists of the people who sat next to the ones you mentioned in their classes in socialists ran universities.
At times, I have considered trying to become a writer. Each time, I eventually have to deal with the fact that I can barely spell, and I am death with a semicolon or comma. I do things to paragraphs that MS Word cant fix or detect until its too late. But thanks!