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Well, thanks. Maybe that's why I spent all that time in Western Lit classes & Shakespeare too. As for hist perspectives, I find the longer, more scholarly bio's of important people more informative, along with outright historical analysis. You might try P.A. Sarokin, Crisis of Our Age, 1949, for some grasp on the real world, and why some people are displeased with the mob-rule... Also, Ortega Gassett's classic work, Revolt of the Masses might help you there. I'm actually in the middle of a Christmas gift from my wife, Patton, A Genius for War & therein I'm learning a great deal about the Army, as the late General experienced it ( including a period during which he was rather involved in the chain of command in Hawaii, late 20'-early 30's ). I shall also check a guide on etiquette ( more non-fiction ) to learn how to properly & inoffensively address people with limited manners-'I think he doth protest too much'.

Maybe that's why I spent all that time in Western Lit classes & Shakespeare too.

I highly recommend Asimov's Guide to Shakespeare. Yeah, yeah, I know. Asimov was a liberal but his Guide To Shakespeare was incredible. Maybe Asimov was better at analying the past and future than the present.