Art Rude, spent 31 years as a classroom teacher and coach, he recently retired as the Safety Manager for Stellar Field Service, an oilfield service company in the Williston Basin of North Dakota.  His home is a cabin in the woods (called his fortress of solitude)  at his family farm in the center of the state close to the Canadian Border.  From there he has written another book as well as this one, and Vlogs at Political Reform with Art Rude.  At a younger age, he had a state level job as the Public Relations and Fund Raising Director for the ND Democratic Party.  Says Rude, "I took the job naively believing the Democratic Party represented the little guy, but when I got into the job, I found they didn't want me wasting my time with fundraisers with the little guys, I was to go after the big bucks.  I left the job disillusioned, and resolved to try fix the system.  I ran for the state house and senate on both sides as I felt the problem was systematic and not limited to one side, and could not be resolved within the two party framework!  It was after that I started working on the book. From age 25 to age 65 I have worked towards identifying the causes and possible solutions to the political trench warfare.  A complex problem is not easily understood, I hope I have made it more understandable.  More than that, I hope to alter the arguments back to discussion."  Political Cocaine will be a most enjoyable read and you will probably be amazed at how much your perspective will have widened.