I can't say this book was informative because it was too short to actually explain much in sufficient detail for me to say that I learned something. However, I think Didion does a great job of pointing out those political areas which most Americans, myself included, tend to gloss over. The effect of this glossing over seems apparent in hind sight. I think this book has prompted me to ask more questions of both the country's current and past political agendas and to do the research to find the answers to my questions.