I think it was the most important book of the 20th century. Every now and again you read a book that is a revelation to you, Our Enemy the State is one of those books. It's only 100 or so pages long, but when you've finished it, nothing you see going on the world is a mystery to you anymore. Once you understand what The State is, why it exists, and what it exists to do, everything crazy, seemingly nonsensical, about politics and society that ever perplexed you, won't any longer.
This book is simply mind blowing, much like Machiavelli's The Prince. The book doesn't shit you with stupid ideologies, and political dogma. It lays bare the cold, hard bare truth of why things are the way they are. There is no other book written in the last 100 years I would recommend higher than Our Enemy The State. Must read, is a buzzword, like Seinfeld is must see TV. No, this is the real must read. The real thing. If you only read one book in 2025, make it this one.
https://famguardian.org/Publications/OurEnemyTheState/OurEnemyTheState-byAlbertJKnock.pdf