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The Naked Communist
AuthorW. Cleon Skousen
IllustratorArnold Friberg
Cover artistIzzard Ink Publishing
LanguageEnglish
SubjectCommunism and Socialism
GenreNon-fiction
Published1958, 2014 (Izzard Ink Publishing)
Publication placeUnited States
Pages398
ISBN978-1630720797
Dewey Decimal335.4 22
LC ClassHX44 .S5585 2009

The Naked Communist is a 1958 book by an ex FBI agent, United States author political theorist Cleon Skousen. The book has been reprinted several times, the most recent of which was a 2014 printing through Izzard Ink Publishing, and has sold more than 1 million copies.

Synopsis

The author posits and seeks to describe a geopolitical strategy by which the Marxist–Leninist Soviet Union was attempting to overcome and control all the governments of the world that were not members of the Communist bloc.

Reception

Critical reception for The Naked Communist has been divisive. Max Blumenthal heavily criticized the book in his 2009 book Republican Gomorrah, where he dismissed it as a "right-peddling conspiracy tract". In contrast the book has been highly praised by Glenn Beck and American neurosurgeon Ben Carson, the latter of which stated that “The Naked Communist lays out the whole progressive plan. It is unbelievable how fast it has been achieved.”

References

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  3. Haddock, Sharon. "Beck's backing bumps Skousen book to top". Deseret News. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  4. Forest Glen Durland (2003-03-24). "Communist Goals (1963)". Retrieved 2014-12-13.
  5. Blumenthal, Max (2009). Republican Gomorrah: Inside the Movement That Shattered the Party. Nation Books. p. 331. ISBN 1568583982. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  6. Wilentz, Sean (October 18, 2010). "Confounding Fathers". The New Yorker. 86 (32): 32. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  7. "The Kelly File with Ben Carson". The Kelly File with Ben Carson. YouTube.
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  9. Mattingly, Phil. "Ben Carson's Longshot Presidential Bid Suddenly Looks a Lot More Realistic". Bloomberg. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
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