Cogent Stories contains convincing and compelling stories to describe racial tensions in the United States and identify the bewildered insanity of those suffering from Trump Derangement Syndrome. Trump's embittered opponents have a disgusting mental condition that is based on blind emotions. The Trump Derangement Syndrome is part of chaotic and hysterical behavior that prevents them from accepting Trump's accomplishments. Cogent Stories also summarizes capitalism and why it works and simplistically describes why socialism and communist are a catastrophic failure. The most devastating condemnation of Communism is the genocide of millions of innocent individuals and violations of human rights. It is estimated that the Communist holocaust caused over 100 million deaths in the world. No one can justify such a crime. Communism failed and will continue to flop because the theory does not work. I wrote the book for my grandchildren to provide useful information and recommend didactical points of view. In trying to convey historical and political events, I evolved into personal essays. Some of the pieces are stories of my family and my journey through life. I have changed the names, places, and details of the information to protect the innocent. Any resemblance to actual persons or similarity to events is coincidental.I wrote the stories to provide a perspective on life, discuss philosophical issues, provide ethical standards, satirize political beliefs, expose ridiculous theories, and entertain my grandchildren.