During times such as these, when American discourse is more divided, distrustful, and disillusioned than ever before, the quietly released book UNUM is creating waves while remaining faceless and nameless, without its own traditional author tour to promote it.
Written by an anonymous retired surgeon and first-generation immigrant, UNUM is not about personality or politics. It is about a key principle so simple it can be taught in kindergarten, but so powerful that it has the potential to set an entire nation back on its feet.
At its core is a riddle. How do you make one line appear shorter without touching it? The answer: you simply place a longer line beside it.
It’s a naive, yet powerful insight. And this is the foundation on which UNUM stands, both philosophically and practically. In a nation where the culture of hateful confrontations and cancellations is growing, the author believes we have entirely lost the ability to draw comparisons. You do not have to destroy one idea to replace it. You only have to come up with better ideas and put them alongside.
With the ground laid, UNUM is no longer an idle political thought experiment. It is a deeply personal and universal road to national healing that begins with mindset, not legislation.
A Book for the Working Majority
The author dedicates the book to the working men and women of America, the middle class who, as he puts it, “form the fulcrum that holds the scales of justice in balance.” These are the people too often caught in the ideological crossfire, overlooked by political extremes, and overwhelmed by noise.
“Ordinary people don’t have time for 24-hour debates. They have jobs, families, and bills. But they also have values, common sense, and skin in the game,” the author says in a recent interview. UNUM was written for them, not the pundits, not the partisans, but the quiet majority who still believe this country can work if we work together.
Anonymity as Intentional Humility
Published under the name “ENIONE,” a stylized nod to “Anyone,” the author has intentionally remained anonymous. His reason is as philosophical as it is strategic: to ensure the focus stays on the ideas, not the identity.
“In ancient Greece, debaters sometimes wore hoods to hide their faces so their arguments could be judged on merit alone,” he explains. “Today, we need less branding and more thinking. Ideas are not red or blue, they are either workable or not.”
This choice sets UNUM apart in a media landscape that too often conflates fame with credibility. It’s a reminder that wisdom can come not from the known or celebrated, but from those quietly watching, reflecting, and finally speaking up.
Bridging Ideological Extremes with Logic
One of the most talked-about chapters of UNUM involves an unlikely thought experiment: placing Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders, figures often seen as ideological opposites, side by side. Rather than mock the dissonance, the author finds a shared concern: both men, in their own ways, claim to champion the working class.
What if, the author posits, we could focus on shared goals rather than fight over differing methods? What if political debate resembled thoughtful problem-solving rather than endless partisan warfare?
The book doesn’t demand agreement. It proposes a method: compare, contrast, collaborate. Or at least, coexist.
Policy by Principle, Not Party
UNUM doesn’t shy away from today’s hot-button issues, like immigration, taxes, healthcare, abortion, climate, and elections. But unlike the political echo chambers that weaponize these topics, the author offers compromise-driven proposals rooted in common sense and fiscal responsibility.
Among the ideas:
- Coalition Governance: When elections are nearly split, why not share power instead of deepening division?
- Targeted Taxes with Transparency: Tax revenue should be traceable and tied to specific needs, such as Medicare or infrastructure.
- Voluntary Fiscal Responsibility: Encourage seniors and financially secure citizens to contribute voluntarily toward paying down the national debt for future generations.
- Legal Labor Exchange: Use government-to-government contracts to ensure ethical, legal, and temporary labor migration, rather than relying on chaotic, exploitative immigration systems.
None of these are radical. All are practical. And all are grounded in the idea that comparing ideas side by side leads to better choices.
A Message Resonating Across Borders
Despite its humble release, UNUM has already found a foothold beyond American readers. It’s been translated into Spanish, Arabic, and French. It’s being used as a civic textbook in parts of the Middle East. Its universal appeal lies in the fact that division is not uniquely American. It’s a global condition, and the remedy may be surprisingly ancient.
The book UNUM is available for purchase on Amazon in both English and Spanish, with translations also underway in Arabic and French.
Why UNUM Matters Now
The cover of UNUM shows the burning twin towers, not as a reminder of external threats, but as a metaphor for internal disunity. Two equal but separate towers, side by side, collapsing. The message is stark: if we remain evenly divided but ideologically isolated, we invite collapse from within.
The author’s hope is modest, but meaningful: “If this book can help Americans come together around even one issue, if we can solve just one real problem together, then it has served its purpose.”
UNUM doesn’t pretend to have all the answers. What it offers is a better question: What if we stood side by side, not in opposition, but in comparison toward consensus?
UNUM is a quiet but potent appeal to our better nature in an age of outrage. And perhaps, in its anonymity, it reflects something we’ve forgotten: the future isn’t about who leads the conversation. It’s about what we choose to say, and whether we’re finally ready to listen.