Lebanese Sid Caesar may be absolutely right about a few things, including application of the antediluvian word "retarded" to postmodern academic progressives.

"My goal is to defend the truth, and today it is the left's pathogenic ideas that are leading us to an abyss..." (page xv) A single, unanticipated comma like this can prevent the reader from continuing on with the rest of the book. I was stuck here for an hour before I was finally able to move on. It might as well have been a semi-colon (S&WII-5). This is a case of Unexpected Punctuation Syndrome (UPS).

"Nasser's Pan-Arabism (unification of the Arab world) had made him a hero in the region, and as often happens in the Middle East, thousands of people took to the streets..." (page 2) The comma could go after the "and" which in turn ties the two segments together. This is a case of Displaced Comma Dysphoria (DCD).

"The militiamen rejected my father's plea, and we proceeded on our precarious journey." (page 6) Yet another example of Unexpected Punctuation Syndrome (UPS). Here, the comma is as useless as a transgender male's penis.

"Regrettably, a devastating injury coupled with other life obstacles ended my soccer career, and so, I dove into my studies." (page 8) The misuse of "and so" is common among the conservative elite, who believe that grammar is secondary to the scientific method.

"Perfumes are hedonic products, and as such they must engage our emotions." (page 24) Should be: "...and, as such, they must..." Similar to "and so," "and as such" is another tool of the conservative elite.

"...they should have the right to do so, and of course their criticisms are themselves open to criticism..." (page 28) This should instead read as "...they should have the right to do so and, of course, their criticisms are themselves open to criticism..." The author has extensively used "and yet" throughout his book, which is not necessarily a literary violation, however, it has now crossed over into "and of course," which will not be tolerated and therefore criticized.

"They are equally worthy winners, and if you think otherwise you are a racist." (page 31) This sentence should read: "They are equally worthy winners and, if you think otherwise, you are a racist." Otherwise, the second part is a dependent clause and not in need of a comma (S&WII-4). Regardless of whether you think otherwise, "They are equally worthy winners and you are a racist." Both statements are intrinsically true according to unhinged progressives.

"They constitute the largest voting bloc of the United Nations, and as such it is perhaps no surprising that Israel..." (page 51) We already touched on "and as such" which we shall now refer to as a faux-conjunction.

"Totalitarian ideologies insist on conformity, and there are many ways to impose a herd mindset on a population." (page 63) Totalitarian ideologies insist on commas and there are many ways to impose a comma as punctuation.

"We must renew our commitment to freedom of speech, and fight against the left's idea pathogens..." (page 68) Freedom of speech is not freedom of comma placement. This is chaos, akin to a WWII Nazi Blitzkrieg in which thousands of explosive commas were dumped upon allied cities. Besides, the second remark is a dependent clause (S&WII-4).

"Cut off one of its heads, and several new ones will grow." (page 76) This is yet another of many examples of an unnecessary comma. By now, this has developed into a fascist habit which we shall refer to as Meine Komma. Adolf Hitler was fond of commas and used them liberally in all of his written speeches and correspondence. He also prohibited the use of commas by Jews, which may be a reason the author over-compensates with them in such places.

"...I self-identify as an octogenarian, and as such I'd be competing against skinny elderly people." (page 80) Faux-conjunction; something akin to Stage 2 of the five-stage Language-Change Index, according to the Columbia Journalism Review.

"The brains of adolescents continue to develop well into their twenties, and as such, to punish an adolescent murderer is "cruel" and hardly progressive." (page 84) Faux-conjunction, unless the second MTP comma is surgically removed.

"Feminism, throughout its history, has ameliorated the lives of innumerable women around the world, but, like any ideology or institution, it seeks to perpetuate itself, and that now requires maintaining a manufactured victimhood narrative." (page 85) This is an example of Death by a Thousand Commas.

"Men are repeatedly lectured about stepping up to serve as allies to women in the workplace, but if they do so, they are engaging in benevolent sexism." (page 86) Technically, this is not incorrect, however, it feels better to say, "but, if they do so," in which the two statements could then be combined without the useless transgender comma.

"...such as the thickness of a specific cortical area, and voilà, male and female brains become indistinguishable." (page 90) According to Word Hippo, this is acceptable, however, "area and, voilà," is preferable because, otherwise, the comma effectively masks the conjunction.

"Our bodies and minds expect exposure to novel and unfolding situations, but when it comes to our critical thinking faculties, we are shutting them down." (page 96) If the ass-end of this sentence is indeed a dependent clause, then it should be: "situations but, when it comes..." Even so, there are two camps of comma ideology here: 1. Independent sentence clauses must make sense when combined without anything enclosed in commas; 2. Commas are commas, and as such, who gives a shit?

"Of course, there are unique situations that require humane and gentle care, and in such instances, a caring and kind professor should consider..." (page 97) When done enough times, the average reader is conditioned to consider this normal, like insisting that a transgender woman can menstruate.

"He was a college dropout, with a short career as a martial artist, and a longer career as a stand-up comedian..." (page 173) The only thing more liberal than Social Justice Warriors is the use of three — count them, three — commas here.

"Granted, most people who self-publish or start a YouTube channel will not find an audience of hundreds of thousands, but in the battle of ideas, every voice counts..." (page 174) If not for Displaced Comma Dysphoria (DCD), this should be: "thousands, but in the battle of ideas every voice counts..." Arguably, it could also be "thousands but, in the battle of ideas, every voice counts..." According to The Punctuation Guide, there must be a compromise, however, the author is unwilling with his liberal use of commas.

"One sting causes unimaginable pain, and yet the inductees must withstand the suffering..." (page 180) "And yet" is redundant. It is obvious the author is padding words to bulk up the word count.

"There isn't a sacred belief that I'm unwilling to critique, and yet whenever I implore people to get engaged..." (page 181) Three whole pages would be eliminated from this book if all instances of "and yet" were reduced to just "yet."

"It is difficult to beat me in the Oppression Olympics, and accordingly I utilize my royal flush of victimhood... This is the proverbial kryptonite against these charlatans of faux-justice, and so unsurprisingly she went away." (page 184) "Oppression Olympics and, accordingly, I utilize... faux-justice and so, unsurprisingly, she went away." Again, it could be either way, but the writer is unwilling to compromise with the reader, and it is the reader who must succumb to the grammatical whims of the author.

With that said, the ideas which were delivered with academic parlance, reinforced with scientific evidence, and seasoned throughout with a pinch of sarcasm were as understandable as common sense; of which there isn't much of these days, unfortunately. During the first seven chapters, I silently accused Dr. Saad of preaching to his own audience, wondering what the point was. However, the final chapter was a call to action for the informed reader to not remain silent when truth and reason are under assault. I couldn't agree more.