This is a college textbook, basically. It expects the reader to (1) have a background in the academic's view of political science, its terms, its origins, its expert ideas, and (2) have a knowledge of math and statistics beyond algebra and well beyond the average high school levels. My college background was in linguistics, anthropology, and computer science. I really didn't have a good background for reading this book, so it was slow and something of a struggle. I know the author personally and wanted to read his book though. As it was, all the things I had to look up in order to get a basic understanding of this book was an education in itself, and, although I can't say that I grasp all the nuances, I'd like to thank the author for the experience. It is basically my lack of background that makes it hard for me to rate this book. The writing style is very much that of a teacher, with lots of repetition of ideas, trying to find a mode of expression that fits whichever type of already-educated reader might be reached. The topic, and particularly the conclusions, I still find fascinating. I find it's really the way I think about "public servants" and the American voting public, naturally. Cool to find mathematical thinking to bolster my gut reaction.
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- Reviewed in the United States on April 10, 2022
