My younger brother bought me this book for Christmas and I thought it was well done. Bueno de Mesquita is "a master of game theory" and professor of politics at NYU and a senior fellow at the Hoover Institute. According to the book flap one of his recent books was co-authored by Condoleezza Rice. His conservative leanings pop up once or twice in the book but it's mostly a non factor.
I'm not quite sure how to write this review. Should I preview the book and let you read it for yourself or give you my full breakdown? I'll do both and hope for comments to let me know which is preferred going forward.