I loved the book. But I loved reading the reviews, afterward, more. While I do have a minor in math from one of the best technical colleges, nothing in this book was beyond my pre-calc high school education (circa 1977).  Rather it was fascination that some readers did not have sufficient high school math skills to appreciate or understand. I also found no political bias in his writing. Frankly I was expecting it, and looking for it. Rather his observations were grounded in mathematical analysis. Just because a conclusion, arrived at though mathematical analysis, differs from your world view, does not make it biased. This was a fun read, and I did learn (or was forced to remember) some math principles. At its core the author confirmed a saying I use often: "That is the beautify of math. Even if you don't believe it, it is still true."