In a fiercely provocative book that will generate debate for years to come, Bernstein shows how multicultural orthodoxy has created a highly lucrative bureaucracy, even as it shortchanged the very people it is meant to benefit. "Graceful and lucid. . . . reading the book is arguably a civic duty."--Boston Globe. y provocative book that will generate debate for years to come, Bernstein shows how multicultural orthodoxy has created a highly lucrative bureaucracy, even as it shortchanged the very people it is meant to benefit. "Graceful and lucid. . . . reading the book is arguably a civic duty."--Boston Globe. In a fiercely provocative book that will generate debate for years to come, Bernstein shows how multicultural orthodoxy has created a highly lucrative bureaucracy, even as it shortchanged the very people it is meant to benefit. "Graceful and lucid. . . . reading the book is arguably a civic duty."--Boston Globe. Richard Bernstein has been a reporter, culture critic, and commentator for more than 30 years. He was a foreign correspondent in Asia and Europe for  Time  magazine and  The New York Times,  and was the first Beijing bureau chief for  Time . He is the author of many books on Chinese and Asian themes, among them  The Coming Conflict with China  and  Ultimate Journey,  the latter of which was a  New York Times  Best Book of the Year. He is also the author of  Out of the Blue: A Narrative of September 11, 2001 , which was named by  The Boston Globe  as one of the seven best books of 2002. He lives in New York. Used Book in Good Condition