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Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner Now? Multicultural Conservatism in America, by Angela D. Dillard (New York University, 245 pp., $26.95)

Angela Dillard, a young black political historian of leftist views, has written a well-intentioned book about “multicultural conservative” intellectuals, whom she defines as blacks (such as Thomas Sowell, Shelby Steele, and Clarence Thomas), Hispanics (e.g., Linda Chavez), gays (e.g., Andrew Sullivan), and women (e.g., Midge Decter and Gertrude Himmelfarb). Theoretically, lesbian conservatives would also qualify, but Dillard can find only two. Although she quotes a number of Asian conservatives, such as education reformer Arthur Hu, she can’t make up her mind whether Asians are multicultural enough to count.

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Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner Now? Multicultural Conservatism in America, by Angela D. Dillard (New York University, 245 pp., $26.95)

Angela Dillard, a young black political historian of leftist views, has written a well-intentioned book about “multicultural conservative” intellectuals, whom she defines as blacks (such as Thomas Sowell, Shelby Steele, and Clarence Thomas), Hispanics (e.g., Linda Chavez), gays (e.g., Andrew Sullivan), and women (e.g., Midge Decter and Gertrude Himmelfarb). Theoretically, lesbian conservatives would also qualify, but Dillard can find only two. Although she quotes a number of Asian conservatives, such as education reformer Arthur Hu, she can’t make up her mind whether Asians are multicultural enough to count.