“In Vietnam, America fought one whose communism was driven by an underlying nationalism, the desire to live free of the West. Whatever one may think of this, here was an enemy that truly wanted to live, that insisted on territory and sovereignty.”

American author, columnist, and documentary filmmaker

Shelby Steele is an American author, columnist, and documentary filmmaker. He is a senior fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution and is known for writing about race relations, multiculturalism, and affirmative action. His work centers on questions of race in American life, especially the way public policy and social ideas shape those debates. As a writer and commentator, he has built a reputation for clear, often pointed analysis of these subjects across books, essays, and film.