“No doubt Israel and America have made mistakes in the Middle East. Certainly, Israel was born at the price of considerable dislocation and suffering on the part of the Palestinians. And yes, there will never be a satisfying answer for this.”

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.