“[W]hile this is a scholarly analysis of constitutional issues and their primary test-cases it is also a very well-written book that I found easy to follow…. [I]t was also a genuine page turner; I will be reading further books of his in the future.” — , Sub Ratione Dei Blog
"Eloquent. . . . Levinson contributes greatly to the debate. Highly recommended." — M.W. Bowers , Choice
"Highly engaging, beautifully written, and provocative . . . .This volume contributes importantly to the struggle to understand more fully the many complexities, subtleties, and nuances of the contemporary world that we all inhabit. . . . A model inspication." — Mark Kessler , Law and Politics Book Review
"Thoughtful. . . . Levinson's quiet insistence on bringing religion into our definition of diversity is a critical gesture that is particularly welcome coming from a legal scholar. For, as the recent Supreme Court decision regarding affirmative action made clear, the definition of such ambiguous terms will ultimately be codified in the courtroom." — Publishers Weekly
"The essays in this book are thoughtful and engaging and demonstrate both the complexity and importance of the concept of diversity and the challenges and opportunities it presents for those committed to the establishment and preservation of a just and stable multicultural liberal democracy." — Shaun P. Young , Ethics
“Issues of identity, diversity, and multiculturalism sit at the center of our public debates, but discussions of these related terms are too often partisan, over-heated, and without nuance. Not so Sanford Levinson's Wrestling with Diversity. At once thoughtful and passionate, it is evenhanded without being in any way equivocal. It provides readers with examples to think on and with analyses that deepen the questions they raise. A wonderful book.” — Stanley Fish, Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago
“People talk a lot about language being performative: Sanford Levinson's kind of high level analysis and his extraordinary sensitivity to the positions of others make his method the very model of what one would hope for in a ‘multicultural’ society.” — Lee C. Bollinger, President, Columbia University
“Sandy Levinson’s essays are real page-turners. You want to turn the page to find out how he comes out on the incredibly provocative questions he poses. Whether it be ‘Does diversity have any real value?’ or ‘Was Sandy Koufax a “Jewish pitcher”?,’ Levinson’s answers always surprise. He is one of those rare academics who belong to no club and subscribe to no overarching ideology. He actually thinks for himself and always poses questions and suggests answers that make you think. To read these essays is to engage in a dialogue with one of America’s most interesting minds.” — Alan Dershowitz, author of The Case for Israel