Richard Bernstein is a writer based in New York. He is a former China correspondent for Time Magazine and bureau chief of the New York Times in Paris and Berlin. His new book is The East, the West, and Sex: A History of Erotic Encounters.
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My Sex Research Trip to Asia
From the streets of Beijing to the girlie bars of Bangkok, my exploration of the erotic tension... MORE
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A Harem for Every Man
In an excerpt from his new book about the West’s erotic obsession with Asia, Richard Bernstein... MORE
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The Inevitability of Barack
Was Obama’s election surprising? Not if you know your history.... MORE
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Why Many Chinese Don't Want Freedom
Westerners wrongly assumed Chinese people were up in arms that Jackie Chan said they "need to be... MORE
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The Hottest Book At the G-20
The buzziest book at the G-20 was the Chinese bestseller China Is Unhappy.... MORE
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A Killing in Texas
Thomas Cahill’s moving new book about Death Row in Texas exposes the horror of executions—and the... MORE
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The Blogger Who Got Stabbed
With his suggestive humor and wit, popular writer Xu Lai represented a new challenge to the... MORE
