Chain Reaction: The Impact of Race, Rights, and Taxes on American Politics. By Thomas Byrne Edsall with Mary D. Edsall. New York: Norton, 1991. 343p. $10.95 paper. - Shadows of Race and Class. By Raymond S. Franklin. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1991. 189p. $39.95 cloth, $14.95 paper. - The End of Equality. By Mickey Kaus. New York: Basic Books, 1992. 293p. $25.00.