David Martin Jones
Recent Posts
Peace Through Conversation
Europe's favorite philosopher, Jürgen Habermas has invented a new Weltpolitik: If we talk long enough, we'll all agree.
Out of Bali: Cybercaliphate Rising
The rise of religious fundamentalism in Southeast Asia contradicts longstanding appraisals of Southeast Asian Islam and Western theories of modernization.
What Mahathir Has Wrought
The transformation of Kuala Lumpur and the modernization of Malaysia are the realization of one man's vision--that of the country's longest serving prime minister, Dr. Mahathir Mohamad.
Asia's Rising Middle Class: Not a Force for Change
The ethic that has governed the East Asian Miracle and formed its middle class is antithetical to pluralistic liberalism -- and to change.