Here at last are Rustam Sani’s articles and blog postings from 1986-2006 in English, a keen-eyed and passionate sifting through the organic tailings of this nation that unearths the many splendoured-failures of nation-creation in Malaysia since 1957.

This is an essential book by one of Malaysia’s most courageous and important public intellectuals and writers.

Easy to read, yet provocative, thoughtful, objective—and ultimately constructive—this is a volume that will repay re-reading during this exciting time of change and debate about how to renew Malaysia as a nation.