Move beyond the educated elite, and the great majority in most countries outside Europe don't speak English. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes country educate elite
The reason why China forecasting has such a poor track record is that Westerners constantly invoke the model and experience of the West to explain China, and it is a false prophet. Until we start trying to understand China on its own terms, rather than as a Western-style nation in the making, we will continue to get it wrong. Martin Jacques chinaconstantlycontinue share on social
Koizumi was not rooted in Japan's rightwing nationalist tradition: he was a pragmatist and a populist. Abe, in contrast, is a rightwing nationalist. Unlike Koizumi, for example, he has questioned the validity of the postwar Tokyo trials of Japan's wartime leaders, which found many of them guilty of war crimes. Martin Jacques abecontrastcrime share on social
Ever since the Meiji restoration in 1868, Japan has turned its back on Asia in general and China in particular: its pattern of aggression from 1895 onwards and the colonies that resulted were among the consequences. Martin Jacques aggressionasiaback share on social
Most detective story readers are an educated audience and know there are only a certain number of plots. The interest lies in what the writer does with them. Kerry Greenwood audiencedetectiveeducate Change image and share on social
Having a Congress with a more diverse educational and professional background would serve the country well. And given the budget challenges facing America today, we might benefit from a few more cold, calculating problem solvers, and fewer courtroom impresarios. John Sununu americabackgroundbenefit share on social
If we don't preserve the natural resources, you aren't going to have a sustainable society. This is not something for Chez Panisse and the elite of San Francisco. It's for everyone. Alice Waters chezelitefrancisco Change image and share on social