In my book entitled RESET: Rethinking the Malaysian Political Paradigm , I consider whether or not the political problems and uncertainties that we face today stem from 50 years of ethnic-based politics, its policies and its leadership; or the prevalence of a disharmonious and dysfunctional imbalance in the way democratic choice is exercised (between a) an inclusive coalition behind which lurks a Malay hegemony; and b) non-inclusive parties (that each appeal to one community but not the other) who hide behind a secular or religious ideology).