Keith Burgess-Jackson, J.D., Ph.D.

To the Editor:

Re “Egyptians Defiant as Military Does Little to Quash Protests” (front page, Jan. 30):

Is it any wonder the Middle East is in a state of dangerous chaos?

Consider: unbridled corruption, tyrannical governments, religious extremism and intolerance, one-dimensional economies, ridiculously disproportionate distributions of wealth, radicalized education systems, unreliable and mistrusted police forces, and a terrified middle class.

It’s a formula for revolution, not evolution, and a reason chaos will reign supreme in that region for generations to come.

Peter Alkalay
Scarsdale, N.Y., Jan. 30, 2011