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Reflections from the eight decade on culture, politics and the human condition

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Author: WJJH

I am a lifelong observer of the world’s contradictions — a traveller through politics, culture, and personal experience. I began writing this blog in 2003, during the Iraq war, to express concern about the course of international events. Over time, these reflections have expanded into broader meditations on truth, freedom, and the human condition. I write not to persuade, but to offer a quiet counterweight in a noisy world.
  • Global Justice

The ICC in the Context of Ukraine and Palestine

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on December 19, 2024May 8, 2025
  • Transatlantic relations

Mark Rutte’s Oversimplification of the Geopolitical Complexities

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on December 17, 2024May 22, 2025
  • Culture

Solomon’s Crooked Crown

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on December 13, 2024October 21, 2025
  • Culture & Humanity

Elon Musk has Solved my Dilemma

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on December 11, 2024May 25, 2025
  • Global Justice

Afterthought: France’s Position on Netanyahu’s Immunity

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on December 2, 2024May 8, 2025
  • Culture

Rabindranath Tagore: Poet, Philosopher, and Mystic

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on December 1, 2024May 14, 2025
  • Opinion Pieces

Angela Merkel Should Not Say Sorry

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on November 30, 2024May 8, 2025
  • Global Justice

ICC: The Conscience of Humanity

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on November 25, 2024November 10, 2025
  • Opinion Pieces

Reflections: The American Paradox

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on November 20, 2024November 10, 2025
  • Culture & Humanity

Prompt: Let Me Be Frank

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on November 20, 2024October 15, 2025
  • Politics & Society

If We Only Knew

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on November 18, 2024May 22, 2025
  • Culture

Lord Byron: Poet of Passion and Paradox

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on November 17, 2024October 21, 2025

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Summary: Reflections from the eighth decade — on life, culture, and the state of the world. This blog offers quiet observations, drawn from a lifetime of watching, questioning, and remembering. The sun lowers, but still gives light.

Quote of the week: From Elie Wiesel (1928-2016) writer, activist, and noble prize winner and most relevant to the meaning of this quote, a holocaust survivor.

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