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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.
  • Memory, Meaning, and Continuity

Elon Musk has Solved my Dilemma

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on December 11, 2024January 8, 2026
  • Power, Order, and the World

Afterthought: France’s Position on Netanyahu’s Immunity

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on December 2, 2024January 8, 2026
  • Memory, Meaning, and Continuity

Rabindranath Tagore: Poet, Philosopher, and Mystic

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on December 1, 2024January 8, 2026
  • Democracy, Society, and Responsibility

Angela Merkel Should Not Say Sorry

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on November 30, 2024January 8, 2026
  • Power, Order, and the World

ICC: The Conscience of Humanity

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on November 25, 2024November 10, 2025
  • Democracy, Society, and Responsibility

Reflections: The American Paradox

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on November 20, 2024November 10, 2025
  • Memory, Meaning, and Continuity

Prompt: Let Me Be Frank

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on November 20, 2024January 8, 2026
  • Democracy, Society, and Responsibility

If We Only Knew

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on November 18, 2024January 8, 2026
  • Memory, Meaning, and Continuity

Lord Byron: Poet of Passion and Paradox

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on November 17, 2024January 8, 2026
  • Memory, Meaning, and Continuity

What Books Are You Reading Right Now?

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on November 15, 2024January 8, 2026
  • Memory, Meaning, and Continuity

What is Good About Having a Pet?

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on November 13, 2024January 8, 2026
  • Democracy, Society, and Responsibility

Under the Surface: Football Violence and Rising Antisemitism in Amsterdam

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on November 12, 2024January 8, 2026

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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 is from Gustav Flaubert "Everyone would rather be a madman than a fool," used in "Madman and Fools: Flaubert, Gogol, Nietzsche, and the Noise of Our Time."

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