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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.
  • Democracy, Society, and Responsibility

The Thin Line: Democracy, Fascism, and the Silent Majority in The Netherlands

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on July 2, 2024January 8, 2026
  • Democracy, Society, and Responsibility

The Amazing Journey of Joe Biden in Public Life is Coming to an End

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on June 30, 2024January 8, 2026
  • Memory, Meaning, and Continuity

My Favourite Historical Dinner Guest

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on June 20, 2024January 8, 2026
  • Power, Order, and the World

Is the Policy of Regime Change in the Best Interest of the U.S.?

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

A Silver Napkin Ring

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on June 15, 2024January 8, 2026
  • Democracy, Society, and Responsibility

From Wilders to ‘Milders’: The Normalization of the Extreme-Right in Dutch Politics

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on May 28, 2024January 8, 2026
  • Memory, Meaning, and Continuity

Zen Time in the Twilight Zone

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on May 11, 2024January 8, 2026
  • Democracy, Society, and Responsibility

Margraten: A Legacy of Sacrifice

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on May 4, 2024January 8, 2026
  • Memory, Meaning, and Continuity

Social Media: The Theatre of the Absurd

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on April 20, 2024January 8, 2026
  • Power, Order, and the World

The Economist: “What if Ukraine Loses?”

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on April 17, 2024August 3, 2025
  • Memory, Meaning, and Continuity

Musings: Le Saint-Benoît

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on April 14, 2024January 8, 2026
  • Memory, Meaning, and Continuity

Newfoundland Dogs: The Best Companions One Could Have

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on April 11, 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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