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In what kind of world do we wish to live

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.
  • Russia & Ukraine

📖The Fable of Family Quarrels and the Distant Cousin🪢

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on September 23, 2025
  • European Union

Changing Horizons: From Federalist Dream to Critical Supporter of Europe

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on September 21, 2025
  • Politics & Society

Prime Minister Schoof, Don’t You Have Any Shame?

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on September 17, 2025September 18, 2025
  • The Fables of Power

📖 The Fable of Power – The Curtain Raises Again 🎭

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on September 16, 2025
  • The Fables of Power

📖 The Theatre of the Absurd 🎭

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on September 14, 2025
  • Culture & Humanity

Running Out of Miles, Walking into Autumn

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on September 13, 2025
  • European Union

Europe Between Sky and Horizon

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on September 10, 2025November 10, 2025
  • Politics & Society

A Republic, If We Can Keep It

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on September 9, 2025December 25, 2025
  • Culture & Humanity

Morality, Pragmatism, and the Trouble with Virtue

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on September 7, 2025November 9, 2025
  • Culture & Humanity

The Netherlands: Nature and the Flows of Ebb and Tide

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on September 2, 2025
  • European Union

Brexit Revisited: The Hangover Nobody Asked For

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on August 28, 2025
  • Politics & Society

McCarthy’s Smile, Trump’s Echo

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on August 26, 2025November 9, 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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