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

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Category: Politics & Society

Politics is not separate from daily life — it shapes our freedoms, our societies, and our futures. In these writings, I look at the state of democracy, the dangers of populism, the challenges facing the Netherlands and the broader Western world, and the erosion of dialogue in the public square.
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  • Politics & Society

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

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on September 17, 2025September 18, 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

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
  • Politics & Society

The Netherlands: Saturday Morning Thoughts

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on August 23, 2025August 26, 2025
  • Opinion Pieces

Epilogue: Alaska

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on August 16, 2025August 16, 2025
  • European Union

Ukraine: The Endgame Shapes in the Shadows

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on August 14, 2025October 21, 2025
  • Politics & Society

From Milders to Wilders: The Predictable Return of the Leopard

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on August 12, 2025
  • Opinion Pieces

🕊️When Memory Fades: A Reflection on Shigeko Sasamori

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on August 9, 2025
  • Culture & Humanity

The Elephant in the Newsroom

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on August 5, 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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