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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

Geert Wilders: A Leopard Doesn’t Change its Spots.

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on November 27, 2023August 10, 2025
  • Opinion Pieces

The Bombing of Ethics

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on November 18, 2023August 6, 2025
  • European Union

A New Saga: Sleepwalking Into a Larger Conflict and Things of the Past Come Part of the Future Again

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on July 10, 2022August 3, 2025
  • Culture & Humanity

The Emperor, the Young Bull and the Orange Tribe

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on September 3, 2021May 5, 2025
  • Politics & Society

The Suffocation of American Exceptionalism

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on May 21, 2020May 21, 2025
  • European Union

The European Union is Not in Need of Expansion, but in Need of Consolidation

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on October 27, 2019May 4, 2025
  • Politics & Society

Do Dutch People Agree with Geert Wilders Views to Ban the Quran?

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on January 8, 2018August 11, 2025
  • Politics & Society

Is American Democracy, Check and Balances Strong Enough

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on January 8, 2018May 4, 2025
  • Politics & Society

Letter to America: The Coming Elections Are the Most Decisive in Decades

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on January 8, 2018May 4, 2025
  • European Union

BREXIT: A Case of “Temporary” Insanity

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on January 8, 2018August 4, 2025
  • European Union

Charlie Hebdo, Our Society and Geert Wilders

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on January 8, 2018May 4, 2025
  • Politics & Society

Donald J Trump, Python Kaa and the Ox That Grew in Seize but Not in Wisdom

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on January 8, 2018May 4, 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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