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

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Category: Trump 45–47

Personal reflections on the Trump years and what they reveal about populism, democracy, and the American experiment.

  • Politics & Society

🌿Epilogue: If We Only Knew

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on October 9, 2025
  • Politics & Society

McCarthy’s Smile, Trump’s Echo

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on August 26, 2025November 9, 2025
  • Culture & Humanity

The Elephant in the Newsroom

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on August 5, 2025
  • Politics & Society

If We Only Knew

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on November 18, 2024May 22, 2025
  • Politics & Society

U.S. 2024 Elections: Ignorance is a Choice

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on November 6, 2024May 8, 2025
  • Politics & Society

Crossroads of Democracy: Crazy Uncle

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on March 8, 2024May 22, 2025
  • Trump 45–47

Crossroads of Democracy: Navigating the Choices of Election 2024?

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on January 1, 2024May 5, 2025
  • Politics & Society

The Suffocation of American Exceptionalism

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on May 21, 2020May 21, 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
  • 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

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: Used in "Elephants and Windmills” is adapted from Spinoza’s legacy of tolerance.👇

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