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

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  • Power, Order, and the World

Memory and Empire

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on February 13, 2026February 13, 2026
  • Memory, Meaning, and Continuity

My “Octogenarian” Blog

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on January 30, 2026
  • The Fables of Power

📖 Epilogue: The Curtain Falls🎭

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on December 9, 2025December 9, 2025
  • Democracy, Society, and Responsibility

A Short Note to Caroline de Gruyter

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on November 29, 2025
  • Democracy, Society, and Responsibility

The Silence At Margraten

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on November 7, 2025January 10, 2026
  • Democracy, Society, and Responsibility

D66 and the Cost of Compromise

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on November 3, 2025January 10, 2026
A symbolic image merging a 17th-century European map with soft nuclear motifs, evoking Westphalia’s legacy and the fragility of peace.
  • Power, Order, and the World

Westphalia in the Atomic Age

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on October 31, 2025November 9, 2025
  • Democracy, Society, and Responsibility

Morning Reflection: Democracy Without Conviction

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on October 30, 2025January 10, 2026
  • Memory, Meaning, and Continuity

Principles for Living: Virtue, Dignity, and the Cycles of Nature

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on October 26, 2025January 4, 2026
  • Power, Order, and the World

Living in Vladimir Putin’s Head

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on October 19, 2025January 10, 2026
  • Democracy, Society, and Responsibility

The Illusion of Victory: Wars Without Stability

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on October 12, 2025January 4, 2026
  • Memory, Meaning, and Continuity

From Encyclopedia to Google: Searching for De Gaulle

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on October 11, 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 Johan Huizinga "Civilization is not a matter of strength or wealth, but of balance, restraint and form." used in "Walking Among Memory: The Dutch Golden Age and Its Limits."

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