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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
  • Democracy, Society, and Responsibility

From Citizens to Watchers: AI and the Quiet End of Agency

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on February 6, 2026February 10, 2026
  • Memory, Meaning, and Continuity

My “Octogenarian” Blog

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on January 30, 2026
  • 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
  • Democracy, Society, and Responsibility

The Illusion of Victory: Wars Without Stability

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on October 12, 2025January 4, 2026
  • Democracy, Society, and Responsibility

Lessons from Moldova: Europe’s Mirror

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on October 2, 2025
  • Memory, Meaning, and Continuity

Tears and Yin-Yang

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on September 27, 2025November 10, 2025
  • Memory, Meaning, and Continuity

Morality, Pragmatism, and the Trouble with Virtue

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on September 7, 2025January 10, 2026
  • Memory, Meaning, and Continuity

In the Company of Words

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on August 2, 2025
  • Memory, Meaning, and Continuity

Pandora’s Jar: The Perils of Hope

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on July 28, 2025January 10, 2026
  • Memory, Meaning, and Continuity

The Shadow of Fear, Humanity at the Brink

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on July 22, 2025July 23, 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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