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The Leaking Roof of Europe
  • Power, Order, and the World

The Leaking Roof of Global Europe

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on November 7, 2025January 8, 2026
  • Democracy, Society, and Responsibility

D66 and the Cost of Compromise

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on November 3, 2025January 10, 2026
  • Democracy, Society, and Responsibility

Morning Reflection: Democracy Without Conviction

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on October 30, 2025January 10, 2026
  • Democracy, Society, and Responsibility

Elephants and Windmills

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on October 24, 2025January 8, 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
  • Democracy, Society, and Responsibility

🌿Epilogue: If We Only Knew

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on October 9, 2025
  • Power, Order, and the World

The Human Cost: “What is the point of it all?”

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on October 8, 2025October 12, 2025
  • Democracy, Society, and Responsibility

Lessons from Moldova: Europe’s Mirror

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on October 2, 2025
  • Democracy, Society, and Responsibility

Between Pessimism and Disillusion: A Rejoinder to Jean-Dominique Giuliani

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on October 1, 2025October 1, 2025
  • Memory, Meaning, and Continuity

📖 The Rat Catcher of Harmelen 🐀

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on September 30, 2025January 10, 2026
  • The Fables of Power

📖The Fable of Family Quarrels and the Distant Cousin🪢

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on September 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 Voltaire, in his delightful book Micromegas and used in Micromegas Returns: Lessons in Humility - What would Voltaire’s cosmic traveller say if he visited Earth in 2026? A satirical reflection on human folly, dignity, and the need for humility in a fragile world.

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