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  • 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
  • The Fables of Power

📖The Fable of Family Quarrels and the Distant Cousin🪢

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on September 23, 2025
  • Democracy, Society, and Responsibility

Changing Horizons: From Federalist Dream to Critical Supporter of Europe

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on September 21, 2025
  • Power, Order, and the World

A Note of Caution Amid the Spectacle

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on August 19, 2025January 10, 2026
  • Power, Order, and the World

Epilogue: Alaska

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on August 16, 2025August 16, 2025
  • Power, Order, and the World

Ukraine: The Endgame Shapes in the Shadows

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on August 14, 2025January 10, 2026
  • Democracy, Society, and Responsibility

The Netherlands: D66 Between Principle and Pragmatism

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on July 11, 2025July 28, 2025
  • Power, Order, and the World

Ukraine: Between Power and Principle

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on June 18, 2025November 10, 2025
  • Democracy, Society, and Responsibility

The Drums of War

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on June 3, 2025January 10, 2026
The EU-US Divide
  • Power, Order, and the World

The End of American Exceptionalism and the European Dilemma

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on March 19, 2025January 8, 2026

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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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