Europe's Bridge Too Far: When Common Sense Fails

The greatest danger is not that Europe fails to recognize its mistakes, but that it recognizes them, understands their consequences, yet still cannot bring itself to act. Europe is approaching the point where choices become consequences: guaranteeing cradle-to-grave social benefits, taking in millions of unskilled immigrants, struggling with vastly different cultural expectations, and transferring national sovereignty to an all-powerful European Union aligned more with the World Economic Forum than with its citizens. All the while, economic growth, public finances, and a lack of political cohesion present unprecedented challenges that compound every problem. What happens when a society makes commitments it...