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The Death of Europe

Europe is kind of like a big museum. Tourist money keeps it going, but there’s so little growth that, per person, America’s poorest state (Mississippi) is now richer than most European countries. The reason is the very same policies ignorant Americans want to copy — higher taxes on the rich.

How Trump Makes Europe Stronger

Since the Cold War ended, European elites have seen their countries as little more than administrative zones where a desire for an easy life is the one thing uniting everybody. The truth is nations are built on readiness to share in sacrifice, not prosperity.

Europe Finally Gets It: Pony Up and Help Defend Yourselves

By Rich Lowry: A military alliance like NATO depends on the capabilities of its member countries. This is so obvious it should go without saying, but it’s been an inconvenient truth for a Europe that has preferred to spend on everything else while relying on the might of the U.S. for security and power projection.

Europe Reconsiders the Transatlantic Alliance and Plays with Fire

By Brig. General (ret.) Blaine Holt: This writer, having spent half a military career in Europe would humbly tender some advice to our allies and partners. There is no law here at home that mandates we continue to subsidize your ungrateful enmity and lust for NATO expansion. You should not take recent speeches as bluffs.

Europe Can’t Yet Handle the Truth

Sometimes a friend needs to hear the truth, even or perhaps especially if it hurts. Europe is a case in point. JD Vance delivered the painful truth at the Munich Security Conference, and the fact that it made his German hosts literally cry underscores both the veracity of his message and the state of denial to which our trans-Atlantic friends have sunk.

Traditional Europe Is Disappearing

Immigration, once celebrated as the solution to Europe’s aging populations, has instead proven to be the exact opposite. The influx of millions from the Middle East, Africa, and beyond has not been accompanied by assimilation but by the emergence of parallel societies.

Trump Brings Glimmer of Hope for Peace in Europe

With the war approaching its third year, the biggest recent change in the dynamic is Trump’s landslide election in November. In a word, Trump’s victory crushed any hopes that America might come charging into the war with air cover and boots on the ground.