February 12, 2021 6:30 am

Europe’s Elite Populism

The EU shows its authoritarian side, and it’s not going to end well for Europe.

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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (left) and European Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides arrive at the European Parliament to debate the state of the E.U.’s coronavirus vaccination strategy in Brussels, Belgium, February 10, 2021.

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In just the past few weeks, the European Union quickly took off its mask of genteel bureaucratic liberalism and bared its authoritarian fangs. Did you notice?

What the EU accused others of doing, becoming, or secretly wanting to do — it became and did. It did so, bitterly, just in the weeks after the final Brexit negotiations were completed.

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Michael Brendan Dougherty

Michael Brendan Dougherty is a senior writer at National Review Online.

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In just the past few weeks, the European Union quickly took off its mask of genteel bureaucratic liberalism and bared its authoritarian fangs. Did you notice?

What the EU accused others of doing, becoming, or secretly wanting to do — it became and did. It did so, bitterly, just in the weeks after the final Brexit negotiations were completed.