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Europe’s amnesic anniversary
Europe’s amnesic anniversary
Sep 3, 2025 7:29 PM

Despite all the hoopla surrounding the 50th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome, all is not well with the dream of a united Europe — at least as it’s envisioned by the political class and Brussels technocrats. In addition to its ongoing economic malaise, the European Union still seems unable to fully acknowledge its cultural, religious and political roots. “People who suffer from amnesia have great difficulty making sound choices about the future because they do not know where they e from,” Samuel Gregg writes. “The same is true for Europe.”

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