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Daniel Hannan

Daniel Hannan is a writer and journalist, and has been Conservative MEP for South East England since 1999. He speaks French and Spanish and loves Europe, but believes that the EU is making its constituent nations poorer, less democratic and less free. He is the winner of the Bastiat Award for online journalism.

America's election is a referendum on Europeanisation

By Daniel Hannan Politics Last updated: October 30th, 2010

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In a three days’ time, American voters will choose between the European model advocated by their present rulers and the constitutional principles adumbrated by their founders – principles, as I never tire of pointing out, inherited from Britain.

Before casting their ballots, voters might like to ponder where Europeanisation leads. I explore the question at length in The New Road to Serfdom, A Letter of Warning to America. If you don’t have time to read my book before polling day, at least look at Roger Kimball inThe Weekly Standard.

The knew a thing or two, the heroes who gathered in Philadelphia’s old courthouse. Their sublime doctrines have served to keep America independent, democratic and free. Think hard before you trade in their model for something else.