I just even think it's a meaningless statement to say anything expresses quote, the will of the United States. Yes, there is a process by which the European Union and other international organizations make their decisions. But in one sense, the member states. That's who it is. Who are the accountable to? There are voters. And as we push decision making farther from the local level, the influence that you have,. or I, or a farmer in France, becomes smaller and smaller. It stands as prone to Europe.
Journalist and author Anne Applebaum talks about her book, Twilight of Democracy, with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Applebaum discusses the rise of populist and nationalist movements in Eastern Europe as well as in the West, and the appeal of these movements even when they begin to erode or destroy democracy.