The second Trump administration has hit the ground running, tackling the biggest problems faced by America and the world simultaneously. Some of the most vexing challenges facing humanity have their root in the European Union, which has created a spectacular failure for its member nations. Can President Trump and Vice President Vance force Europe to correct course before it slips away entirely?

We’re going to find out — because that’s exactly what the administration is pressuring them to do.
JD Vance Shocks Europe into Consciousness
In the speech heard ‘round the world, U.S. Vice President JD Vance addressed — and undressed — the Munich Security Conference on Valentine’s Day. Vance put the entire continent on notice with a single speech. There’s a new sheriff in town, he said, and business as usual is over. He spoke of the West’s “shared values” and how European nations have completely abandoned them. He correctly pointed out that the greatest problems faced by Europe were problems of their own making — something the attendees of the conference weren’t yet ready to grasp:
But while the Trump administration is very concerned with European security and believes that we can come to a reasonable settlement between Russia and Ukraine, and we also believe that it’s important in the coming years for Europe to step up in a big way to provide for its own defense, the threat that I worry the most about vis-à-vis Europe is not Russia, it’s not China, it’s not any other external actor. And what I worry about is the threat from within, the retreat of Europe from some of its most fundamental values — values shared with the United States of America.
Now, I was struck that a former European commissioner went on television recently and sounded delighted that the Romanian government had just annulled an entire election. He warned that if things don’t go to plan, the very same thing could happen in Germany, too.
Now, these cavalier statements are shocking to American ears. For years, ...